Jeremiah 49:20

that ye have wrought wickedness in your hearts, when ye sent me, saying, Pray thou for us to the Lord; and according to all that the Lord shall speak to thee we will do.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

In Context

19These are the words which the Lord has spoken concerning you the remnant of Judah; Enter ye not into Egypt: and now know ye for a certainty,

21And ye have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord, with which he sent me to you.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:11The rich have become poor and hungry: 1 But they that seek the Lord diligently shall not want any good thing. Pause. 1

Isaiah 14:24Thus saith the Lord of hosts, As I have said, so it shall be: and as I have purposed, so the matter shall remain:

Jeremiah 49:13But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, that we may not hearken to the voice of the Lord;

Malachi 1:3and hated Esau, and laid waste his borders, and made his heritage as dwellings of the wilderness?

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:8-23

The Judgment of Edom. ( b. c. 595.) 7 Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? 8 Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. 9 If grape-gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. 10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret… Read the whole commentary →

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