Jeremiah 49:19

“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan, etc.] The Targum rightly interprets it of a king and his army, paraphrasing the words thus, “behold, a king with his army shall come up against them, as a lion comes up from the height of Jordan;” not the king of Edom that should come up against Judea, or to defend himself against those that invaded him; but Nebuchadnezzar and his army that should come up against the Edomites from the land of Judea, where Jordan was, having first subdued that; or should come with that strength, fury, and fierceness, as a lion when forced out of its covert near the river Jordan, by the overflowing of its banks, and obliged to betake himself to…”

“he--Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuzara-dan; the name would at once suggest itself to the minds of the hearers (Jer 48:40; Jer 46:18). swelling--as a lion which the overflow of the Jordan forced out of his lair on the banks, to ascend the neighboring heights [CALVIN]. See as to the translation, "pride of the Jordan," see on Jer 12:5. habitation of . . . strong--the fastnesses of Idumea (compare Num 24:21). MAURER translates, "An ever verdant (literally, 'perennial') pasturage," that is, Idumea heretofore having enjoyed uninterrupted tranquillity; so in Jer 49:20 the image is retained, the Idumeans being compared to "a flock," and their king to "a shepherd," in this verse, and the enemy to "a lion"…”

“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 Israel. Although expressly reserved from attack by Moses Deuteronomy 2:5, a long feud caused the Edomites to cherish so bitter an enmity against Judah, that they exulted with cruel joy over the capture of Jerusalem by the Chaldaeans, and showed great cruelty toward those why fled to them for refuge. Of the prophecies against Edom the first eight verses of Obadiah are also found in Jeremiah (see the marginal references). As Jeremiah wrote before the capture of Jerusalem, and Obadiah apparently…”

“Behold - The Edomites shall come up fiercely against Nebuchadrezzar, but will suddenly flee, yea even from their own country. Appoint - Into whose hands shall I give that country. For who - For I can do whatsoever I please. Will appoint - And who will appoint me a time to plead with men? Who is - Where is that king or potentate that will stand before me? Jeremiah 49:20”

“49:19 In divine judgment, the Lord would use the Babylonians to come like a lion . . . leaping on the sheep as they chased Edom’s leaders out of the land. • The Lord’s rhetorical questions implied the answer, “No one can challenge the Lord; he is the only Almighty ruler.””

“he shall come: Jer 4:7, Jer 50:44-46; Zac 11:3 the swelling: Jer 12:5; Jos 3:15; Ch1 12:15 who is like: Exo 15:11; Psa 89:6, Psa 89:8, Psa 113:5, Psa 113:6; Isa 40:25 appoint me the time: or, convent me in judgment, Job 9:19, Job 9:21, Job 23:3-7, Job 40:2-8, Job 42:3-5; Psa 143:2 that shepherd: Jer 30:21; Job 41:10; Psa 76:7; Nah 1:6; Rev 6:17 Jeremiah 49:20”