“Behold, I am going to bring (A)terror upon you,”
Declares the Lord [a]God of hosts,
“From all directions around you;
And each of you will be (B)driven out [b]headlong,
With no one to gather the (C)fugitives together.
“But afterward I will (D)restore
The [c]fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”
Declares the Lord.

Prophecy against Edom

Concerning (E)Edom.
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Is there no longer any (F)wisdom in (G)Teman?
Has good counsel been lost to the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Jeremiah 49:5 Lit before him
  3. Jeremiah 49:6 Or captivity