7 Concerning Edom . Thus says the Lord of hosts , "Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman ? Has good counsel been lost to the prudent ? Has their wisdom decayed ? 8 "Flee away, turn back , dwell in the depths , O inhabitants of Dedan , For I will bring the disaster of Esau upon him At the time I punish him. 9 " If grape gatherers came to you, Would they not leave gleanings ? If thieves came by night , They would destroy only until they had enough . 10 "But I have stripped Esau bare , I have uncovered his hiding places So that he will not be able to conceal himself; His offspring has been destroyed along with his relatives And his neighbors , and he is no more . 11 "Leave your orphans behind , I will keep them alive ; And let your widows trust in Me." 12 For thus says the Lord , "Behold , those who were not sentenced to drink the cup will certainly drink it, and are you the one who will be completely acquitted ? You will not be acquitted , but you will certainly drink it. 13 "For I have sworn by Myself," declares the Lord , "that Bozrah will become an object of horror , a reproach , a ruin and a curse ; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins ." 14 I have heard a message from the Lord , And an envoy is sent among the nations , saying, " Gather yourselves together and come against her, And rise up for battle !" 15 "For behold , I have made you small among the nations , Despised among men . 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.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 49:7-18
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.