Jeremiah 49:1-6
Prophecy against Ammon
1 Concerning the sons of aAmmon. This is what the Lord says:“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no heirs?
Why then has ▼
▼In 1 Kin 11:5, 33 and Zeph 1:5, Milcom
Malcam taken possession of Gad, And his people settled in its cities?
2 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will cause an alarm of cwar to be heard
Against dRabbah of the sons of Ammon;
And it will become a desolate heap,
And her etowns will be set on fire.
Then Israel will take fpossession of his possessors,”
Says the Lord.
3 “Wail, gHeshbon, for hAi has been destroyed!
Cry out, daughters of Rabbah,
iPut on sackcloth and mourn,
And move about inside the walls;
For ▼
▼See note v 1
Malcam will kgo into exile Together with his priests and his leaders.
4 “How you lboast about the valleys!
Your valley is flowing away,
You mbacksliding daughter
Who trusts in her ntreasures, saying,
‘ oWho can come against me?’
5 “Behold, I am going to bring pterror upon you,”
Declares the Lord ▼
▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
God of armies, “From all directions around you;
And you will be rdriven away ▼
▼Lit each one before him
one after another, With no one to gather the tfugitives together.
6 “But afterward I will urestore
The fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”
Declares the Lord.
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