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Jeremiah 49:20

Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.

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ASV

Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.

KJV

Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
שִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UhearH8085 →
עֲצַת־'a.tzat-[the] plan ofH6098 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
יָעַץ֙ya.'Atzhe has plannedH3289 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
אֱד֔וֹם'e.DomEdomH123 →
וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יוu.Mach.she.vo.Tavand purposes hisH4284 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
חָשַׁ֖בcha.Shavhe has purposedH2803 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
תֵימָ֑ןtei.ManTemanH8487 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
יִסְחָבוּם֙yis.cha.Vumpeople will drag away themH5498 →
צְעִירֵ֣יtze.'i.Rei[the] young [ones] ofH6810 →
הַצֹּ֔אןha.Tzonthe flockH6629 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יַשִּׁ֛יםya.Shimhe will devastateH8074 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →
נְוֵהֶֽם׃ne.ve.Hempastureland theirH5116 →

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Jeremiah 50:45Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.Malachi 1:3–4but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?Amos 1:12So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”Judges 9:53But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.Jeremiah 37:10Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”Isaiah 14:24–27The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.Jeremiah 49:13For 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.”1 Corinthians 1:27–29But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.Acts 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.Isaiah 46:10–11I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.Jeremiah 49:17–18“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.Ephesians 1:11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,Psalms 33:11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.Zechariah 4:6So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.Job 6:19–20The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.1 Chronicles 1:36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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