Jeremiah 49:13

Translations

Modern

For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”

Traditional

For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

Literal

For by Myself I have sworn,” a declaration of YHWH, “That Bozrah will become as a desolation, as a reproach, as a ruin, and as a curse, and all her cities will be as ruins forever!”

Latin

Quia per memetipsum juravi, dicit Dominus, quod in solitudinem, et in opprobrium, et in desertum, et in maledictionem erit Bosra, et omnes civitates ejus erunt in solitudines sempiternas.

Original

Hebrew

English

For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”

Notes

Jeremiah 49:13

Bozrah was a fortress on a high, steep rock, but nowhere in Edom was safe.

Jeremiah 49:12–22

The cup of judgment represented the fulfillment of the Lord's commands (see Jeremiah 25:15–17). This part clearly shows what happens after a nation drinks from that cup.

Jeremiah 49:7–22

The people of Edom were descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother (Genesis 32:3). Edom was located south of Moab, in the highlands east of the Arabah Valley. The divine Judge held every nation accountable.

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Genesis 22:16
…saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
Genesis 36:33
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
Isaiah 34:6
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Jeremiah 49:22
Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Isaiah 34:9–15
Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.
Isaiah 63:1
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Jeremiah 44:26
Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
Amos 6:8
The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
Amos 1:12
So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
Isaiah 45:23
By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
Joel 3:19
Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.
Jeremiah 49:17–18
“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

Parallels

Obadiah 1:1–14

Places

Bozrah: Capital city of Edom

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Bozrah Nations Teman (Place)

Topics

Bozrah: A City of Edom: Prophecies Concerning Edomites: Prophecies Concerning Oath: Attributed to God

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