Jeremiah 49:16DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 16 of 39
"Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD."
In context
14I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, , Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
15For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, despised among men.
16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
17Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
18As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.