Jeremías 49:20

20 Por tanto, oíd el consejo del SEÑOR, que ha acordado sobre Edom; y sus pensamientos, que ha resuelto sobre los moradores de Temán. Ciertamente los más pequeños del hato los arrastrarán, y destruirán sus moradas con ellos

Jeremías 49:20 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 49:20

Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that he hath taken
against Edom
The decree of the Lord; the purpose and resolution he had taken up in his heart against the Idumeans, which was wisely formed, and upon just and good grounds: and his purposes that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of
Teman;
a principal place in Edom, the inhabitants of which were famous for their wisdom, ( Jeremiah 49:7 ) ; and therefore are here particularly mentioned; there being no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the Lord, so as to frustrate his purposes and designs, which have always their effect, ( Proverbs 19:21 ) ( 21:30 ) ; surely the least of the flock shall draw them out;
not the Persians, the least of the sons of Japheth, as some Rabbins in Jarchi ^F3; nor the Israelites, as Kimchi, particularly Rachel's sons, or the posterity of Joseph and Benjamin; but the common soldiers, the weakest and most feeble in the Chaldean army: as princes are compared to shepherds, their people are like flocks; and now the least of these in the king of Babylon's army should be a match for the strongest of the Edomites; and should draw them out of their habitations, as dogs or wolves drag sheep out of the folds, and draw about dead carcasses, and devour them. The words are in the form of an oath, "if the least of the flock do not draw them out"; that is, as I live they shall; or I swear by myself they shall certainly do it; so the Targum,

``if they do not draw and kill the mighty of the people:''

surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them;
or, "their folds"; the sheep shall be destroyed, and their folds shall be demolished; that is, the inhabitants of Edom shall be slain with the sword, and their cities, towns, and villages, shall be laid waste.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Vid. T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 10. 1.

Jeremías 49:20 In-Context

18 Como en el trastornamiento de Sodoma y de Gomorra, y de sus ciudades vecinas, será, dijo el SEÑOR, no morará allí nadie, ni la habitará hijo de hombre

19 He aquí que como león subirá de la hinchazón del Jordán a la morada fuerte; porque haré reposo y lo haré correr de sobre ella, y al que fuere escogido la encargaré; porque ¿quién es semejante a mí? ¿O quién me emplazará? ¿O quién será aquel pastor que me podrá resistir

20 Por tanto, oíd el consejo del SEÑOR, que ha acordado sobre Edom; y sus pensamientos, que ha resuelto sobre los moradores de Temán. Ciertamente los más pequeños del hato los arrastrarán, y destruirán sus moradas con ellos

21 Del estruendo de la caída de ellos la tierra tembló, y el grito de su voz se oyó en el mar Bermejo

22 He aquí que como águila subirá y volará, y extenderá sus alas sobre Bosra; y el corazón de los valientes de Edom será en aquel día como el corazón de mujer en angustias