Behold, I will bring [a]a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, of all those that be about thee, and ye shall be scattered every man [b]right forth, and none shall gather him that fleeth.

And [c]afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon.

¶ To Edom thus saith the Lord of hosts, Is wisdom no more in [d]Teman? is counsel perished from their children? is their wisdom vanished?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:5 Signifying, that power and riches cannot prevail, when as God will execute his judgments.
  2. Jeremiah 49:5 That is, without looking back, and as everyone can find a way to escape.
  3. Jeremiah 49:6 In the time of Christ, when the Gentiles shall be called.
  4. Jeremiah 49:7 Which was a city of Edom, called by the name of Teman Eliphaz’ son, who came of Esau.

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