Jeremiah 49:6-8

New Catholic Bible

⁶But afterward, says the Lord,
I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites.

Against Edom.^[a] ⁷In regard to Edom, thus says the Lord of hosts:

Can wisdom no longer be found in Teman?
    Has counsel ceased to exist in the prudent?
    Has their wisdom become a thing of the past?
⁸Turn away and flee, O inhabitants of Dedan;
    seek refuge in remote locales.
For I will inflict retribution on Esau
    when I decide upon the time to punish him.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 49:7 Entrenched as it was on rocky summits, the land of Edom, with its two districts, Teman and Dedan, may have thought itself sheltered. It was also a country of wise men (see Job 15:17-19). The people were descended from Esau, brother of Jacob (see Gen 26), and had engaged in continual quarrels and conflicts with the Hebrews; this hostile brother had struck Israel in the back and had shown itself especially hateful at the time when Jerusalem was in ruins (see Ezek 25:12-14; 35:15).

Jeremiah 49:6-8

New International Version

⁶“Yet afterward, I will restore^(A) the fortunes of the Ammonites,”
declares the Lord.

A Message About Edom^(B)^(C)

⁷Concerning Edom:^(D)

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?^(E)
    Has counsel perished from the prudent?
    Has their wisdom decayed?
⁸Turn and flee, hide in deep caves,^(F)
    you who live in Dedan,^(G)
for I will bring disaster on Esau
    at the time when I punish him.