Reference

Jeremiah 49:13

For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
11

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

12

For thus saith the Lord; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.

13

For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

14

I have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.

15

For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Destruction / Perishing Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Literal Fulfillment
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse describes the future state of Bozrah and its cities as a "desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse," which are conditions rather than active processes of destruction or perishing. The language focuses on the outcome of ruin rather than the act of bringing it about.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse uses concrete terms, the severity and totality of the destruction described ("perpetual wastes") could be interpreted as hyperbolic language common in prophetic literature, rather than a strictly literal prediction of every single city remaining desolate forever.