Jeremiah 49:19 meaning and explanation

Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”

Jeremiah 49:19, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 49:19 comes in the oracle against Edom, the descendants of Esau who lived in the rocky highlands south of Judah. The LORD is speaking through the prophet Jeremiah, describing the coming judgment on Edom through a human conqueror, historically Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar.

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