17 “Edom will become an (A)object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will (B)hiss at all its wounds. 18 Like the (C)overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “(D)no one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it. 19 (E)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the [a](F)thickets of the Jordan against [b]a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is (G)chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is (H)like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd (I)who can stand against Me?”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:19 Lit pride
  2. Jeremiah 49:19 Or an enduring habitation

17 “Edom will become an object of horror;(A)
    all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff
    because of all its wounds.(B)
18 As Sodom(C) and Gomorrah(D) were overthrown,
    along with their neighboring towns,”
says the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
    no people will dwell(E) in it.

19 “Like a lion(F) coming up from Jordan’s thickets(G)
    to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Edom from its land in an instant.
    Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?
Who is like(H) me and who can challenge me?(I)
    And what shepherd(J) can stand against me?”

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