Jeremiah 49:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.”
Jeremiah 49:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 49:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 49:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh, that he has taken against Edom, and his purposes that he has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they will drag them away, the little ones of the flock. Surely he will make their habitation desolate over them.”
Jeremiah 49:20 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 49:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them. ”
Jeremiah 49:20 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 49:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore, hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, That He hath counselled concerning Edom, And His devices that He hath devised Concerning the inhabitants of Teman: Drag them out do not little ones of the flock, Make desolate over them doth he not their habitation?”
Jeremiah 49:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 49:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore hear the counsel of Jehovah, which he hath taken against Edom, and his purposes which he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: The little ones of the flock shall certainly draw them away; he shall certainly make their habitation desolate for them. ”
Jeremiah 49:20 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 49:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore heare the counsell of the Lord that hee hath deuised against Edom, and his purpose that hee hath conceiued against the inhabitants of Teman: surely the least of the flocke shall drawe them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.”
Jeremiah 49:20 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 49:20 in Context — Jeremiah 49
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.
19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
20 Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
21 The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
What Does Jeremiah 49:20 Mean?
Jeremiah 49:20 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 49. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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