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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)For I have sworn by my own name,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever.”

Context of Jeremiah 49:13

11‘Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive. Your widows too can depend on me.’ ” 12This is what the Lord says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, why should you go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, but must drink it. 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.” 14I have heard a message from the Lord; an envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Assemble yourselves to attack it! Rise up for battle!” 15“Now I will make you small among the nations, despised by mankind.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I have swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• by myself, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that Bozrahבׇּצְרָהbotsrâh · BozrahH1224
• shall become a desolationשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: appalledH8047
• a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• a wasteחֹ֫רֶבchôreb · desolationH2721
• and a curseקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
• and all the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• thereof shall be perpetualעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• wastesחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:13

• Jeremiah 44:26But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt: ‘I swear by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign Lord lives.”
• Genesis 22:16and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
• Isaiah 45:23By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear.
• Ezekiel 35:11therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will treat you in accordance with the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.
• Amos 6:8The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself—the Lord God Almighty declares: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
• Jeremiah 49:22Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
• Genesis 36:33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
• Isaiah 34:6The sword of the Lord is bathed in blood, it is covered with fat— the blood of lambs and goats, fat from 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 coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, proclaiming victory, mighty to save.”
• Amos 1:12I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”
• Jeremiah 49:17“Edom will become an object of horror; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
• Isaiah 34:9Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch, her dust into burning sulfur; her land will become blazing pitch!
• Ezekiel 25:13therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill both man and beast. I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.
• Ezekiel 35:2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir; prophesy against it
• Joel 3:19But Egypt will be desolate, Edom a desert waste, because of violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.
• Obadiah 1:18Jacob will be a fire and Joseph a flame; Esau will be stubble, and they will set him on fire and destroy him. There will be no survivors from Esau.” 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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• Bozrah
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• Dwelling
• Edom
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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