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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 49:7 - Strong Concordance
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| Jer 49:7 |
Strong Concordance |
Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]? |
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Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Concerning Edom--a distinct prophecy, copied in part from Obadiah, but with the freedom of one himself inspired and foretelling a later calamity. Obadiah's was fulfilled probably in Sennacherib's time (compare Isa 34:5; Amo 1:11); Jeremiah's about the same time as his preceding prophecies (Jer 49:12; Eze 25:12).
wisdom--for which the Arabs and the people of Teman (a city of Edom) in particular, were famed (Gen 36:15; Kg1 4:30; see Job, everywhere; Oba 1:8).
vanished--literally "poured out," that is, exhausted (compare Isa 19:3, Margin) [MAURER]. Or, as the kindred Ethiopic word means, "worn out" [LUDOVICUS DE DIEU]. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Edom stretched along the south of Judah from the border of Moab on the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and the Arabian deserts, and held the same relation to Judah which Moab held toward the kingdom of Israel. Although expressly reserved from attack by Moses Deu 2:5, a long feud caused the Edomites to cherish so bitter an enmity against Judah, that they exulted with cruel joy over the capture of Jerusalem by the Chaldaeans, and showed great cruelty toward those why fled to them for refuge.
Of the prophecies against Edom the first eight verses of Obadiah are also found in Jeremiah (see the marginal references). As Jeremiah wrote before the capture of Jerusalem, and Obadiah apparently after it (see Jer 49:13-14), it might seem certain that Obadiah copied from Jeremiah. Others held the reverse view; while some consider that the two prophets may both have made common use of some ancient prediction. See the introduction to Obadiah.
The prophecy is divisible into three strophes. In the first Jer 49:7-13, the prophet describes Edom as terror-stricken.
Jer 49:7
Teman - A strip of land on the northeast of Edom, put here for Edom generally. Its inhabitants were among those "children of the East" famed for wisdom, because of their skill in proverbs and dark sayings.
Jer 49:8
Dwell deep - Jer 49:30. The Dedanites, who were used to travel through the Edomite territory with their caravans, are advised to retire as far as possible into the Arabian deserts to be out of the way of the invaders.
Jer 49:9
Translate it: "If vintagers come to thee, they will not leave any gleaning: if thieves by night, they will destroy their fill."
Jer 49:10
But - For. The reason why the invaders destroy Edom so completely. His secret places are the hiding-places in the mountains of Seir.
His seed - Esau's seed, the Edomites; his brethren are the nations joined with him in the possession of the land, Amalek, and perhaps the Simeonites; his neighbors are Dedan, Tema, Buz.
Jer 49:11
As with Moab Jer 48:47, and Ammon Jer 49:6, so there is mercy for Edom. The widows shall be protected, and in the orphans of Edom the nation shall once again revive.
Jer 49:12
Translate it: "Behold they whose rule was not to drink of the cup shall surely drink etc." It was not the ordinary manner of God's people to suffer from His wrath: but now when they are drinking of the wine-cup of fury Jer 25:15, how can those not in covenant with Him hope to escape?
Jer 49:14-18
The second strophe, Edom's chastisement.
Jer 49:14
Rumour - Or, "revelation."
Ambassador - Or, messenger, i. e., herald. The business of an ambassador is to negotiate, of a herald to carry a message.
Jer 49:15
Small ... - Rather, small among the nations, i. e., of no political importance.
Jer 49:16
Edom's "terribleness" consisted in her cities being hewn in the sides of inaccessible rocks, from where she could suddenly descend for predatory warfare, and retire to her fastnesses without fear of reprisals.
The clefts of the rock - Or, the fastnesses of Sela, the rock-city, Petra (see Isa 16:1).
The hill - i. e., Bozrah.
Jer 49:17
Better, "And Edom shall become a terror: every passer by shalt be terrified, and shudder etc."
Jer 49:18
Neighbour ... - Admah and Zeboim.
A son of man - i. e., "Any man." From 536 a.d. onward, Petra suddenly vanishes from the pages of history. Only in the present century was its real site discovered.
Jer 49:19-22
Concluding strophe. The fall of Edom is compared to the state of a flock worried by an enemy strong as a lion Jer 4:7, and swift as an eagle.
Jer 49:19
The swelling of Jordan - Or, the pride of Jordan, the thickets on his banks (marginal reference note).
Against the habitation of the strong - Or, to the abiding pasturage. The lion stalks forth from the jungle to attack the fold, sure to find sheep there because of the perennial (evergreen) pasturage: "but I will suddenly make him (the flock, Edom) run away from her (or it, the pasturage)."
And who is a chosen ... - Better, and I will appoint over it, the abandoned land of Edom, him who is chosen, i. e., my chosen ruler Nebuchadnezzar.
Who will appoint me the time? - The plaintiff, in giving notice of a suit, had to mention the time when the defendant must appear (see the margin). Yahweh identifies himself with Nebuchadnezzar Jer 25:9, and shows the hopelessness of Edom's cause. For who is like Yahweh, His equal in power and might? Who will dare litigate with Him, and question His right? etc.
Jer 49:20
Surely the least ... - Rather, Surely they will worry them, the feeble ones of the flock: surely their pasture shall be terror-stricken over them. No shepherd can resist Nebuchadnezzar Jer 49:19, but all flee, and leave the sheep unprotected. Thereupon, the Chaldaeans enter, and treat the poor feeble flock so barbarously, that the very fold is horrified at their cruelty.
Jer 49:21
Is moved - Quakes.
At the cry ... - The arrangement is much more poetical in the Hebrew, The shriek - to the sea of Suph (Exo 10:19 note) is heard its sound.
Jer 49:22
Nebuchadnezzar shall swoop down like an eagle, the emblem of swiftness. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
Concerning Edom. - To the Edomites, whom Israel were to leave undisturbed in their possession, since they were a kindred nations (Deu 2:4), Balaam announces that "Edom shall become a possession," i.e., shall be taken possession of by the ruler rising out of Israel. We have shown, in the explanation given of Num 24:18, that up to the time of the exile this utterance had been fulfilled merely by feeble attacks being made, since the Edomites were only temporarily subdued by the Israelites, then soon made themselves independent again, and made war on Israel. On account of their implacable hostility towards the people of God, Ezekiel (Eze 25:12.), as well as Jeremiah in this prophecy, announces ruin to them. The contents of the prophecy before us are as follow: The far-famed wisdom of Teman will not preserve Edom from the destruction with which Jahveh will visit it. The judgment of desolation that has been decreed shall inevitably come on it (Jer 49:7-13). The nations shall wage war against it, and make it small; because of its proud trust in the strength of its dwelling-place, it shall become the laughing-stock of every passer-by (Jer 49:14-18). As a lion from the reedy places of Jordan suddenly attacks a herd, the Lord will drag the Edomites from their rocky dwelling, so that the earth shall quake with the crash of their fall, and the anguish of death shall seize their heroes (Jer 49:19-22). In this prophecy Jeremiah has relied much on Obadiah, Oba 1:1-9, and reproduced much of his expressions regarding the fall of Edom.
(Note: The use made of Obadiah by Jeremiah has been so convincingly proved, especially by Caspari in his commentary on Obadiah, that even Ewald and Graf, who place the prophecy of Obadiah in the time of the exile, acknowledge this use that has been made of it, and therefore hold that the first part of the book of Obadiah is a fragment of an older oracle. This is a hypothesis which we have already shown, in the introduction to Obadiah, to be untenable.)
According to what has been said, his address falls into three strophes. In the first (Jer 49:7-13), the judgment breaking over Edom is depicted as one that cannot be averted, and as having been irrevocably decreed by the Lord; in the second (Jer 49:14-18), it is set forth as to its nature and the occasion of its occurrence; and in the third (Jer 49:19-22), as to its completion and consequences.
Jer 49:7-13
The judgment as inevitable. - Jer 49:7. "Thus saith Jahveh of hosts: Is there no more wisdom in Teman? has wisdom perished from those of understanding? is their wisdom [all] poured out? Jer 49:8. Flee, turn ye! hide yourselves, ye inhabitants of Dedan; for I bring the destruction of Esau upon him, the time [when] I visit him. Jer 49:9. If grape-gatherers come to thee, they will not leave gleanings; if thieves by night, they destroy what suffices them. Jer 49:10. For I have stripped Esau, I have uncovered his secret places, and he cannot cover himself; his seed is destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not. Jer 49:11. Leave thine orphans, I will keep them alive; and let thy widows trust me. Jer 49:12. For thus saith Jahveh: Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink the cup shall certainly drink it: and art thou he [who] shall be quite unpunished? thou shalt not be unpunished, but shalt certainly drink. Jer 49:13. For by myself have I sworn, saith Jahveh, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all its cities shall become everlasting wastes."
In order to frighten Edom out of his carnal security, the prophet begins by depicting the horror of the judgment coming down on this people, before which his wise men shall stand not knowing what to advise, and unable to find out any means for averting the evil. Teman, the home of the wise Eliphaz (Job 2:11), is here, as in Amo 1:12, Oba 1:9, the region of that name in Gebalene, the northern district of Idumea; see on Amo 1:12. The question, "Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?" is ironical, and has a negative meaning. The following clauses also are to be taken as questions, not as assent to the question, as Hitzig and Graf infer from the omission of בּנים אם is not the plural of בּן, "son," but the participle of בּוּן fo elpici or בּין, and equivalent to נבנים; cf. Isa 29:14.
Jer 49:8
The Dedanites, whose caravans march in peace through Edom (see on Jer 25:23), must flee, and hide themselves in deeply concealed hiding-places, in order to escape the evil befalling Edom. The form הפנוּ, which only occurs besides in Eze 9:2, in the sense of being "turned, directed," is here preferred to the Hiphil (cf. Jer 49:24, Jer 46:21, etc.), in order to indicate the constraint under which they must change their route. העמיקוּ is also an imperative, in spite of the Segol in the first syllable, which is found there, in some forms, instead of a; cf. Ewald, 226, a. העמיקוּ לשׁבת, "make deep to stay," i.e., withdraw yourselves into deep or hidden places, where the enemy does not see and discover you. "For the destruction of Esau," i.e., the destruction determined on Esau, or Edom, "I bring on him;" on this matter, cf. Eze 46:21.
Jer 49:9-13
Jer 49:9 is a reproduction of Oba 1:5, but in such a way that what Obadiah brings forward as a comparison is directly applied by Jeremiah to the enemy: our prophet represents the enemy as grape-gatherers who leave nothing to glean, and as nocturnal thieves who destroy what is sufficient for them, i.e., destroy till they have enough, drag away and destroy as much as they can. The after-clauses, "they will not leave," etc., "they destroy," etc., are thus not to be taken as questions. The reference to Obadiah does not entitle us to supply הלוא from that passage. The connection here is somewhat different. The following verse is joined by means of כּי, "for;" and the thought, "for I have stripped Esau, I have discovered his secret places," shows that the enemy is to be understood by the grape-gatherers and nocturnal thieves: he will leave nothing to glean - will plunder all the goods and treasures of Edom, even those that have been hidden. On this subject, cf. Oba 1:6. חשׂף, "to strip off leaves, make bare" (Jer 13:26), has been chosen with a regard to נחפּשׂוּ in Obadiah. ונחבּה לא יוּכל, lit., "and he hides himself, he will not be able to do it;" i.e., Esau (Edom) tries to hide himself; he will not be able to do it - he will not remain concealed from the enemy. There are not sufficient grounds for changing the perf. נחבּה =נחבּא into the inf. abs. נחבּה, as Ewald and Graf do. "His seed is destroyed," i.e., his family, the posterity of Esau, the Edomites, his brethren," the descendants of nations related to the family, and of others similar who had intermingled with them, as the Amalekites, Gen 36:12, Horites, Gen 36:20., Simeonites, Ch1 4:42, "and his neighbours," the neighbouring tribes, as Dedan, Jer 49:8, Thema and Buz, Jer 25:23. "And he is not" is added to give intensity, as in Isa 19:7; cf. Jer 31:15. The last idea is made more intensive by Jer 49:11, "Leave your orphans and widows." Edom is addressed, and the imperative expresses what must happen. The men of Edom will be obliged to leave their wives and children, and these will be left behind as widows and orphans, because the men fall in battle. Yet the Lord will care for them, so that they shall not perish. In this comfort there is contained a very bitter truth for the Edomites who hated Jahveh. עזבה is the imperative (Ewald, 228, a), not infinitive (Hitzig); and תּבטחוּ is a rare form of the jussive for תּבטחנה, as in Eze 37:7; cf. Ewald, 191, b. Reasons are given for these threats in Jer 49:12 and Jer 49:13, first in the thought that Edom cannot continue to be the only one unpunished, then in the bringing forward of the solemnly uttered purpose of God. "Those who should not be compelled to drink." Those meant are the Israelites, who, as the people of God, ought to have been free from the penal judgment with which the Lord visits the nations. If, now, these are not left (spared such an infliction), still less can Edom, as a heathen nation, lay claim to exemption. By this Jeremiah does not mean to say that nay injustice befalls the Jews if they are obliged to drink the cup of the wrath of God, but merely that their having been chosen to be the people of God does not give them any right to exemption from the judgments of God on the world, i.e., if they make themselves like the heathen through their sins and vices. The inf. abs. שׁתו for שׁתה intensifies: "ye shall (must) drink." The idea is founded on that pervading Jer 25, and there is use made of the words in Jer 25:29. The כּי in Jer 49:13 is mainly dependent on the clause immediately preceding: "thou shalt certainly drink." On "by myself have I sworn" cf. Jer 22:5. In the threat that Edom shall be laid waste there is an accumulation of words corresponding to the excitement of feeling accompanying an utterance under solemn oath. חרב is used instead of the more common חרבּה; cf. Jer 25:18; Jer 44:22, etc. חרבות עולם, as in Jer 25:9. Bozrah was at that time the capital of the Edomites (cf. Jer 49:22); it lay south from the Dead Sea, on the site of the village Buseireh (Little Bozrah), in Jebal, which is still surrounded by a castle and with ruins of considerable extent, and is situated on an eminence; see on Amo 1:12 and Gen 36:33. "And all its cities," i.e., the rest of the cities of Idumea; cf. וּבנותיה, Jer 49:2.
Jer 49:14-18
The nature and occasion of the judgment decreed. - Jer 49:14. "I have heard tidings from Jahveh, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: Gather yourselves together, and go against her, and arise to the battle! Jer 49:15. For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, despised among men. Jer 49:16. Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, the pride of thy heart, O thou that dwellest in the hiding-places of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill. Though thou makest thy nest high like the eagle, thence will I bring thee down, saith Jahveh. Jer 49:17. And Edom shall become an astonishment; every passer-by shall be astonished at her, and shall hiss at all her plagues. Jer 49:18. As [it was in] the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, saith Jahveh, no man shall dwell there, nor shall a son of man sojourn there."
This judgment will immediately take place. The nations who are to make Edom small and despised have been already summoned by the Lord to the war. Jeremiah has taken this idea from Oba 1:1, Oba 1:2. The subject in "I have heard" is the prophet, who has heard the information from Jahveh. In Obadiah is found the plural, "we have heard," because the prophet includes himself among the people; this is to show that the news serves as a consolation to Israel, because Edom shall be punished for his crimes committed against Judah. This view was not before the mind of Jeremiah; with him the prevailing representation is, that judgment, from which Edom cannot be excepted, is passed upon all nations. Therefore he has chosen the singular, "I have heard." In the succeeding clause the perf. Pual שׁלּח has been changed into שׁלוּח, as the more usual form. The messenger is to be considered as having been sent by the Lord for the purpose of summoning the nations to war, as he actually does in the second hemistich. The message agrees, in the nature of its contents, with Oba 1:1; but Jeremiah has dealt somewhat freely with its form. The statement with regard to the object of the war, Jer 49:15, agrees pretty exactly with Oba 1:2. The account, too, which is given of the cause of the judgment, i.e., the guilt of Edom arising from his trusting in the impregnable character of his habitation, is derived from Oba 1:3, Oba 1:4. Jeremiah has intensified the idea by the additional use of תּפלצתּך, but has also made certain limitations of the expression by omitting some clauses found in Obadiah. The word just named is ἅπ. λεγ., and has been variously explained. The verb פּלץ occurs only in Job 9:6, with the meaning of quaking, trembling; and the noun פּלּצוּת pretty frequently in the sense of fear, shuddering, horror; further, מפלצת is used in Kg1 15:13; Ch2 15:16, of an idol, monster, object of horror. Hence Rabbinical writers have been inclined to understand תּפלצת as meaning idolatry; in this they are followed by J. D. Michaelis, Meier, and Ngelsbach. The last-named writer translates, "Thy monster (idol) led thee astray." But even though this meaning were better established from the use of language than it is, yet the mention of idolatry, or even of an idol, is quite unsuitable in this passage. The lxx render ἡ παιγνία σου i.e., risus or jocus tuus, Chald. טפשׁוּתך, "thy folly," - evidently a mere guess from the context. The best ascertained translation is, "Thy terror," i.e., the terror which thou dost inspire, or the fear of thee, "hath misled thee, the pride of thine heart," so that "the pride," etc., forms an apposition to "thy terror." The combination of the fem. תּפלצתּך with the verb השּׁיא in the masc. is not decisive against this. Following the example of Schleussner (O arrogantiam tuam), Hitzig and Graf would take the word as an exclamation, "Terror to thee! horror on thee!" and thy point for support to הפכּכם, Isa 29:16. But an exclamation is out of place here, and incompatible with the derivation of the following words from Obadiah. Since Jeremiah appropriates from Obadiah the thought, "thy pride hath misled thee," תּפלצתּך may possibly be meant as a mere intensification of זדוי לבּך. The pride of Edom increased because the other nations were afraid to make war on him in his rocky dwelling, so difficult of access. On שׂכני בּחגוי הסּלע, see on Oba 1:3. The succeeding apposition-clause מרום שׁבתּו, found in Obadiah, is modified by Jeremiah into תּפשׂי מרום גּבעה otni , "thou that seizest, or holdest (as in Jer 40:10), the height of the hill." In the expression חגוי there is perhaps implied an allusion to the rock-city סלע, or Petra, in the Wady Musa (see on Kg2 14:7), and in מרום גּבעה ni dn another allusion to Bozrah, which lay on a hill; see on Jer 49:13. On Jer 49:16, cf. Oba 1:4. Jeremiah has omitted the hyperbolic addition, "among the stars." In Jer 49:17 and Jer 49:18 the devastation of Edom is further portrayed. On Jer 49:17, cf. Jer 25:11, Jer 25:38; with 17b agrees Jer 19:8, almost word for word. The comparison with Sodom, etc., is a reminiscence from Deu 29:22, and is repeated in the prophecy concerning Babylon, 50:40; cf. Isa 13:19; Amo 4:11. "Her neighbours" are Admah and Zeboim, Deu 29:22; Hos 11:8. The comparison with Sodom is not so to be understood as if it indicated that Edom shall be destroyed in the same manner as Sodom; it is merely stated that the land of Edom shall become a desert waste, like the region of the Dead Sea, uninhabited, and with no human beings in it; cf. Jer 49:33 and Jer 50:40.
Jer 49:19-22
"The execution of the judgment, and fall of Edom. - Jer 49:19. "Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the glory of Jordan, to the dwelling or rock: but in a moment will I drive him away from her, and will appoint over her him who is chosen; for who is like me? and who will summon me [before the judge]? and what shepherd shall stand before me? Jer 49:20. Therefore hear the counsel of Jahveh which He hath counselled against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them about, the little ones of the flock; surely he shall lay waste their dwelling over them. Jer 49:21. At the noise of their fall the earth trembles; a cry - its noise is heard in the Red Sea. Jer 49:22. Behold, he shall come like the eagle and dart after [his prey], and spread his wings over Bozrah; and the heart of the mighty men of Edom in that day shall become like the heart of a woman travailing."
As a lion coming up out of the thicket of reeds at the Jordan (נּאון היּרדּן, see on Jer 12:5) suddenly attacks a flock, so shall he who executes the judgment attack the Edomites in their strong habitations, and at once put them to flight. The foe or general who executes the judgment is here no further pointed out, as in Jer 46:18; Jer 48:20; but he is merely set forth as a lion, and in Jer 49:22 as an eagle that in its flight darts down on its prey. נוה איתן, pasture or dwelling of permanence; as איתן is used in Num 24:21 of the rocky range of Sinai, so is it used here of the rocky range of Seir (חגוי הסּלע, Jer 49:16). The translation "evergreen pasture" (Graf, Ngelsbach) cannot be defended; for neither איתן, "continual, enduring," nor נוה, "pasture-ground, dwelling," includes the notion of green grass. Quite baseless is the assumption of Hitzig, that the former word means the "shepherd" as remaining with the flock. ארגּיעה, "I shall wink," stands for the adverb, "immediately, at once." מעליה אריצנּוּ, "I will make him (Edom) run," i.e., drive him, "from it," his habitation (which is construed as fem. ad sensum). Jahveh sends the lion; Jahveh is not compared with the lion (Hitzig). In מי בּחוּר the former word is not the interrogative pronoun, but the indefinite quicunque, as in Exo 24:14; cf. Ewald, 332, b. And the latter word is not "the valiant shepherd" (Hitzig), but signifies "chosen." אליה is used instead of עליה; and פּקד על means to "set over" something, as the chief, superior. The idea is, that God will frighten away the Edomites out of their land by a lion, and appoint him as the shepherd whom He chooses for that purpose. None can prevent this, for there is none like Jahveh in strength or power, and none can call Him to account for His doing. יעידנּוּ (from יעד), in Hiphil, to "summon before the court of justice," i.e., to call on one to make a defence; cf. Job 9:19. Nor can any shepherd stand before Jahveh, i.e., defend his flock. These words are directed against the rulers of Edom, who foolishly imagined they were secure, and could not be touched in their rock-fortresses. The words, moreover, contain general truths, so that we cannot apply בּחוּר to historical persons, such as Nebuchadnezzar or Alexander the Great.
Jer 49:20
This truth the Edomites are to lay to heart, and to hear, i.e., consider the purpose which the Lord has formed regarding Edom. Teman is not synonymous with Edom, but the inhabitants of Teman are specially named together with Edom in the parallel member, because they were particularly famous for their wisdom (Jer 49:7), and in their pride over this wisdom, held the counsels of God in very small esteem. The counsel of God, the thoughts which He has conceived regarding Edom, follow in the clauses which are introduced with solemn assurance. יסחבוּם is rendered by the Vulgate, si non dejecerint eos parvuli gregis, which Luther follows in his translation, "if the shepherd-boys will not drag them away." And C. B. Michaelis and Hהvernick (on Ezekiel, p. 415) still view the words as meaning that "the least of the flock" will drag away Edom; i.e., the covenant people, weak and miserable though they are, will be victorious over Edom: in support of this rendering they point to Eze 25:14. But though Ezekiel clearly declares that the Lord will satisfy His revenge on Edom by means of His people Israel, yet it does not follow from this that Ezekiel had this passage of Jeremiah in his mind, and sought so to apply it. In spite of the clearness with which the thought is expressed by Obadiah and Ezekiel, that Edom will at last become the prey of the people of God, we would expect to find it in Jeremiah only as a simple inference from his words; for Jeremiah does not, like Obadiah and Ezekiel, mention the enmity of Edom to Israel as the cause of his guilt, but only the pride of his heart. Against taking "the little ones of the flock" as the subject of the clause, we find these considerations: (1) סחב, "to pull, drag away," does not well apply to sheep, but rather points to dogs (Jer 15:3) or lions, which drag away their prey. (2) The context is far from leading us to understand, by the little ones of the sheep, Israel or the people of God, either here or where the words are repeated, 50:45; while Zac 2:7 and Zac 13:7 are passages which cannot be held as regulating this verse. In Jer 49:19 the rulers of Edom are viewed as shepherds: in accordance with this figure, the Edomites are in Jer 49:20 called sheep, and weak, helpless ones too. The subject of יסחבוּם is indefinite: "the enemy will advance like a lion out of the jungle of the Jordan;" the suffix precedes the noun, as in Jer 48:44, etc. The fate of Edom will be so terrible, that their pasture-ground, their habitation will be astonished at it. The Hiphil ישּׁים is formed, like נשּׁים in Num 21:20, from שׁמם; not, however, with the sense of "laying waste," which the construction with על of a person does not suit, but with the meaning of "making astonished," as in Eze 32:10, and only here with the directly causative sense of manifesting, showing astonishment or amazement.
Jer 49:21-22
The fall of Edom will be so fearful, that the earth will tremble, and the cry of anguish from the perishing people will be heard on the Red Sea. נפלם is the inf. Kal with suffix. The threatening concludes, in Jer 49:22, with the same though through which destruction is threatened to the Moabites, Jer 48:40. The comparison of the enemy to an eagle is continued in the expression, "he shall come up;" the coming up, however, does not mean the rising of the eagle into the air, but refers to the enemy: to march as an enemy against Edom.
With reference to the fulfilment of this prophecy, we have already pointed out, on Num 24:18, and at the close of the exposition in Obadiah, that the threatened devastation of the land of Edom was brought about by the Chaldeans, as is clear from Mal 1:3; but the annihilation of the people was commenced by the Maccabeans, and completed by the Romans, about the time of the Jewish war. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Edom - The Edomites were the posterity of Esau the eldest son of Isaac, but disinherited; the blessing being given to his younger brother Jacob, who was head of the twelve tribes of Israel. God promised him that he should have a fat, and plentiful country, tho' his brother should be his lord; and foretold, that he should break his brother's yoke from off his neck: the land of Seir was his country. The Edomites coasted southward upon Canaan, the Israelites passed by their coasts to go into Canaan, their way lay thro' Edom, but their king refusing to suffer them to go through, God ordered them to go another way. Balaam prophesied their ruin. They were enemies to the Israelites in the time of Saul, Sa1 14:47, and David, Sa2 8:14, and Amaziah, Kg2 14:17, who slew of them ten thousand, and took Selah, calling it Jokteel. Many of the prophets foretold their ruin, Jeremiah in this place, Eze 25:12-14; Joe 3:19; Amo 9:11-12, and others. Teman - Was a city of Edom. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Concerning Edom - This is a new and separate discourse.
Teman - A part of Idumea, put here for the whole country. |
3 And the spirit [07307] of Egypt [04714] shall fail [01238] in the midst [07130] thereof; and I will destroy [01104] the counsel [06098] thereof: and they shall seek [01875] to the idols [0457], and to the charmers [0328], and to them that have familiar spirits [0178], and to the wizards [03049].
8 Shall I not in that day [03117], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], even destroy [06] the wise [02450] men out of Edom [0123], and understanding [08394] out of the mount [02022] of Esau [06215]?
30 And Solomon's [08010] wisdom [02451] excelled [07235] the wisdom [02451] of all the children [01121] of the east country [06924], and all the wisdom [02451] of Egypt [04714].
15 These were dukes [0441] of the sons [01121] of Esau [06215]: the sons [01121] of Eliphaz [0464] the firstborn [01060] son of Esau [06215]; duke [0441] Teman [08487], duke [0441] Omar [0201], duke [0441] Zepho [06825], duke [0441] Kenaz [07073],
12 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Because that Edom [0123] hath dealt [06213] against the house [01004] of Judah [03063] by taking [05358] vengeance [05359], and hath greatly [0816] offended [0816], and revenged [05358] himself upon them;
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
11 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Edom [0123], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because he did pursue [07291] his brother [0251] with the sword [02719], and did cast off [07843] all pity [07356], and his anger [0639] did tear [02963] perpetually [05703], and he kept [08104] his wrath [05678] for ever [05331]:
5 For my sword [02719] shall be bathed [07301] in heaven [08064]: behold, it shall come down [03381] upon Idumea [0123], and upon the people [05971] of my curse [02764], to judgment [04941].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
19 And the LORD [03068] turned [02015] a mighty [03966] strong [02389] west [03220] wind [07307], which took away [05375] the locusts [0697], and cast [08628] them into the Red [05488] sea [03220]; there remained [07604] not one [0259] locust [0697] in all the coasts [01366] of Egypt [04714].
21 The earth [0776] is moved [07493] at the noise [06963] of their fall [05307], at the cry [06818] the noise [06963] thereof was heard [08085] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
19 Behold, he shall come up [05927] like a lion [0738] from the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383] against the habitation [05116] of the strong [0386]: but I will suddenly [07280] make him run away [07323] from her: and who is a chosen [0977] man, that I may appoint [06485] over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time [03259]? and who is that shepherd [07462] that will stand [05975] before [06440] me?
20 Therefore hear [08085] the counsel [06098] of the LORD [03068], that he hath taken [03289] against Edom [0123]; and his purposes [04284], that he hath purposed [02803] against the inhabitants [03427] of Teman [08487]: Surely the least [06810] of the flock [06629] shall draw them out [05498]: surely he shall make their habitations [05116] desolate [08074] with them.
9 Behold, I will send [07971] and take [03947] all the families [04940] of the north [06828], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], and Nebuchadrezzar [05019] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], my servant [05650], and will bring [0935] them against this land [0776], and against the inhabitants [03427] thereof, and against all these nations [01471] round about [05439], and will utterly destroy [02763] them, and make [07760] them an astonishment [08047], and an hissing [08322], and perpetual [05769] desolations [02723].
19 Behold, he shall come up [05927] like a lion [0738] from the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383] against the habitation [05116] of the strong [0386]: but I will suddenly [07280] make him run away [07323] from her: and who is a chosen [0977] man, that I may appoint [06485] over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time [03259]? and who is that shepherd [07462] that will stand [05975] before [06440] me?
7 The lion [0738] is come up [05927] from his thicket [05441], and the destroyer [07843] of the Gentiles [01471] is on his way [05265]; he is gone forth [03318] from his place [04725] to make [07760] thy land [0776] desolate [08047]; and thy cities [05892] shall be laid waste [05327], without an inhabitant [03427].
19 Behold, he shall come up [05927] like a lion [0738] from the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383] against the habitation [05116] of the strong [0386]: but I will suddenly [07280] make him run away [07323] from her: and who is a chosen [0977] man, that I may appoint [06485] over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time [03259]? and who is that shepherd [07462] that will stand [05975] before [06440] me?
20 Therefore hear [08085] the counsel [06098] of the LORD [03068], that he hath taken [03289] against Edom [0123]; and his purposes [04284], that he hath purposed [02803] against the inhabitants [03427] of Teman [08487]: Surely the least [06810] of the flock [06629] shall draw them out [05498]: surely he shall make their habitations [05116] desolate [08074] with them.
21 The earth [0776] is moved [07493] at the noise [06963] of their fall [05307], at the cry [06818] the noise [06963] thereof was heard [08085] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
18 As in the overthrow [04114] of Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [0559] the LORD [03068], no man [0376] shall abide [03427] there, neither shall a son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
17 Also Edom [0123] shall be a desolation [08047]: every one that goeth [05674] by it shall be astonished [08074], and shall hiss [08319] at all the plagues [04347] thereof.
1 Send [07971] ye the lamb [03733] to the ruler [04910] of the land [0776] from Sela [05554] to the wilderness [04057], unto the mount [02022] of the daughter [01323] of Zion [06726].
16 Thy terribleness [08606] hath deceived [05377] thee, and the pride [02087] of thine heart [03820], O thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], that holdest [08610] the height [04791] of the hill [01389]: though thou shouldest make thy nest [07064] as high [01361] as the eagle [05404], I will bring thee down [03381] from thence, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
15 For, lo, I will make [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471], and despised [0959] among men [0120].
14 I have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] unto the heathen [01471], saying, Gather ye together [06908], and come [0935] against her, and rise up [06965] to the battle [04421].
14 I have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] unto the heathen [01471], saying, Gather ye together [06908], and come [0935] against her, and rise up [06965] to the battle [04421].
15 For, lo, I will make [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471], and despised [0959] among men [0120].
16 Thy terribleness [08606] hath deceived [05377] thee, and the pride [02087] of thine heart [03820], O thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], that holdest [08610] the height [04791] of the hill [01389]: though thou shouldest make thy nest [07064] as high [01361] as the eagle [05404], I will bring thee down [03381] from thence, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
17 Also Edom [0123] shall be a desolation [08047]: every one that goeth [05674] by it shall be astonished [08074], and shall hiss [08319] at all the plagues [04347] thereof.
18 As in the overthrow [04114] of Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [0559] the LORD [03068], no man [0376] shall abide [03427] there, neither shall a son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
15 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478] unto me; Take [03947] the wine [03196] cup [03563] of this fury [02534] at my hand [03027], and cause all the nations [01471], to whom I send [07971] thee, to drink [08248] it.
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
6 And afterward [0310] I will bring again [07725] the captivity [07622] of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
47 Yet will I bring again [07725] the captivity [07622] of Moab [04124] in the latter [0319] days [03117], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]. Thus far [02008] is the judgment [04941] of Moab [04124].
11 Leave [05800] thy fatherless children [03490], I will preserve them alive [02421]; and let thy widows [0490] trust [0982] in me.
10 But I have made Esau [06215] bare [02834], I have uncovered [01540] his secret places [04565], and he shall not be able [03201] to hide [02247] himself: his seed [02233] is spoiled [07703], and his brethren [0251], and his neighbours [07934], and he is not.
9 If grapegatherers [01219] come [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some gleaning grapes [05955]? if thieves [01590] by night [03915], they will destroy [07843] till they have enough [01767].
30 Flee [05127], get [05110] you far off [03966], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O ye inhabitants [03427] of Hazor [02674], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]; for Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] hath taken counsel [06098] [03289] against you, and hath conceived [02803] a purpose [04284] against you.
8 Flee [05127] ye, turn back [06437], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O inhabitants [03427] of Dedan [01719]; for I will bring [0935] the calamity [0343] of Esau [06215] upon him, the time [06256] that I will visit [06485] him.
7 Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]?
7 Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]?
8 Flee [05127] ye, turn back [06437], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O inhabitants [03427] of Dedan [01719]; for I will bring [0935] the calamity [0343] of Esau [06215] upon him, the time [06256] that I will visit [06485] him.
9 If grapegatherers [01219] come [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some gleaning grapes [05955]? if thieves [01590] by night [03915], they will destroy [07843] till they have enough [01767].
10 But I have made Esau [06215] bare [02834], I have uncovered [01540] his secret places [04565], and he shall not be able [03201] to hide [02247] himself: his seed [02233] is spoiled [07703], and his brethren [0251], and his neighbours [07934], and he is not.
11 Leave [05800] thy fatherless children [03490], I will preserve them alive [02421]; and let thy widows [0490] trust [0982] in me.
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
14 I have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] unto the heathen [01471], saying, Gather ye together [06908], and come [0935] against her, and rise up [06965] to the battle [04421].
5 Meddle [01624] not with them; for I will not give [05414] you of their land [0776], no, not so much as a foot [07272] breadth [04096] [03709]; because I have given [05414] mount [02022] Seir [08165] unto Esau [06215] for a possession [03425].
3 And I hated [08130] Esau [06215], and laid [07760] his mountains [02022] and his heritage [05159] waste [08077] for the dragons [08568] of the wilderness [04057].
18 And Edom [0123] shall be a possession [03424], Seir [08165] also shall be a possession [03424] for his enemies [0341]; and Israel [03478] shall do [06213] valiantly [02428].
40 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, he shall fly [01675] as an eagle [05404], and shall spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Moab [04124].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
21 The earth [0776] is moved [07493] at the noise [06963] of their fall [05307], at the cry [06818] the noise [06963] thereof was heard [08085] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
10 Yea, I will make many [07227] people [05971] amazed [08074] at thee, and their kings [04428] shall be horribly [08178] afraid [08175] for thee, when I shall brandish [05774] my sword [02719] before them [06440]; and they shall tremble [02729] at every moment [07281], every man [0376] for his own life [05315], in the day [03117] of thy fall [04658].
20 And from Bamoth [01120] in the valley [01516], that is in the country [07704] of Moab [04124], to the top [07218] of Pisgah [06449], which looketh [08259] toward [06440] Jeshimon [03452].
44 He that fleeth [05127] [05211] from [06440] the fear [06343] shall fall [05307] into the pit [06354]; and he that getteth up [05927] out of the pit [06354] shall be taken [03920] in the snare [06341]: for I will bring [0935] upon it, even upon Moab [04124], the year [08141] of their visitation [06486], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
20 Therefore hear [08085] the counsel [06098] of the LORD [03068], that he hath taken [03289] against Edom [0123]; and his purposes [04284], that he hath purposed [02803] against the inhabitants [03427] of Teman [08487]: Surely the least [06810] of the flock [06629] shall draw them out [05498]: surely he shall make their habitations [05116] desolate [08074] with them.
19 Behold, he shall come up [05927] like a lion [0738] from the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383] against the habitation [05116] of the strong [0386]: but I will suddenly [07280] make him run away [07323] from her: and who is a chosen [0977] man, that I may appoint [06485] over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time [03259]? and who is that shepherd [07462] that will stand [05975] before [06440] me?
7 Awake [05782], O sword [02719], against my shepherd [07462], and against the man [01397] that is my fellow [05997], saith [05002] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]: smite [05221] the shepherd [07462], and the sheep [06629] shall be scattered [06327]: and I will turn [07725] mine hand [03027] upon the little ones [06819].
7 Deliver [04422] thyself, O [01945] Zion [06726], that dwellest [03427] with the daughter [01323] of Babylon [0894].
3 And I will appoint [06485] over them four [0702] kinds [04940], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]: the sword [02719] to slay [02026], and the dogs [03611] to tear [05498], and the fowls [05775] of the heaven [08064], and the beasts [0929] of the earth [0776], to devour [0398] and destroy [07843].
14 And I will lay [05414] my vengeance [05360] upon Edom [0123] by the hand [03027] of my people [05971] Israel [03478]: and they shall do [06213] in Edom [0123] according to mine anger [0639] and according to my fury [02534]; and they shall know [03045] my vengeance [05360], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].
7 Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]?
20 Therefore hear [08085] the counsel [06098] of the LORD [03068], that he hath taken [03289] against Edom [0123]; and his purposes [04284], that he hath purposed [02803] against the inhabitants [03427] of Teman [08487]: Surely the least [06810] of the flock [06629] shall draw them out [05498]: surely he shall make their habitations [05116] desolate [08074] with them.
19 If I speak of strength [03581], lo, he is strong [0533]: and if of judgment [04941], who shall set [03259] me a time to plead?
14 And he said [0559] unto the elders [02205], Tarry [03427] ye here [02088] for us, until we come again [07725] unto you: and, behold, Aaron [0175] and Hur [02354] are with you: if any [04310] man [01167] have any matters [01697] to do [01167], let him come [05066] unto them.
16 Thy terribleness [08606] hath deceived [05377] thee, and the pride [02087] of thine heart [03820], O thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], that holdest [08610] the height [04791] of the hill [01389]: though thou shouldest make thy nest [07064] as high [01361] as the eagle [05404], I will bring thee down [03381] from thence, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
21 And he looked [07200] on the Kenites [07017], and took up [05375] his parable [04912], and said [0559], Strong [0386] is thy dwellingplace [04186], and thou puttest [07760] thy nest [07064] in a rock [05553].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
20 Moab [04124] is confounded [03001]; for it is broken down [02865]: howl [03213] and cry [02199]; tell [05046] ye it in Arnon [0769], that Moab [04124] is spoiled [07703],
18 As I live [02416], saith [05002] the King [04428], whose name [08034] is the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635], Surely as Tabor [08396] is among the mountains [02022], and as Carmel [03760] by the sea [03220], so shall he come [0935].
5 If thou hast run [07323] with the footmen [07273], and they have wearied [03811] thee, then how canst thou contend [08474] with horses [05483]? and if in the land [0776] of peace [07965], wherein thou trustedst [0982], they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do [06213] in the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383]?
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
21 The earth [0776] is moved [07493] at the noise [06963] of their fall [05307], at the cry [06818] the noise [06963] thereof was heard [08085] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
20 Therefore hear [08085] the counsel [06098] of the LORD [03068], that he hath taken [03289] against Edom [0123]; and his purposes [04284], that he hath purposed [02803] against the inhabitants [03427] of Teman [08487]: Surely the least [06810] of the flock [06629] shall draw them out [05498]: surely he shall make their habitations [05116] desolate [08074] with them.
19 Behold, he shall come up [05927] like a lion [0738] from the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383] against the habitation [05116] of the strong [0386]: but I will suddenly [07280] make him run away [07323] from her: and who is a chosen [0977] man, that I may appoint [06485] over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time [03259]? and who is that shepherd [07462] that will stand [05975] before [06440] me?
19 Behold, he shall come up [05927] like a lion [0738] from the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383] against the habitation [05116] of the strong [0386]: but I will suddenly [07280] make him run away [07323] from her: and who is a chosen [0977] man, that I may appoint [06485] over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time [03259]? and who is that shepherd [07462] that will stand [05975] before [06440] me?
20 Therefore hear [08085] the counsel [06098] of the LORD [03068], that he hath taken [03289] against Edom [0123]; and his purposes [04284], that he hath purposed [02803] against the inhabitants [03427] of Teman [08487]: Surely the least [06810] of the flock [06629] shall draw them out [05498]: surely he shall make their habitations [05116] desolate [08074] with them.
21 The earth [0776] is moved [07493] at the noise [06963] of their fall [05307], at the cry [06818] the noise [06963] thereof was heard [08085] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
40 As God [0430] overthrew [04114] Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [05002] the LORD [03068]; so shall no man [0376] abide [03427] there, neither shall any son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] therein.
33 And Hazor [02674] shall be a dwelling [04583] for dragons [08577], and a desolation [08077] for [05704] ever [05769]: there shall no man [0376] abide [03427] there, nor any son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
8 How shall I give thee up [05414], Ephraim [0669]? how shall I deliver [04042] thee, Israel [03478]? how shall I make [05414] thee as Admah [0126]? how shall I set [07760] thee as Zeboim [06636]? mine heart [03820] is turned [02015] within me, my repentings [05150] are kindled [03648] together [03162].
22 So that the generation [01755] to come [0314] of your children [01121] that shall rise up [06965] after [0310] you, and the stranger [05237] that shall come [0935] from a far [07350] land [0776], shall say [0559], when they see [07200] the plagues [04347] of that land [0776], and the sicknesses [08463] which the LORD [03068] hath laid [02470] upon it;
11 I have overthrown [02015] some of you, as God [0430] overthrew [04114] Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017], and ye were as a firebrand [0181] plucked out [05337] of the burning [08316]: yet have ye not returned [07725] unto me, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
19 And Babylon [0894], the glory [06643] of kingdoms [04467], the beauty [08597] of the Chaldees [03778]' excellency [01347], shall be as when God [0430] overthrew [04114] Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017].
22 So that the generation [01755] to come [0314] of your children [01121] that shall rise up [06965] after [0310] you, and the stranger [05237] that shall come [0935] from a far [07350] land [0776], shall say [0559], when they see [07200] the plagues [04347] of that land [0776], and the sicknesses [08463] which the LORD [03068] hath laid [02470] upon it;
8 And I will make [07760] this city [05892] desolate [08047], and an hissing [08322]; every one that passeth [05674] thereby shall be astonished [08074] and hiss [08319] because of all the plagues [04347] thereof.
38 He hath forsaken [05800] his covert [05520], as the lion [03715]: for their land [0776] is desolate [08047] because [06440] of the fierceness [02740] of the oppressor [03238], and because [06440] of his fierce [02740] anger [0639].
11 And this whole land [0776] shall be a desolation [02723], and an astonishment [08047]; and these nations [01471] shall serve [05647] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894] seventy [07657] years [08141].
17 Also Edom [0123] shall be a desolation [08047]: every one that goeth [05674] by it shall be astonished [08074], and shall hiss [08319] at all the plagues [04347] thereof.
18 As in the overthrow [04114] of Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [0559] the LORD [03068], no man [0376] shall abide [03427] there, neither shall a son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
17 Also Edom [0123] shall be a desolation [08047]: every one that goeth [05674] by it shall be astonished [08074], and shall hiss [08319] at all the plagues [04347] thereof.
4 Though thou exalt [01361] thyself as the eagle [05404], and though thou set [07760] thy nest [07064] among the stars [03556], thence will I bring thee down [03381], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
16 Thy terribleness [08606] hath deceived [05377] thee, and the pride [02087] of thine heart [03820], O thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], that holdest [08610] the height [04791] of the hill [01389]: though thou shouldest make thy nest [07064] as high [01361] as the eagle [05404], I will bring thee down [03381] from thence, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
7 He slew [05221] of Edom [0123] in the valley [01516] of salt [04417] ten [06235] thousand [0505], and took [08610] Selah [05554] by war [04421], and called [07121] the name [08034] of it Joktheel [03371] unto this day [03117].
10 As for me, behold, I will dwell [03427] at Mizpah [04709] to serve [05975] [06440] the Chaldeans [03778], which will come [0935] unto us: but ye, gather [0622] ye wine [03196], and summer fruits [07019], and oil [08081], and put [07760] them in your vessels [03627], and dwell [03427] in your cities [05892] that ye have taken [08610].
3 The pride [02087] of thine heart [03820] hath deceived [05377] thee, thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], whose habitation [03427] is high [04791]; that saith [0559] in his heart [03820], Who shall bring me down [03381] to the ground [0776]?
16 Surely your turning of things upside down [02017] shall be esteemed [02803] as the potter's [03335] clay [02563]: for shall the work [04639] say [0559] of him that made [06213] it, He made [06213] me not? or shall the thing framed [03336] say [0559] of him that framed [03335] it, He had no understanding [0995]?
16 And also concerning Maachah [04601] the mother [0517] of Asa [0609] the king [04428], he removed [05493] her from being queen [01377], because she had made [06213] an idol [04656] in a grove [0842]: and Asa [0609] cut down [03772] her idol [04656], and stamped [01854] it, and burnt [08313] it at the brook [05158] Kidron [06939].
13 And also Maachah [04601] his mother [0517], even her he removed [05493] from being queen [01377], because she had made [06213] an idol [04656] in a grove [0842]; and Asa [0609] destroyed [03772] her idol [04656], and burnt [08313] it by the brook [05158] Kidron [06939].
6 Which shaketh [07264] the earth [0776] out of her place [04725], and the pillars [05982] thereof tremble [06426].
4 Though thou exalt [01361] thyself as the eagle [05404], and though thou set [07760] thy nest [07064] among the stars [03556], thence will I bring thee down [03381], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
3 The pride [02087] of thine heart [03820] hath deceived [05377] thee, thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], whose habitation [03427] is high [04791]; that saith [0559] in his heart [03820], Who shall bring me down [03381] to the ground [0776]?
2 Behold, I have made [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471]: thou art greatly [03966] despised [0959].
15 For, lo, I will make [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471], and despised [0959] among men [0120].
1 The vision [02377] of Obadiah [05662]. Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] concerning Edom [0123]; We have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] among the heathen [01471], Arise [06965] ye, and let us rise up [06965] against her in battle [04421].
2 Behold, I have made [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471]: thou art greatly [03966] despised [0959].
1 The vision [02377] of Obadiah [05662]. Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] concerning Edom [0123]; We have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] among the heathen [01471], Arise [06965] ye, and let us rise up [06965] against her in battle [04421].
18 As in the overthrow [04114] of Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [0559] the LORD [03068], no man [0376] shall abide [03427] there, neither shall a son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
17 Also Edom [0123] shall be a desolation [08047]: every one that goeth [05674] by it shall be astonished [08074], and shall hiss [08319] at all the plagues [04347] thereof.
16 Thy terribleness [08606] hath deceived [05377] thee, and the pride [02087] of thine heart [03820], O thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], that holdest [08610] the height [04791] of the hill [01389]: though thou shouldest make thy nest [07064] as high [01361] as the eagle [05404], I will bring thee down [03381] from thence, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
15 For, lo, I will make [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471], and despised [0959] among men [0120].
14 I have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] unto the heathen [01471], saying, Gather ye together [06908], and come [0935] against her, and rise up [06965] to the battle [04421].
14 I have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] unto the heathen [01471], saying, Gather ye together [06908], and come [0935] against her, and rise up [06965] to the battle [04421].
15 For, lo, I will make [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471], and despised [0959] among men [0120].
16 Thy terribleness [08606] hath deceived [05377] thee, and the pride [02087] of thine heart [03820], O thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], that holdest [08610] the height [04791] of the hill [01389]: though thou shouldest make thy nest [07064] as high [01361] as the eagle [05404], I will bring thee down [03381] from thence, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
17 Also Edom [0123] shall be a desolation [08047]: every one that goeth [05674] by it shall be astonished [08074], and shall hiss [08319] at all the plagues [04347] thereof.
18 As in the overthrow [04114] of Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [0559] the LORD [03068], no man [0376] shall abide [03427] there, neither shall a son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
2 Therefore, behold, the days [03117] come [0935], saith [0559] the LORD [03068], that I will cause an alarm [08643] of war [04421] to be heard [08085] in Rabbah [07237] of the Ammonites [01121] [05983]; and it shall be a desolate [08077] heap [08510], and her daughters [01323] shall be burned [03341] with fire [0784]: then shall Israel [03478] be heir [03423] unto them that were his heirs [03423], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
33 And Bela [01106] died [04191], and Jobab [03103] the son [01121] of Zerah [02226] of Bozrah [01224] reigned [04427] in his stead.
12 But I will send [07971] a fire [0784] upon Teman [08487], which shall devour [0398] the palaces [0759] of Bozrah [01224].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
9 Behold, I will send [07971] and take [03947] all the families [04940] of the north [06828], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], and Nebuchadrezzar [05019] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], my servant [05650], and will bring [0935] them against this land [0776], and against the inhabitants [03427] thereof, and against all these nations [01471] round about [05439], and will utterly destroy [02763] them, and make [07760] them an astonishment [08047], and an hissing [08322], and perpetual [05769] desolations [02723].
22 So that the LORD [03068] could [03201] no longer bear [05375], because [06440] of the evil [07455] of your doings [04611], and because [06440] of the abominations [08441] which ye have committed [06213]; therefore is your land [0776] a desolation [02723], and an astonishment [08047], and a curse [07045], without an inhabitant [03427], as at this day [03117].
18 To wit, Jerusalem [03389], and the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], and the kings [04428] thereof, and the princes [08269] thereof, to make [05414] them a desolation [02723], an astonishment [08047], an hissing [08322], and a curse [07045]; as it is this day [03117];
5 But if ye will not hear [08085] these words [01697], I swear [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that this house [01004] shall become a desolation [02723].
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
29 For, lo, I begin [02490] to bring evil [07489] on the city [05892] which is called [07121] by my name [08034], and should ye be utterly [05352] unpunished [05352]? Ye shall not be unpunished [05352]: for I will call [07121] for a sword [02719] upon all the inhabitants [03427] of the earth [0776], saith [05002] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635].
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
7 So I prophesied [05012] as I was commanded [06680]: and as I prophesied [05012], there was a noise [06963], and behold a shaking [07494], and the bones [06106] came together [07126], bone [06106] to his bone [06106].
11 Leave [05800] thy fatherless children [03490], I will preserve them alive [02421]; and let thy widows [0490] trust [0982] in me.
15 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; A voice [06963] was heard [08085] in Ramah [07414], lamentation [05092], and bitter [08563] weeping [01065]; Rahel [07354] weeping [01058] for her children [01121] refused [03985] to be comforted [05162] for her children [01121], because they were not.
7 The paper reeds [06169] by the brooks [02975], by the mouth [06310] of the brooks [02975], and every thing sown [04218] by the brooks [02975], shall wither [03001], be driven away [05086], and be no more.
23 Dedan [01719], and Tema [08485], and Buz [0938], and all that are in the utmost [07112] corners [06285],
8 Flee [05127] ye, turn back [06437], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O inhabitants [03427] of Dedan [01719]; for I will bring [0935] the calamity [0343] of Esau [06215] upon him, the time [06256] that I will visit [06485] him.
42 And some of them, even of the sons [01121] of Simeon [08095], five [02568] hundred [03967] men [0582], went [01980] to mount [02022] Seir [08165], having for their captains [07218] Pelatiah [06410], and Neariah [05294], and Rephaiah [07509], and Uzziel [05816], the sons [01121] of Ishi [03469].
20 These are the sons [01121] of Seir [08165] the Horite [02752], who inhabited [03427] the land [0776]; Lotan [03877], and Shobal [07732], and Zibeon [06649], and Anah [06034],
12 And Timna [08555] was concubine [06370] to Eliphaz [0464] Esau's [06215] son [01121]; and she bare [03205] to Eliphaz [0464] Amalek [06002]: these were the sons [01121] of Adah [05711] Esau's [06215] wife [0802].
26 Therefore will I discover [02834] thy skirts [07757] upon thy face [06440], that thy shame [07036] may appear [07200].
6 How are the things of Esau [06215] searched out [02664] ! how are his hidden [04710] things sought up [01158] !
5 If thieves [01590] came [0935] to thee, if robbers [07703] by night [03915], (how art thou cut off [01820] would they not have stolen [01589] till they had enough [01767]? if the grapegatherers [01219] came [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some grapes [05955]?
9 If grapegatherers [01219] come [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some gleaning grapes [05955]? if thieves [01590] by night [03915], they will destroy [07843] till they have enough [01767].
9 If grapegatherers [01219] come [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some gleaning grapes [05955]? if thieves [01590] by night [03915], they will destroy [07843] till they have enough [01767].
10 But I have made Esau [06215] bare [02834], I have uncovered [01540] his secret places [04565], and he shall not be able [03201] to hide [02247] himself: his seed [02233] is spoiled [07703], and his brethren [0251], and his neighbours [07934], and he is not.
11 Leave [05800] thy fatherless children [03490], I will preserve them alive [02421]; and let thy widows [0490] trust [0982] in me.
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
21 Then he brought me forth [03318] into the utter [02435] court [02691], and caused me to pass by [05674] the four [0702] corners [04740] of the court [02691]; and, behold, in every [04740] corner [04740] of the court [02691] [02691] there was a court [02691].
21 Also her hired men [07916] are in the midst [07130] of her like fatted [04770] bullocks [05695]; for they also are turned back [06437], and are fled away [05127] together [03162]: they did not stand [05975], because the day [03117] of their calamity [0343] was come [0935] upon them, and the time [06256] of their visitation [06486].
24 Damascus [01834] is waxed feeble [07503], and turneth [06437] herself to flee [05127], and fear [07374] hath seized [02388] on her: anguish [06869] and sorrows [02256] have taken [0270] her, as a woman in travail [03205].
2 And, behold, six [08337] men [0582] came [0935] from the way [01870] of the higher [05945] gate [08179], which lieth [06437] toward the north [06828], and every man [0376] a slaughter [04660] weapon [03627] in his hand [03027]; and one [0259] man [0376] among [08432] them was clothed [03847] with linen [0906], with a writer's [05608] inkhorn [07083] by his side [04975]: and they went in [0935], and stood [05975] beside [0681] the brasen [05178] altar [04196].
23 Dedan [01719], and Tema [08485], and Buz [0938], and all that are in the utmost [07112] corners [06285],
8 Flee [05127] ye, turn back [06437], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O inhabitants [03427] of Dedan [01719]; for I will bring [0935] the calamity [0343] of Esau [06215] upon him, the time [06256] that I will visit [06485] him.
14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed [03254] to do a marvellous work [06381] among this people [05971], even a marvellous work [06381] and a wonder [06382]: for the wisdom [02451] of their wise [02450] men shall perish [06], and the understanding [0998] of their prudent [0995] men shall be hid [05641].
12 But I will send [07971] a fire [0784] upon Teman [08487], which shall devour [0398] the palaces [0759] of Bozrah [01224].
9 And thy mighty [01368] men, O Teman [08487], shall be dismayed [02865], to the end that every one [0376] of the mount [02022] of Esau [06215] may be cut off [03772] by slaughter [06993].
12 But I will send [07971] a fire [0784] upon Teman [08487], which shall devour [0398] the palaces [0759] of Bozrah [01224].
11 Now when Job's [0347] three [07969] friends [07453] heard [08085] of all this evil [07451] that was come [0935] upon him, they came [0935] every one [0376] from his own place [04725]; Eliphaz [0464] the Temanite [08489], and Bildad [01085] the Shuhite [07747], and Zophar [06691] the Naamathite [05284]: for they had made an appointment [03259] together [03162] to come [0935] to mourn [05110] with him and to comfort [05162] him.
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
11 Leave [05800] thy fatherless children [03490], I will preserve them alive [02421]; and let thy widows [0490] trust [0982] in me.
10 But I have made Esau [06215] bare [02834], I have uncovered [01540] his secret places [04565], and he shall not be able [03201] to hide [02247] himself: his seed [02233] is spoiled [07703], and his brethren [0251], and his neighbours [07934], and he is not.
9 If grapegatherers [01219] come [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some gleaning grapes [05955]? if thieves [01590] by night [03915], they will destroy [07843] till they have enough [01767].
8 Flee [05127] ye, turn back [06437], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O inhabitants [03427] of Dedan [01719]; for I will bring [0935] the calamity [0343] of Esau [06215] upon him, the time [06256] that I will visit [06485] him.
7 Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]?
7 Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]?
8 Flee [05127] ye, turn back [06437], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O inhabitants [03427] of Dedan [01719]; for I will bring [0935] the calamity [0343] of Esau [06215] upon him, the time [06256] that I will visit [06485] him.
9 If grapegatherers [01219] come [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some gleaning grapes [05955]? if thieves [01590] by night [03915], they will destroy [07843] till they have enough [01767].
10 But I have made Esau [06215] bare [02834], I have uncovered [01540] his secret places [04565], and he shall not be able [03201] to hide [02247] himself: his seed [02233] is spoiled [07703], and his brethren [0251], and his neighbours [07934], and he is not.
11 Leave [05800] thy fatherless children [03490], I will preserve them alive [02421]; and let thy widows [0490] trust [0982] in me.
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
19 Behold, he shall come up [05927] like a lion [0738] from the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383] against the habitation [05116] of the strong [0386]: but I will suddenly [07280] make him run away [07323] from her: and who is a chosen [0977] man, that I may appoint [06485] over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time [03259]? and who is that shepherd [07462] that will stand [05975] before [06440] me?
20 Therefore hear [08085] the counsel [06098] of the LORD [03068], that he hath taken [03289] against Edom [0123]; and his purposes [04284], that he hath purposed [02803] against the inhabitants [03427] of Teman [08487]: Surely the least [06810] of the flock [06629] shall draw them out [05498]: surely he shall make their habitations [05116] desolate [08074] with them.
21 The earth [0776] is moved [07493] at the noise [06963] of their fall [05307], at the cry [06818] the noise [06963] thereof was heard [08085] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
14 I have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] unto the heathen [01471], saying, Gather ye together [06908], and come [0935] against her, and rise up [06965] to the battle [04421].
15 For, lo, I will make [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471], and despised [0959] among men [0120].
16 Thy terribleness [08606] hath deceived [05377] thee, and the pride [02087] of thine heart [03820], O thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], that holdest [08610] the height [04791] of the hill [01389]: though thou shouldest make thy nest [07064] as high [01361] as the eagle [05404], I will bring thee down [03381] from thence, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
17 Also Edom [0123] shall be a desolation [08047]: every one that goeth [05674] by it shall be astonished [08074], and shall hiss [08319] at all the plagues [04347] thereof.
18 As in the overthrow [04114] of Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [0559] the LORD [03068], no man [0376] shall abide [03427] there, neither shall a son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
7 Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]?
8 Flee [05127] ye, turn back [06437], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O inhabitants [03427] of Dedan [01719]; for I will bring [0935] the calamity [0343] of Esau [06215] upon him, the time [06256] that I will visit [06485] him.
9 If grapegatherers [01219] come [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some gleaning grapes [05955]? if thieves [01590] by night [03915], they will destroy [07843] till they have enough [01767].
10 But I have made Esau [06215] bare [02834], I have uncovered [01540] his secret places [04565], and he shall not be able [03201] to hide [02247] himself: his seed [02233] is spoiled [07703], and his brethren [0251], and his neighbours [07934], and he is not.
11 Leave [05800] thy fatherless children [03490], I will preserve them alive [02421]; and let thy widows [0490] trust [0982] in me.
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
1 The vision [02377] of Obadiah [05662]. Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] concerning Edom [0123]; We have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] among the heathen [01471], Arise [06965] ye, and let us rise up [06965] against her in battle [04421].
2 Behold, I have made [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471]: thou art greatly [03966] despised [0959].
3 The pride [02087] of thine heart [03820] hath deceived [05377] thee, thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], whose habitation [03427] is high [04791]; that saith [0559] in his heart [03820], Who shall bring me down [03381] to the ground [0776]?
4 Though thou exalt [01361] thyself as the eagle [05404], and though thou set [07760] thy nest [07064] among the stars [03556], thence will I bring thee down [03381], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
5 If thieves [01590] came [0935] to thee, if robbers [07703] by night [03915], (how art thou cut off [01820] would they not have stolen [01589] till they had enough [01767]? if the grapegatherers [01219] came [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some grapes [05955]?
6 How are the things of Esau [06215] searched out [02664] ! how are his hidden [04710] things sought up [01158] !
7 All the men [0582] of thy confederacy [01285] have brought [07971] thee even to the border [01366]: the men [0582] that were at peace [07965] with thee have deceived [05377] thee, and prevailed [03201] against thee; they that eat thy bread [03899] have laid [07760] a wound [04204] under thee: there is none understanding [08394] in him.
8 Shall I not in that day [03117], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], even destroy [06] the wise [02450] men out of Edom [0123], and understanding [08394] out of the mount [02022] of Esau [06215]?
9 And thy mighty [01368] men, O Teman [08487], shall be dismayed [02865], to the end that every one [0376] of the mount [02022] of Esau [06215] may be cut off [03772] by slaughter [06993].
19 Behold, he shall come up [05927] like a lion [0738] from the swelling [01347] of Jordan [03383] against the habitation [05116] of the strong [0386]: but I will suddenly [07280] make him run away [07323] from her: and who is a chosen [0977] man, that I may appoint [06485] over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time [03259]? and who is that shepherd [07462] that will stand [05975] before [06440] me?
20 Therefore hear [08085] the counsel [06098] of the LORD [03068], that he hath taken [03289] against Edom [0123]; and his purposes [04284], that he hath purposed [02803] against the inhabitants [03427] of Teman [08487]: Surely the least [06810] of the flock [06629] shall draw them out [05498]: surely he shall make their habitations [05116] desolate [08074] with them.
21 The earth [0776] is moved [07493] at the noise [06963] of their fall [05307], at the cry [06818] the noise [06963] thereof was heard [08085] in the Red [05488] sea [03220].
22 Behold, he shall come up [05927] and fly [01675] as the eagle [05404], and spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Bozrah [01224]: and at that day [03117] shall the heart [03820] of the mighty men [01368] of Edom [0123] be as the heart [03820] of a woman [0802] in her pangs [06887].
14 I have heard [08085] a rumour [08052] from the LORD [03068], and an ambassador [06735] is sent [07971] unto the heathen [01471], saying, Gather ye together [06908], and come [0935] against her, and rise up [06965] to the battle [04421].
15 For, lo, I will make [05414] thee small [06996] among the heathen [01471], and despised [0959] among men [0120].
16 Thy terribleness [08606] hath deceived [05377] thee, and the pride [02087] of thine heart [03820], O thou that dwellest [07931] in the clefts [02288] of the rock [05553], that holdest [08610] the height [04791] of the hill [01389]: though thou shouldest make thy nest [07064] as high [01361] as the eagle [05404], I will bring thee down [03381] from thence, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
17 Also Edom [0123] shall be a desolation [08047]: every one that goeth [05674] by it shall be astonished [08074], and shall hiss [08319] at all the plagues [04347] thereof.
18 As in the overthrow [04114] of Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [0559] the LORD [03068], no man [0376] shall abide [03427] there, neither shall a son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
7 Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]?
8 Flee [05127] ye, turn back [06437], dwell [03427] deep [06009], O inhabitants [03427] of Dedan [01719]; for I will bring [0935] the calamity [0343] of Esau [06215] upon him, the time [06256] that I will visit [06485] him.
9 If grapegatherers [01219] come [0935] to thee, would they not leave [07604] some gleaning grapes [05955]? if thieves [01590] by night [03915], they will destroy [07843] till they have enough [01767].
10 But I have made Esau [06215] bare [02834], I have uncovered [01540] his secret places [04565], and he shall not be able [03201] to hide [02247] himself: his seed [02233] is spoiled [07703], and his brethren [0251], and his neighbours [07934], and he is not.
11 Leave [05800] thy fatherless children [03490], I will preserve them alive [02421]; and let thy widows [0490] trust [0982] in me.
12 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
13 For I have sworn [07650] by myself, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that Bozrah [01224] shall become a desolation [08047], a reproach [02781], a waste [02721], and a curse [07045]; and all the cities [05892] thereof shall be perpetual [05769] wastes [02723].
12 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Because that Edom [0123] hath dealt [06213] against the house [01004] of Judah [03063] by taking [05358] vengeance [05359], and hath greatly [0816] offended [0816], and revenged [05358] himself upon them;
18 And Edom [0123] shall be a possession [03424], Seir [08165] also shall be a possession [03424] for his enemies [0341]; and Israel [03478] shall do [06213] valiantly [02428].
4 And command [06680] thou the people [05971], saying [0559], Ye are to pass [05674] through the coast [01366] of your brethren [0251] the children [01121] of Esau [06215], which dwell [03427] in Seir [08165]; and they shall be afraid [03372] of you: take ye good [03966] heed [08104] unto yourselves therefore:
11 In that day [03117] will I raise up [06965] the tabernacle [05521] of David [01732] that is fallen [05307], and close up [01443] the breaches [06556] thereof; and I will raise up [06965] his ruins [02034], and I will build [01129] it as in the days [03117] of old [05769]:
12 That they may possess [03423] the remnant [07611] of Edom [0123], and of all the heathen [01471], which are called [07121] by my name [08034], saith [05002] the LORD [03068] that doeth [06213] this.
19 Egypt [04714] shall be a desolation [08077], and Edom [0123] shall be a desolate [08077] wilderness [04057], for the violence [02555] against the children [01121] of Judah [03063], because they have shed [08210] innocent [05355] blood [01818] in their land [0776].
12 Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Because that Edom [0123] hath dealt [06213] against the house [01004] of Judah [03063] by taking [05358] vengeance [05359], and hath greatly [0816] offended [0816], and revenged [05358] himself upon them;
13 Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; I will also stretch out [05186] mine hand [03027] upon Edom [0123], and will cut off [03772] man [0120] and beast [0929] from it; and I will make [05414] it desolate [02723] from Teman [08487]; and they of Dedan [01719] shall fall [05307] by the sword [02719].
14 And I will lay [05414] my vengeance [05360] upon Edom [0123] by the hand [03027] of my people [05971] Israel [03478]: and they shall do [06213] in Edom [0123] according to mine anger [0639] and according to my fury [02534]; and they shall know [03045] my vengeance [05360], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].
17 And Amaziah [0558] the son [01121] of Joash [03101] king [04428] of Judah [03063] lived [02421] after [0310] the death [04194] of Jehoash [03060] son [01121] of Jehoahaz [03059] king [04428] of Israel [03478] fifteen [02568] [06240] years [08141].
14 And he put [07760] garrisons [05333] in Edom [0123]; throughout all Edom [0123] put [07760] he garrisons [05333], and all they of Edom [0123] became David's [01732] servants [05650]. And the LORD [03068] preserved [03467] David [01732] whithersoever he went [01980].
47 So Saul [07586] took [03920] the kingdom [04410] over Israel [03478], and fought [03898] against all his enemies [0341] on every side [05439], against Moab [04124], and against the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], and against Edom [0123], and against the kings [04428] of Zobah [06678], and against the Philistines [06430]: and whithersoever he turned [06437] himself, he vexed [07561] them.