Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of (A)Dedan!
For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him,
The time that I will punish him.

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23 (A)Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners;

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21 Also her mercenaries are in her midst like [a]fat bulls,
For they also are turned back,
They have fled away together.
They did not stand,
For (A)the day of their calamity had come upon them,
The time of their punishment.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:21 Lit. calves of the stall

30 “Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Hazor!” says the Lord.
“For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you,
And has conceived a plan against you.

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Proclamation Against Arabia

13 (A)The [a]burden against Arabia.

In the forest in Arabia you will lodge,
O you traveling companies (B)of Dedanites.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:13 oracle, prophecy

15 And the (A)kings of the earth, the great men, [a]the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, (B)hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:15 NU, M the commanders, the rich men,

The Great Tribulation(A)

15 (B)“Therefore when you see the (C)‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (D)(whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

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The (A)pride of your heart has deceived you,
You who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Whose habitation is high;
(B)You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’
(C)Though you ascend as high as the eagle,
And though you (D)set your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.

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The Destruction of Israel

I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said:

“Strike the [a]doorposts, that the thresholds may shake,
And (A)break them on the heads of them all.
I will slay the last of them with the sword.
(B)He who flees from them shall not get away,
And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered.

“Though(C) they dig into [b]hell,
From there My hand shall take them;
(D)Though they climb up to heaven,
From there I will bring them down;
And though they (E)hide themselves on top of Carmel,
From there I will search and take them;
Though they hide from My sight at the bottom of the sea,
From there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them;

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:1 Capitals of the pillars
  2. Amos 9:2 Or Sheol

21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of (A)Edom,
You who dwell in the land of Uz!
(B)The cup shall also pass over to you
And you shall become drunk and make yourself naked.

22 (C)The punishment of your iniquity [a]is accomplished,
O daughter of Zion;
He will no longer send you into captivity.
(D)He will punish your iniquity,
O daughter of Edom;
He will uncover your sins!

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:22 has been completed

27 Slay all her (A)bulls,
Let them go down to the slaughter.
Woe to them!
For their day has come, the time of (B)their punishment.

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32 Their camels shall be for booty,
And the multitude of their cattle for plunder.
I will (A)scatter to all winds those [a]in the farthest corners,
And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:32 Lit. cut off at the corner, Jer. 9:26; 25:23

44 “He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit,
And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the (A)snare.
For upon Moab, upon it (B)I will bring
The year of their punishment,” says the Lord.

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28 You who dwell in Moab,
Leave the cities and (A)dwell in the rock,
And be like (B)the dove which makes her nest
In the sides of the cave’s mouth.

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“Flee, save your lives!
And be like [a]the (A)juniper in the wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:6 Or Aroer, a city of Moab

Impending Destruction from the North

“O you children of Benjamin,
Gather yourselves to flee from the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
And set up a signal-fire in (A)Beth Haccerem;
(B)For disaster appears out of the north,
And great destruction.

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21 To go into the clefts of the rocks,
And into the crags of the rugged rocks,
From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

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When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people (A)hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits.

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and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, (A)the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains.

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