Jeremiah 49:17

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

Jeremiah 49:17 in Other Translations

17 Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

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

17 “Edom will be an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will gasp at the destruction they see there.

17 "Edom will end up trash. Stinking, despicable trash. A wonder of the world in reverse.

17 And Edom shall become an astonishment: every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

17 "Then Edom will become something horrible. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and hiss at all its wounds.

17 "Edom will become a desolation. Everyone who passes by her will be horrified and scoff because of all her wounds.

17 "People of Edom, all those who pass by you will be shocked. They will make fun of you because of all of your wounds.

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 “Now I will make you small among the nations, despised by mankind.

16 The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s, from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

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?”

Cross References

• 1. ver 13
• 2. S Deuteronomy 29:22; Jeremiah 50:13; Ezekiel 35:7