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 e they will drag them off , even the little ones of the flock ; surely e He will make their pasture desolate because of them.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 49:20
Commentary on Jeremiah 49:7-22
(Read Jeremiah 49:7-22)
The Edomites were old enemies to the Israel of God. But their day is now at hand; it is foretold, not only to warn them, but for the sake of the Israel of God, whose afflictions were aggravated by them. Thus Divine judgments go round from nation to nation; the earth is full of commotion, and nothing can escape the ministers of Divine vengeance. The righteousness of God is to be observed amidst the violence of men.