Jeremiah 49:18

18 ¹As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their ²neighboring cities were overthrown, says the LORD, ³no man shall dwell there, ⁴no man shall sojourn in her.

Jeremiah 49:18 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 49:18

As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah
Which was so sudden and general, that nothing was left, or any spared; so should it be with Edom: and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith the Lord;
the cities that were in the plain, Admah and Zeboim: no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it;
that is, of the race of Edom; no Idumean should inhabit it; otherwise those who conquered it should, and doubtless did. There seems to be some allusion to the Dead sea, these cities became, to which Edom is compared, and so were quite uninhabitable.

Jeremiah 49:18 In-Context

16 The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, declares the LORD.

17 "Edom shall become a horror. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters.

18 As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities were overthrown, says the LORD, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her.

19 Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

20 Therefore hear the plan that the LORD has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away. Surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

Cross References

• 1. See Isaiah 13:19
• 2. [Deuteronomy 29:23]
• 3. ver. 33
• 4. ver. 33