Jeremiah 49:2

2 Because you did that,
I, the Lord, affirm that
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.
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.
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!
Heb “says the Lord.” The first person is used to maintain the first person address throughout.

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