Jeremiah 49:17

17 The Lord said, "The destruction that will come on Edom will be so terrible that everyone who passes by will be shocked and terrified.

Jeremiah 49:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 49:17

Also Edom shall be a desolation
Not only Bozrah, its principal city, before spoken of, but the whole country of Idumea should be laid waste; its fortified cities destroyed; its riches plundered; and its inhabitants slain with the sword; or carried captive: everyone that goeth by it shall be astonished;
at the desolation made, so suddenly and so universally: and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof;
rejoice at them; clap their hands, and shake their heads, as the Targum; and hiss with their tongues, insulting and deriding them.

Jeremiah 49:17 In-Context

15 The Lord is going to make you weak, and no one will respect you.

16 Your pride has deceived you. No one fears you as much as you think they do. You live on the rocky cliffs, high on top of the mountain; but even though you live as high up as an eagle, the Lord will bring you down. The Lord has spoken."

17 The Lord said, "The destruction that will come on Edom will be so terrible that everyone who passes by will be shocked and terrified.

18 The same thing will happen to Edom that happened to Sodom and Gomorrah, when they and the nearby towns were destroyed. No one will ever live there again. I, the Lord, have spoken.

19 Like a lion coming out of the thick woods along the Jordan River up to the green pasture land, I will come and make the Edomites run away suddenly from their country. Then the leader I choose will rule the nation. Who can be compared to me? Who would dare challenge me? What ruler could oppose me?