19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

20 Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

21 The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.

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19 “Like a lion(A) coming up from Jordan’s thickets(B)
    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(C) me and who can challenge me?(D)
    And what shepherd(E) can stand against me?”

20 Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Edom,(F)
    what he has purposed(G) against those who live in Teman:(H)
The young of the flock(I) will be dragged away;
    their pasture will be appalled at their fate.(J)
21 At the sound of their fall the earth will tremble;(K)
    their cry(L) will resound to the Red Sea.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:21 Or the Sea of Reeds