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?
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Edom stretched along the south of Judah from the border of Moab on the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and the Arabian deserts, and held the same rel…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Like a lion from the swelling of Jordan.— Better, as in Jeremiah 12:5, the pride of Jordan—that is, the thick ju…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
The Prophet here confirms what he had said: that such would be the violence of the Chaldean army that the Idumeans would not be able to resist it. …
John Gill
JohnGill
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan
The Targum rightly interprets it of a king and hi…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The Edomites were old enemies to the Israel of God. But their day is now at hand; it is foretold, not only to warn them, but for the sake of the Is…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes