Therefore, says the Sovereign Lord, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out its people and animals with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

From Teman ... - Or “from Teman” even to “Dedan,” “shall they fall.” Teman and Dedan were districts (not cities), the former in the south ([…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

From Teman; and they of Dedan. —Teman (a word meaning south) was a southern district of Edom ([Reference Jeremiah 49:20-2…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because of such base and barbarous usage, from a people that were originally brethren: …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Though one event may seem to befall both the righteous and the wicked, it is vastly different for them.

Those who glory in any other defense…