Jeremiah 49:13

Jeremiah 49:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
• New International Version (NIV)I swear by myself,” declares the Lord, “that Bozrah will become a ruin and a curse, an object of horror and reproach; and all its towns will be in ruins forever.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I have sworn by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I have sworn by Myself,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual wastes.”

Context of Jeremiah 49:13

11Leave your orphans behind, I will keep them alive; And let your widows trust in Me.” 12For 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. 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.” 14I 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.

Jeremiah 49:13 word by word

כִּ֣י בִ֤י נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־לְשַׁמָּ֧ה לְחֶרְפָּ֛ה לְחֹ֥רֶב וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה בָצְרָ֑ה וְכָל־עָרֶ֥יהָ תִהְיֶ֖ינָה לְחָרְב֥וֹת עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• by Myself,” declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Bozrahבׇּצְרָהbotsrâh · BozrahH1224
• will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• objectשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: destroyedH8047
• a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• a ruinחֹ֫רֶבchôreb · desolationH2721
• and a curseקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• its citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• perpetualעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• ruinsחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:13

• Jeremiah 44:26Nevertheless hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt, ‘Behold, I have sworn by My great name,’ says the Lord, ‘never shall My name be invoked again by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord God lives.”
• Genesis 22:16and said, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,
• Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by Myself, The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.
• Ezekiel 35:11therefore as I live,” declares the Lord God, “I will deal with you according to your anger and according to your envy which you showed because of your hatred against them; so I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.
• Amos 6:8The Lord God has sworn by Himself, the Lord God of hosts has declared: “I loathe the arrogance of Jacob, And detest his citadels; Therefore I will deliver up the city and all it contains.”
• Jeremiah 49:22Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
• Genesis 36:33Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.
• Isaiah 34:6The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah, This One who is majestic in His apparel, Marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
• Amos 1:12So I will send fire upon Teman And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
• Jeremiah 49:17“Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss at all its wounds.
• Isaiah 34:9Its streams will be turned into pitch, And its loose earth into brimstone, And its land will become burning pitch.
• Ezekiel 25:13therefore thus says the Lord God, “I will also stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off man and beast from it. And I will lay it waste; from Teman even to Dedan they will fall by the sword.
• Ezekiel 35:2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it
• Joel 3:19Egypt will become a waste, And Edom will become a desolate wilderness, Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, In whose land they have shed innocent blood.
• Obadiah 1:18Then the house of Jacob will be a fire And the house of Joseph a flame; But the house of Esau will be as stubble. And they will set them on fire and consume them, So that there will be no survivor of the house of Esau,” For the Lord has spoken.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Bozrah shall become a desolation - Bozrah, a city of Idumea, is here put for the whole country.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-22Verses 7-22 Edom stretched along the south of Judah from the border of Moab on the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and the Arabian deserts, and held the same relation to Judah which Moab held toward the kingdom of Israel. Although expressly reserved from attack by Moses Deuteronomy 2:5, a long feud caused the Edomites to cherish so bitter an enmity against Judah, that they exulted with cruel joy over the capture of Jerusalem by the Chaldaeans, and showed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-22Verses 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Bozrah was a fortress on a high, steep rock, but nowhere in Edom was safe.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Bozrah--(See on Jr 48:24).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:13

• Bozrah
• Edomites
• Oath

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings