Jeremiah 49:5

49:5 I will bring terror on you from every side,”

says the Lord God who rules over all. ¹ 

“You will be scattered in every direction. ² 

No one will gather the fugitives back together.

Jeremiah 49:22

49:22 Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings,

a nation will soar up and swoop down on Bozrah.

At that time the soldiers of Edom will be as fearful

as a woman in labor.” ³ 

Jeremiah 49:24

49:24 The people of Damascus will lose heart and turn to flee.

Panic will grip them.

Pain and anguish will seize them

like a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 49:29

49:29 Their tents and their flocks will be taken away.

Their tent curtains, equipment, and camels will be carried off.

People will shout ⁴  to them,

‘Terror is all around you!’” ⁵ 

[49:5]  ¹ tn Heb “The Lord Yahweh of armies.” For an explanation of the rendering here and of the significance of this title see the study note on 2:19.

[49:5]  ² tn Heb “You will be scattered each man [straight] before him.”

[49:22]  ³ sn Compare Jer 48:40-41 for a similar prophecy about Moab. The parallelism here suggests that Bozrah, like Teman in v. 20, is a poetic equivalent for Edom.

[49:29]  ⁴ tn Or “Let their tents…be taken….Let their tent…be carried…. Let people shout….”

[49:29]  ⁵ sn This expression is a favorite theme in the book of Jeremiah. It describes the terrors of war awaiting the people of Judah and Jerusalem (6:25), the Egyptians at Carchemish (46:5), and here the Kedarites.