Lux Domini

Jeremiah  49:8

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.

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Interpretation

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 Israel of God, whose afflictions were aggravated by them.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 49:7-8.

Jeremiah 49:7 Jeremiah 49:8

Glossary

Edom Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Buseira.
Dedan Place
A rose, an island to the south of the western extremity of Asia Minor, between Coos and Patara, about 46 miles long and 18 miles broad. Modern identification: Al Khuraybah.