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.

I will bring terror on you
    from all those around you,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
“Every one of you will be driven away,
    and no one will gather the fugitives.(A)

“Yet afterward, I will restore(B) the fortunes of the Ammonites,”
declares the Lord.

A Message About Edom(C)(D)

Concerning Edom:(E)

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?(F)
    Has counsel perished from the prudent?
    Has their wisdom decayed?

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