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19 (A)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the [a](B)thickets of the Jordan against an enduring pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is (C)chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is (D)like Me, and who will [b]summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd (E)who can stand against Me?”

20 Therefore hear the (F)counsel of Yahweh which He has counseled against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture (G)desolate because of them. 21 The (H)earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the [c]Red Sea.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:19 Lit pride
  2. Jeremiah 49:19 Or cause Me to testify, cf. Job 9:19
  3. Jeremiah 49:21 Lit Sea of Reeds