Jeremiah 49:12-22
Summary for Jer 49:12-22: 49:12-22 a The cup of judgment symbolized the fulfillment of the Lord’s decrees (see 25:15-17 b). This section vividly depicts the aftermath of a nation’s drinking from that cup.49:13 c Bozrah was a fortress built on top of a high rock with steep sides, but no place in Edom would be safe.
49:14 d The ambassador might have been an angel sent by God (cp. 1 Kgs 22:20-22 e).
Summary for Jer 49:15-16: 49:15-16 f The leaders of Edom thought themselves powerful because they stirred fear in those who passed through their land on the King’s Highway.
• Edom had a rock fortress, now called Petra; it was hard to find and could only be approached through a deep, narrow gorge. Even this remote place could not secure the Edomites against the Lord’s judgment.
49:18 g As had occurred with the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Edom would become uninhabited.
49:19 h In divine judgment, the Lord would use the Babylonians to come like a lion ... leaping on the sheep as they chased Edom’s leaders out of the land.
• The Lord’s rhetorical questions implied the answer, “No one can challenge the Lord; he is the only Almighty ruler.”
49:22 i The eagle, a common bird in the rugged mountains of Edom, is a metaphor for the rapid penetration of the region by the Babylonians.
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