Jeremiah 49:20

Overview - Jeremiah 49
The judgment of the Ammonites.
Their restoration.
The judgment of Edom;
23 of Damascus;
28 of Kedar;
30 of Hazor;
34 and of Elam.
39 The restoration of Elam.
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Jeremiah 49:20  (King James Version)
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
 


the counsel
50:45 Psalms 33:11 ; Proverbs 19:21 ; Isaiah 14:24-27 ; Isaiah 46:10 Isaiah 46:11 Acts 4:28
Ephesians 1:11

Teman
7 ; Job 6:19 Job 6:20

Surely
The prophet having given the name of the shepherd to the generals of the army, pursues the same metaphor, calling the common soldiers, "the least of the flock;" who shall have strength and courage enough to the defeat the Idumean forces.
37:10 50:45 Zechariah 4:6 ; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

make
Jeremiah 49:13 Jeremiah 49:17 Jeremiah 49:18 ; Malachi 1:3 Malachi 1:4