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Jeremiah 49:17–18

17 “Edom also shall be an astonishment;

cEveryone who goes by it will be astonished

And will hiss at all its plagues.

18 dAs in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah

And their neighbors,” says the Lord,

“No one shall remain there,

Nor shall a son of man dwell in it.

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Jeremiah 49:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 “Edom will become an object of horror;

all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff

because of all its wounds.

18 As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown,

along with their neighboring towns,”

says the Lord,

“so no one will live there;

no people will dwell in it.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 “Edom shall become a horror. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters. 18 As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities were overthrown, says the Lord, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 Also Edom shall be a desolation:

Every one that goeth by it shall be astonished,

And shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah

And the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord,

No man shall abide there,

Neither shall a son of man dwell in it.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 “Edom will be an object of horror.

All who pass by will be appalled

and will gasp at the destruction they see there.

18 It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

and their neighboring towns,” says the Lord.

“No one will live there;

no one will inhabit it.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 “Edom will be destroyed.

People who pass by will be shocked to see the destroyed cities,

and they will be amazed at all her injuries.

18 Edom will be destroyed like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah

and the towns around them,” says the Lord.

“No one will live there!

No one will stay in Edom.”

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 And Edom shall become an astonishment: every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. 18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith Jehovah, no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 And Edom shall be an astonishment: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss, because of all the plagues thereof. 18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and their neighbour cities, saith Jehovah, no one shall dwell there, neither shall a son of man sojourn therein.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 “Then Edom will become something horrible. 

Everyone who passes by it will be horrified 

and hiss at all its wounds. 

18 Edom will be like Sodom, Gomorrah, and their neighboring cities 

when they were destroyed. 

No one will live there. 

No human will stay there,” says the Lord

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 “Edom will become a desolation. Everyone who passes by her will be horrified and scoff because of all her wounds. 18 As when Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the Lord, “no one will live there; no human being will even stay in it as a temporary resident.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 Edom shall become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters. 18 As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were overthrown, says the Lord, no one shall live there, nor shall anyone settle in it.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 “And Edom will become as a horror,

everyone who passes by it will be appalled,

and will hiss because of all its blows.

18 As the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah

and their neighbors,” says Yahweh,

“no one will live there,

and the son of humankind will not dwell as an alien in it.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 “People of Edom,

all those who pass by you will be shocked.

They will make fun of you

because of all of your wounds.

18 Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed.

So were the towns that were near them,”

says the Lord.

“You will be just like them.

No one will live in your land.

No one will stay there even for a short time.

Jeremiah 49:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss at all its wounds.

18 “Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “no one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it.


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