Jer 49:7-22 | NASB1995 | STEP | Concerning Edom . Thus says the Lord of hosts , “ Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman ? Has good counsel been lost to the prudent ? Has their wisdom decayed ?

Jeremiah 49:7-22

Prophecy against Edom

7 Concerning ^aEdom.
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Is there no longer any ^bwisdom in ^cTeman?
Has good counsel been lost to the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
8 “Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of ^dDedan,
For I ^{▼▼ Or brought}will bring the ^fdisaster of Esau upon him
At the time I ^{▼▼ Or punished}punish him.
9 ^h“If grape gatherers came to you,
Would they not leave gleanings?
If thieves came by night,
They would destroy only ^{▼▼ Lit their sufficiency}until they had enough.
10 “But I have ^jstripped Esau bare,
I have uncovered his hiding places
So that he will not be able to conceal himself;
His ^{▼▼ Lit seed}offspring has been destroyed along with his ^{▼▼ Lit brothers}relatives
And his neighbors, and ^mhe is no more.
11 “Leave your ^{▼▼ Or fatherless
,} ^oorphans behind, I will keep them alive;
And let your ^pwidows trust in Me.”

12 For thus says the Lord, “Behold, those ^{▼▼ Lit whose judgment was not to}who were not sentenced to drink the ^rcup will certainly drink it, and are you the one who will be ^scompletely acquitted? You will not be acquitted, but you will certainly drink it. 13 “For I have ^tsworn by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that ^uBozrah will become an ^vobject of horror, a reproach, a ruin and a curse; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins.” 14 I have ^wheard a message from the Lord,
And an ^xenvoy is sent among the nations, saying,
^y“Gather yourselves together and come against her,
And rise up for battle!”
15 “For behold, I have made you small among the nations,
Despised among men.
16 “As for the terror of you,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of ^{▼▼ Or Sela}the ^aarock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as ^abhigh as an eagle’s,
I will ^acbring you down from there,” declares the Lord.

17 “Edom will become an ^adobject of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will ^aehiss at all its wounds. 18 “Like the ^afoverthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, ^ag“no one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it. 19 ^ah“Behold, one will come up like a lion from the ^{▼▼ Lit pride
,} ^ajthickets of the Jordan against ^{▼▼ Or an enduring habitation}a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is ^alchosen I shall appoint over it. For who is ^amlike Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd ^anwho can stand against Me?”

20 Therefore hear the ^aoplan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their ^{▼▼ Or habitation}pasture ^aqdesolate because of them. 21 The ^arearth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the ^{▼▼ Lit Sea of Reeds}Red Sea. 22 Behold, ^{▼▼ Or one}He will mount up and ^auswoop like an eagle and spread out His wings ^{▼▼ Or over}against Bozrah; and the ^awhearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.