Jeremiah 49:18

18 "Like the ¹overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors," says the LORD, "²no one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it.

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 "As for the terror of you, The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, O you who live in the clefts of the rock, Who occupy the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as an eagle's, I will bring you down from there," declares the LORD .

17 "Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss at all its wounds.

18 "Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors," says the LORD , "no one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it.

19 "Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?"

20 Therefore hear the plan of the LORD which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 19:24, 25; Deuteronomy 29:23; Jeremiah 50:40; Amos 4:11; Zephaniah 2:9
• 2. Job 18:15-18; Jeremiah 49:33