Verse 20

Jeremiah 49:20

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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20 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, which he hath taken concerning Edom: and his thoughts which he hath thought concerning the inhabitants of Theman: surely the little ones of the flock shall cast them down, of a truth they shall destroy them with their habitation.

Original Language Text

hebrew

לָ/כֵ֞ן שִׁמְע֣וּ עֲצַת יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָעַץ֙ אֶל אֱד֔וֹם וּ/מַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔י/ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָשַׁ֖ב אֶל יֹשְׁבֵ֣י תֵימָ֑ן אִם לֹ֤א יִסְחָבוּ/ם֙ צְעִירֵ֣י הַ/צֹּ֔אן אִם לֹ֥א יַשִּׁ֛ים עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם נְוֵ/הֶֽם

English Translation

Therefore, listen to the counsel of the LORD that He has advised concerning Edom and the thoughts that He has thought concerning the inhabitants of Teman. If the young of the flock will not be dragged away, if He will not lay upon them their pasture.

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Chapter 49 Context

1 Against the children of Ammon. Thus saith the Lord: Hath Israel no sons? or hath he no heir? Why the... Focus ↗

2 Therefore behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will cause the noise of war to be heard in Rab... Focus ↗

3 Howl, O Hesebon, for Hai is wasted. Cry, ye daughters of Rabbath, gird yourselves with haircloth: mo... Focus ↗

4 Why gloriest thou in the valleys? thy valley hath flowed away, O delicate daughter, that hast truste... Focus ↗

5 Behold I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God (Elohim) of hosts, from all that are round... Focus ↗

6 And afterwards I will cause the captives of the children of Ammon to return, saith the Lord. Focus ↗

7 Against Edom. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Theman? counsel is perished from he... Focus ↗

8 Flee and turn your backs, go down into the deep hole, ye inhabitants of Dedan: for I have brought th... Focus ↗

9 If grapegatherers had come to thee, would they not have left a bunch? if thieves in the night, they... Focus ↗

10 But I have made Esau bare, I have revealed his secrets, and he cannot be hid: his seed is laid waste... Focus ↗

11 Leave thy fatherless children: I will make them live: and thy widows shall hope in me. Focus ↗

12 For thus saith the Lord: Behold they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup, shall certainly dri... Focus ↗

13 For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bosra shall become a desolation, and a reproach, an... Focus ↗

14 I have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent to the nations: Gather yourselves tog... Focus ↗

15 For behold I have made thee a little one among the nations, despicable among men. Focus ↗

16 Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of... Focus ↗

17 And Edom shall be desolate: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss at... Focus ↗

18 As Sodom was overthrown and Gomorrha, and the neighbours thereof, saith the Lord: there shall not a... Focus ↗

19 Behold one shall come up as a lion from the swelling of the Jordan, against the strong and beautiful... Focus ↗

20 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, which he hath taken concerning Edom: and his thoughts whi...

21 The earth is moved at the noise of their fall: the cry of their voice is heard in the Red Sea. Focus ↗

22 Behold he shall come up as an eagle, and fly: and he shall spread his wings over Bosra: and in that... Focus ↗

23 Against Damascus. Emath is confounded and Arphad: for they have heard very bad tidings, they are tro... Focus ↗

24 Damascus is undone, she is put to flight, trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have tak... Focus ↗

25 How have they forsaken the city of renown, the city of joy ! Focus ↗

26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets: and all the men of war shall be silent in that da... Focus ↗

27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, rind it shall devour the strong holds of Benadad. Focus ↗

28 Against Cedar and against the kingdoms of Asor, which Nabuchodonouor king of Babylon destroyed. Thus... Focus ↗

29 They shall take their tents, and their flocks: and shall carry off for themselves their curtains, an... Focus ↗

30 Flee ye, get away speedily, sit in deep holes, you that inhabit Asur, saith the Lord: for Nabuchodon... Focus ↗

31 Arise, and so up to a nation that is at ease, and that dwelleth securely, saith the Lord: they have... Focus ↗

32 And their camels shall be for a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle for a booty, and I will sca... Focus ↗

33 And Asor shall be a habitation for dragons, desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, nor son of... Focus ↗

34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign o... Focus ↗

35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will break the bow of Elam, and their chief strength. Focus ↗

36 And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the fear quarters of heaven: and I will scatter them... Focus ↗

37 And I will cause Elam to be afraid before their enemies, and in the sight of them that seek their li... Focus ↗

38 And I will set my throne in Elam, and destroy kings and princes from thence, saith the Lord. Focus ↗

39 But in the latter days I will cause the captives of Elam, to return, saith the Lord. Focus ↗

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Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 49 (39 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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