As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
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Gill's Exposition
As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah,.... Which was so sudden and general, that nothing was left, or any spared; so should it be with Edom:
and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord; the…
Edom stretched along the south of Judah from the border of Moab on the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and the Arabian deserts, and held the same relation to Judah which Moab held toward the kingdom of…
The Edomites come next to receive their doom from God, by the mouth of Jeremiah: they also were old enemies to the Israel of God; but their day will come to be reckoned with, and it is now at hand,…
Cambridge Bible
Sodom and Gomorrah The comparison appears to be taken from Deu 29:23, where the neighbour cities are mentioned by name (Admahand Zeboiim). See Gen 10:19; Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8; Deu 29:23. The v. recurs…
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