Jer 49:2 | NET2full | STEP | Because you did that , I, the Lord , affirm that a time is coming when I will make Rabbah , the capital city of Ammon , hear the sound of the battle cry . It will become a mound covered with ruins . Its villages will be burned to the ground . Then Israel will take back its land from those who took their land from them. I, the Lord , affirm it!

‏ Jeremiah 49:2

2 Because you did that,
I, the Lord, affirm that ^{▼▼tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.”} a time is coming
when I will make Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon,
hear the sound of the battle cry.
It will become a mound covered with ruins. ^{▼▼tn Heb “a desolate tel.” For the explanation of what a “tel” is see the study note on 30:18.}
Its villages will be burned to the ground. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Its daughters will be burned with fire.” For the use of the word “daughters” to refer to the villages surrounding a larger city, see BDB 123 s.v. I בַּת 4 and compare the usage in Judg 1:27.}
Then Israel will take back its land
from those who took their land from them.
I, the Lord, affirm it! ^{▼▼tn Heb “says the Lord.” The first person is used to maintain the first person address throughout.}