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 e they will drag them off , even the little ones of the flock ; surely e He will make their pasture desolate because of them. 21 The earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall . There is an outcry ! The noise of it has been heard at the Red e Sea .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 49:19-21
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.