Jeremiah 49:17-20

17 “Edom will become an object of horror; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.

18 As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown, along with their neighboring towns,” says the LORD, “so no one will live there; no people will dwell in it.

19 “Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets to a rich pastureland, I will chase Edom from its land in an instant. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? Who is like me and who can challenge me? And what shepherd can stand against me?”

20 Therefore, hear what the LORD has planned against Edom, what he has purposed against those who live in Teman: The young of the flock will be dragged away; their pasture will be appalled at their fate.

Jeremiah 49:17-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 49

This chapter contains prophecies concerning the judgments of God on several nations and kingdoms, chiefly bordering on the land of Israel; on the Ammonites, Jer 49:1-6; on the Edomites, Jer 49:7-22; on the kingdom of Damascus, or the Syrians, Jer 49:23-27; on the Kedarenes or Arabians, Jer 49:28-33; and on the Elamites or Persians, Jer 49:34-39.

Cross References

• 1. ver 13
• 2. S Deuteronomy 29:22; Jeremiah 50:13; Ezekiel 35:7
• 3. Jeremiah 23:14
• 4. S Genesis 19:24; Deuteronomy 29:23
• 5. ver 33; S Isaiah 34:10
• 6. S 1 Samuel 17:34
• 7. S Jeremiah 12:5
• 8. S Exodus 8:10; S 2 Chronicles 20:6; S Isaiah 46:5
• 9. S Job 9:19; Jeremiah 50:44
• 10. 1 Samuel 17:35
• 11. Isaiah 34:5
• 12. Isaiah 14:27
• 13. ver 7; S Genesis 36:11
• 14. Jeremiah 50:45
• 15. ver 10; Obadiah 1:10; Malachi 1:3-4
• 16. Jeremiah 50:45