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.” ¹ 

Genesis 36:33

36:33 When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

Isaiah 34:6

34:6 The Lord’s sword is dripping with blood,

it is covered ²  with fat;

it drips ³  with the blood of young rams and goats

and is covered ⁴  with the fat of rams’ kidneys.

For the Lord is holding a sacrifice ⁵  in Bozrah, ⁶ 

a bloody ⁷  slaughter in the land of Edom.

Isaiah 63:1

The Victorious Divine Warrior

63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, ⁸ 

dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? ⁹ 

Who ¹⁰  is this one wearing royal attire, ¹¹ 

who marches confidently ¹²  because of his great strength?

“It is I, the one who announces vindication,

and who is able to deliver!” ¹³ 

Amos 1:12

1:12 So I will set Teman ¹⁴  on fire;

fire ¹⁵  will consume Bozrah’s ¹⁶  fortresses.”

[49:22]  ¹ 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.

[34:6]  ² tn The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 §54.h.

[34:6]  ³ tn The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:6]  ⁴ tn The words “and is covered” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “for there is a sacrifice to the Lord.”

[34:6]  ⁶ sn The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene.

[34:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “great” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[63:1]  ⁸ sn Edom is here an archetype for the Lord’s enemies. See 34:5.

[63:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “[in] bright red garments, from Bozrah.”

[63:1]  ¹⁰ tn The interrogative particle is understood by ellipsis; note the first line of the verse.

[63:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “honored in his clothing”; KJV, ASV “glorious in his apparel.”

[63:1]  ¹² tc The Hebrew text has צָעָה (tsa’ah), which means “stoop, bend” (51:14). The translation assumes an emendation to צָעַד (tsa’ad, “march”; see BDB 858 s.v. צָעָה).

[63:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “I, [the one] speaking in vindication [or “righteousness”], great to deliver.”

[1:12]  ¹⁴ sn Teman was an important region (or perhaps city) in Edom.

[1:12]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:12]  ¹⁶ sn Bozrah was a city located in northern Edom.