Jeremiah 49:13-22

13For I have 1sworn by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that 2Bozrah will become an 3object of horror, a disgrace, a wasteland, and a curse; and all its cities will become permanent ruins.”

14I have 4heard a message from the Lord, And a 5messenger is being sent among the nations, saying, “6Gather yourselves together and come against her, And rise up for battle!”15“For behold, I have made you small among the nations, Despised among people.16As for the terror you cause, The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, You who live in the clefts of 7the 8rock, Who occupy the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as 9high as an eagle’s, I will 10bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.

17“Edom will become an 11object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will 1213hiss at all its wounds. 18Like the 14overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “15no one will live there, nor will 16anyone of mankind reside in it. 1917Behold, one will come up like a lion from the 18thicket of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will chase him away from it, and I will appoint over it whoever is 19chosen. For who is 20like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd 21who can stand against Me?”

20Therefore hear the 22plan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has in mind against the inhabitants of Teman: they will certainly drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; He will certainly make their pasture 23desolate because of them. 21The 24earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the 25Red Sea. 22Behold, 26He will mount up and 27swoop like an eagle, and spread out His wings 28against Bozrah; and the 29hearts of the warriors of Edom on that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.