Text: Obadiah 7
OT Text Referred to: Jeremiah 49:19-21
Subject: divine assault on Edom with cosmic reverberations
Source: John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible (1763)
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Jeremiah 49:19-21 describes God attacking Edom like a lion from Jordan's thickets, with Edom's fall producing a cry heard at the Red Sea — "the earth will tremble at the sound of their fall" (49:21). Obadiah similarly depicts Edom's comprehensive devastation, with allies turning against them and wisdom failing. Both oracles portray Edom's downfall as total and irreversible, but Jeremiah adds cosmic and geographical scope: the sound reverberates to the Red Sea, and God Himself acts as the irresistible predator. The shared prophetic witness from two independent oracles reinforces the certainty of Edom's judgment within the prophetic canon.