Jeremiah 49:14–22

¹⁴I have heard a message from the Lord

that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say,

“Form a coalition against Edom,

and prepare for battle!”

¹⁵The Lord says to Edom,

“I will cut you down to size among the nations.

You will be despised by all.

¹⁶You have been deceived

by the fear you inspire in others

and by your own pride.

You live in a rock fortress

and control the mountain heights.

But even if you make your nest among the peaks with the eagles,

I will bring you crashing down,”

says the Lord.

¹⁷“Edom will be an object of horror.

All who pass by will be appalled

and will gasp at the destruction they see there.

¹⁸It 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.

¹⁹I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan,

leaping on the sheep in the pasture.

I will chase Edom from its land,

and I will appoint the leader of my choice.

For who is like me, and who can challenge me?

What ruler can oppose my will?”

²⁰Listen to the Lord’s plans against Edom

and the people of Teman.

Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep,

and their homes will be destroyed.

²¹The earth will shake with the noise of Edom’s fall,

and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea.

²²Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,

spreading his wings over Bozrah.

Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish

like a woman in labor.