Jeremiah 49:17

Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 49:13 earlier pronounces the same fate on Bozrah (Edom) as a horror and waste—here 'desolation' echoes that judgment.

In Jeremiah 18:16, this same 'astonished hissing' formula appears for Israel's desolation, showing a recurring judgment pattern.

Jeremiah 50:13 applies identical 'horror and hissing' language to Babylon, reinforcing that Edom's fate follows a standard divine judgment formula.

Jeremiah 51:37 repeats the 'hissing' desolation for Babylon, linking Edom's judgment to the broader theme of God's wrath on nations.

1 Kings 9:8 Allusion

1 Kings 9:8 uses the same 'astonished and hiss' phrase for the temple's destruction, showing Edom's judgment mirrors Israel's covenant curses.

2 Chronicles 7:21 echoes 1 Kings 9:8 with 'astonished' passersby, reinforcing the familiar judgment imagery for Edom.

Isaiah 34:9-15 similarly describes Edom's permanent desolation with burning sulfur and wild animals—amplifying the 'astonishment' of passersby here.

Lamentations 2:15 depicts Jerusalem's enemies hissing and wagging heads, using the same scornful response to desolation as Edom.

Ezekiel 25:13 also prophesies Edom's desolation, cutting off man and beast—reinforcing the 'desolation' announced here.

Ezekiel 35:7 declares Mount Seir (Edom) a desolation with no travelers—mirroring the 'desolation' and astonishment of passersby here.

Micah 6:16 Parallel

Micah 6:16 threatens 'a hissing' for Israel's disobedience, directly matching Edom's judgment as a consequence of sin.

Zephaniah 2:15 describes Nineveh's desolation with passersby hissing, paralleling Edom's fate as a common prophetic motif.

Ezekiel 35:9 also prophesies Edom's perpetual waste, reinforcing the utter desolation promised in Jeremiah.

Joel 3:19 Parallel

Joel 3:19 likewise declares Edom a desolate wilderness for their violence against Judah, paralleling the horror of Jeremiah.

Obadiah 1:10 explains Edom's judgment is for violence against Jacob, providing the cause behind the horror Jeremiah pronounces.