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Jeremiah 49:8

World English Bible

Flee! Turn back!
Dwell in the depths, inhabitants of Dedan;
for I will bring the calamity of Esau on him when I visit him.

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Jeremiah 49:8 in other translations

Flee ye, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I shall visit him.

Jeremiah 49:8 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 49:8 in context

  1. 6“But afterward I will reverse the captivity of the children of Ammon,”
    says Yahweh.
  2. 7Of Edom, Yahweh of Armies says:
    “Is wisdom no more in Teman?
    Has counsel perished from the prudent?
    Has their wisdom vanished?
  3. 8Flee! Turn back!
    Dwell in the depths, inhabitants of Dedan;
    for I will bring the calamity of Esau on him when I visit him.
  4. 9If grape gatherers came to you,
    would they not leave some gleaning grapes?
    If thieves came by night,
    wouldn’t they steal until they had enough?
  5. 10But I have made Esau bare,
    I have uncovered his secret places,
    and he will not be able to hide himself.
    His offspring is destroyed,
    with his brothers and his neighbors;
    and he is no more.