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All its towns and villages will be desolate forever.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a> For I have sworn by myself, declares the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a> For I have sworn by Myself,” says the LORD, “that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual wastes.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For I have sworn by Myself,” declares the LORD, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror, a disgrace, a wasteland, and a curse; and all its cities will become permanent ruins.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For I have sworn by Myself,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220that Bozrah will become an object of horror, a reproach, a ruin and a curse; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For I have sworn by Myself,” declares the LORD, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror, a reproach, a ruin and a curse; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For I have sworn by Myself,” declares Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror, a reproach, a ruin, and an imprecation; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For I have sworn [an oath] by Myself,” says the LORD, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror, a reproach, a ruin, and a curse; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For by myself I have sworn” —this is the LORD’s declaration—“Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and an example for cursing, and all its surrounding cities will become ruins forever.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For by Myself I have sworn"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration—"Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will become ruins forever.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a> For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I, the LORD, swear in my own name that your city of Bozrah and all your towns will suffer a horrible fate. They will lie in ruins forever, and people will use the name "Bozrah" as a curse word. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a> For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I take an oath on myself, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a pile of rubble. It will become something horrifying, ridiculed, ruined, and cursed. All its cities will lie in ruins permanently. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a> I myself have sworn that the city of Bozrah will become a horrifying sight and a desert; people will make fun of it and use its name as a curse. All the nearby villages will be in ruins forever. I, the LORD, have spoken." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a> Indeed, I've sworn by myself," declares the LORD, "that Bozrah will become an object of horror and scorn, a waste, and an object of ridicule. All her towns will become perpetual ruins." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a> For I solemnly swear," says the LORD, "that Bozrah will become a pile of ruins. It will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example to be used in curses. All the towns around it will lie in ruins forever." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For I have sworn by myself,' says the LORD, 'that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all its cities shall be perpetual wastes.'" <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes. <a href="/web/jeremiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a> For I have sworn by myself,” says Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. All its cities will be perpetual wastes.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For I have sworn by Myself, "" A declaration of YHWH, "" That for a desolation, for a reproach, "" For a dry place, and for a reviling—is Bozrah, "" And all her cities are for continuous ruins. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For, by Myself, I have sworn, An affirmation of Jehovah, That for a desolation, for a reproach, For a waste, and for a reviling -- is Bozrah, And all her cities are for wastes age-during. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For by myself did I swear, says Jehovah, that Bozrah shall be for a desolation, for a reproach, and for a waste, and for a curse; and all her cities shall be for wastes forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bosra shall become a desolation, and a reproach, and a desert, and a curse: and all her cities shall be everlasting wastes. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah will be a desolation, and a disgrace, and a wasteland, and a curse. And all her cities will be a perpetual wilderness. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a> By myself I have sworn—oracle of the LORD—Bozrah shall become an object of horror, a disgrace, a desolation, and a curse. Bozrah and all its cities shall become ruins forever. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For by myself I have sworn, says the LORD, that Bozrah shall become an object of horror and ridicule, a waste, and an object of cursing; and all her towns shall be perpetual wastes.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For I have sworn by myself, says the LORD, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a desolation, a reproach, and a curse; and all its cities shall become perpetual wastes. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because by myself I have sworn, says LORD JEHOVAH: “Butsar will be for astonishment and for desolation and for reproach and for a curse, and all his cities shall be for desolation to eternity”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For I have sworn by Myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> for by myself I have sworn, saith the Lord, that thou shalt be in the midst of her an impassable land, and a reproach, and a curse; and all her cities shall be desert for ever. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14873" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">The Judgment on Edom</a> …12For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too. 13<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">by Myself</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">I have sworn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1224.htm" title="1224: ḇā·ṣə·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Bozrah -- fortress, a city in Edom, also one in Moab. The same as botsrah; Botsrah, a place in Edom.">Bozrah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">a desolation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: lə·ḥer·pāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">a disgrace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2721.htm" title="2721: lə·ḥō·reḇ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Dryness, drought, heat. A collaterally form of chereb; drought or desolation.">a ruin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7045.htm" title="7045: wə·liq·lā·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A curse. From qalal; vilification.">and a curse,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·re·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">her cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·ye·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-fpc) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">in ruins</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.”</a> 14I have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent to the nations: “Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-4</a> This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ... <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-10</a> When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / 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. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ... <a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3-4</a> but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever. <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a> And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ... <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Jeremiah 50:13-15</a> Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds. / Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD. / Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her. <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> 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.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” <a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a> This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.” <a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">Ezekiel 35:1-9</a> Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. ... <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a> So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins. <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a> Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!” <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1-4</a> Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. / The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. ... <a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a> So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a> See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For I have sworn by myself, said the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.I have<a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Jeremiah 44:26</a> Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth.<a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16</a> And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:<a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Isaiah 45:23</a> I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.Bozrah<a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Jeremiah 49:22</a> 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.<a href="/genesis/36-33.htm">Genesis 36:33</a> And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.<a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.a desolation<a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Jeremiah 49:17,18</a> Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof… <a href="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Isaiah 34:9-15</a> And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch… <a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm">Ezekiel 25:13,14</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm">Bozrah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Bozrah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-26.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-7.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-61.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 49</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">The judgment of the Ammonites</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Their restoration</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">The judgment of Edom</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">of Damascus</a> 28. <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">of Kedar</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">of Hazor</a> 34. <a href="/jeremiah/49-34.htm">and of Elam</a> 39. <a href="/jeremiah/49-39.htm">The restoration of Elam</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, an oath sworn by oneself, especially by God, indicated an unbreakable promise. This reflects God's sovereignty and His ultimate authority. The use of "declares the LORD" underscores the divine origin of the message, affirming that it is not merely a human prediction but a divine decree. This is reminiscent of other instances where God swears by Himself, such as in <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16</a> and <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13</a>, highlighting the unchangeable nature of His promises.that Bozrah will become a desolation Bozrah was a major city in Edom, a nation often in conflict with Israel. The prophecy of desolation indicates complete destruction and abandonment. Historically, Edom was known for its pride and hostility towards Israel, as seen in <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a>. The desolation of Bozrah serves as a judgment against Edom's arrogance and betrayal. Archaeological evidence suggests that Bozrah was a significant urban center, making its desolation a powerful symbol of divine judgment.a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse These terms collectively emphasize the totality of the judgment. "Disgrace" indicates a loss of honor and respect, "ruin" suggests physical destruction, and "curse" implies divine disfavor. This triad of terms is often used in prophetic literature to convey the severity of God's judgment. The language echoes the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> for disobedience to God's covenant, reinforcing the idea that Edom's fate is a result of its actions against God's people.and all her cities will be in ruins forever The phrase "in ruins forever" suggests a permanent state of destruction, indicating that Edom's cities will not be rebuilt. This eternal aspect of the prophecy highlights the finality of God's judgment. Historically, Edom was eventually conquered and absorbed by other nations, fulfilling this prophecy. The mention of "all her cities" suggests that the judgment is comprehensive, affecting the entire nation. This can be seen as a type of the ultimate judgment that will come upon all nations that oppose God's will, as described in <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through the prophet Jeremiah. He is the one making the declaration and oath. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet through whom God delivers His message. Jeremiah is known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of nations. 3. <a href="/topical/b/bozrah.htm">Bozrah</a> A city in Edom, representing the Edomite nation. It is significant as a center of power and wealth, which God declares will be destroyed. 4. <a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a> A nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother. Historically, Edom had a contentious relationship with Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/d/desolation_and_ruin.htm">Desolation and Ruin</a> The events prophesied by God concerning Bozrah and its cities, indicating complete destruction and abandonment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> God's oath by Himself underscores the certainty and seriousness of His pronouncements. As believers, we must recognize that God's judgments are sure and righteous. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_enmity.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Enmity</a> Edom's downfall serves as a warning against pride and hostility towards God's people. We should examine our hearts for any pride or animosity that might lead to spiritual ruin. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The prophecy against Bozrah reminds us of God's control over all nations. In a world of political turmoil, we can trust in God's ultimate authority and justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> While the prophecy is one of destruction, it also serves as a call to repentance. We should be quick to turn from sin and seek God's mercy. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_restoration.htm">The Hope of Restoration</a> Although this passage focuses on judgment, the broader account of Scripture includes restoration for those who turn to God. We should hold onto hope and encourage others to seek reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 49</a> <a href="/q/what_is_bozrah's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Bozrah's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_edom's_judgment_in_isaiah.htm">Does Isaiah 34:5–6 have any historical or archaeological evidence to support its portrayal of Edom’s judgment? </a> <a href="/q/why_doesn't_edom's_desolation_match_history.htm">(Jeremiah 49:7–22) Why does the foretold permanent desolation of Edom not seem to match evidence of later settlements and Edomite culture? </a> <a href="/q/how_is_rabbah's_desolation_prophecy_true.htm">(Jeremiah 49:2) How can the prophecy that Rabbah of the Ammonites would become a desolate heap be reconciled with ongoing habitation and archaeological finds in the region?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) Bozrah.--This, as in <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm" title="The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.">Isaiah 34:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm" title="Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.">Isaiah 63:1</a>, was one of the chief cities of Edom, probably identical with the modern El-Busaireh, half-way between Petra and the Dead Sea.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Bozrah. This seems to have been at one time the capital of Edom (see <a href="/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1</a>). It was a hill city (comp. on ver. 16); a village called Busaira (i.e. little Bozrah) now stands among its ruins. Perpetual wastes. A phrase characteristic of Jeremiah (see also <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a>) and of the second part of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Isaiah 61:4</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction by Myself I have sworn, נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙ (niš·ba‘·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Bozrah בָצְרָ֑ה (ḇā·ṣə·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1224.htm">Strong's 1224: </a> Bozrah -- 'fortress', a city in Edom, also one in Moab will become תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a desolation, לְשַׁמָּ֧ה (lə·šam·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> Ruin, consternation a disgrace, לְחֶרְפָּ֛ה (lə·ḥer·pāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda a ruin, לְחֹ֥רֶב (lə·ḥō·reḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2721.htm">Strong's 2721: </a> Dryness, drought, heat and a curse, וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה (wə·liq·lā·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7045.htm">Strong's 7045: </a> Vilification and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every her cities עָרֶ֥יהָ (‘ā·re·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement will be תִהְיֶ֖ינָה (ṯih·ye·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be in ruins לְחָרְב֥וֹת (lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> Waste, desolation, ruin forever.” עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:13 For I have sworn by myself says (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>