Jeremiah 49:23

"Behold, he will come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah. The heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs."

Key Reflection

This passage symbolizes the swift and powerful judgment that will come upon the city of Bozrah, represented by the eagle's sudden and forceful ascent. The fear it instills is so intense that even the bravest Edomites will experience a paralyzing dread akin to the pain of childbirth.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Though the superscription is confined to Damascus, the prophecy relates to the whole of Aram, called by us Syria, which was divided into two parts, the northern, of which Hamath was the capital, and the southeastern, belonging to Damascus. Hamath is confounded -Or, is ashamed. For Hamath seeIsaiah 10:9note. Arpad lay about fourteen miles north of Aleppo, at a place now called Tel Erfad. Fainthearted -The sinews are relaxed unknit, through terror. There is sorrow on the sea -In the sea.

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