Jer 49 | NASB2020 | STEP | Concerning the sons of Ammon . This is what the Lord says : “Does Israel have no sons ? Or has he no heirs ? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad , And his people settled in its cities ?

Jeremiah 49

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.

Prophecy against Edom

7 Concerning ^vEdom.
This is what the Lord of armies says:
“Is there no longer any ^wwisdom in ^xTeman?
Has good advice been lost by the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
8 “Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths,
You inhabitants of ^yDedan,
For I ^{▼▼Or brought}will bring the ^aadisaster of Esau upon him
At the time I ^{▼▼Or punished}punish him.
9 “ ^acIf grape pickers came to you,
Would they not leave gleanings?
If thieves came by night,
They would destroy only what was sufficient for them.
10 “But I have ^adstripped Esau bare,
I have uncovered his hiding places
So that he will not be able to conceal himself;
His ^{▼▼Lit seed}offspring have been destroyed along with his ^{▼▼Or relatives}brothers
And his neighbors, and ^aghe no longer exists.
11 “Leave your ^{▼▼Or fatherless
,} ^aiorphans behind, I will keep them alive;
And let your ^ajwidows trust in Me.”
12 For this is what the Lord says: “Behold, those ^{▼▼Lit whose judgment was not to}who were not sentenced to drink the ^alcup will certainly drink it, so are you the one who will be held ^amcompletely blameless? You will not be held blameless, but you will certainly drink it. 13 For I have ^answorn by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that ^aoBozrah will become an ^apobject of horror, a disgrace, a wasteland, and a curse; and all its cities will become permanent ruins.”

14 I have ^aqheard a message from the Lord,
And a ^armessenger is being sent among the nations, saying,
“ ^asGather yourselves together and come against her,
And rise up for battle!”
15 “For behold, I have made you small among the nations,
Despised among people.
16 “As for the terror you cause,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
You who live in the clefts of ^{▼▼Or Sela}the ^aurock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as ^avhigh as an eagle’s,
I will ^awbring you down from there,” declares the Lord.
17 “Edom will become an ^axobject of horror; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will ^{▼▼Or whistle
,} ^azhiss at all its wounds. 18 Like the ^baoverthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “ ^bbno one will live there, nor will ^{▼▼Lit a son of man}anyone of mankind reside in it. 19 ^bdBehold, one will come up like a lion from the ^bethicket of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will chase him away from it, and I will appoint over it whoever is ^bfchosen. For who is ^bglike Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd ^bhwho can stand against Me?”

20 Therefore hear the ^biplan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has in mind against the inhabitants of Teman: they will certainly drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; He will certainly make their pasture ^bjdesolate because of them. 21 The ^bkearth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the ^{▼▼Lit Sea of Reeds}Red Sea. 22 Behold, ^{▼▼Or one}He will mount up and ^bnswoop like an eagle, and spread out His wings ^{▼▼Or over}against Bozrah; and the ^bphearts of the warriors of Edom on that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Prophecy against Damascus

23 Concerning ^bqDamascus:
“ ^brHamath and ^bsArpad are put to shame,
For they have heard bad news;
They ^btdespair.
There is anxiety at the sea,
It ^bucannot be calmed.
24 “Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;
^bvDistress and labor pains have seized her
Like a woman in childbirth.
25 “How the ^bwcity of praise has not been deserted,
The town of My joy!
26 “Therefore, her ^bxyoung men will fall in her streets,
And all the men of war will perish on that day,” declares the Lord of armies.
27 “I will ^byset fire to the wall of Damascus,
And it will devour the fortified palace of ^bzBen-hadad.”

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

28 Concerning ^caKedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. This is what the Lord says:

“Arise, go up to Kedar
And devastate the ^{▼▼Lit sons
,} ^ccpeople of the east.
29 “They will take away their tents and their flocks;
They will carry off for themselves
Their tent ^cdcurtains, all their goods and their ^cecamels,
And they will call out to one another, ‘ ^cfHorror on every side!’
30 “Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths,
You inhabitants of Hazor,” declares the Lord;
“For ^cgNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has formed a plan against you
And devised a scheme against you.
31 “Arise, go up against a nation which is ^chat ease,
Which lives securely,” declares the Lord.
“It has ^cino gates or bars;
They ^cjdwell alone.
32 “Their camels will become plunder,
And their many livestock for spoils,
And I will ^ckscatter to all the winds those who ^clcut the corners of their hair;
And I will bring their disaster from every side,” declares the Lord.
33 “Hazor will become a ^cmhaunt of jackals,
A desolation forever;
No one will live there,
Nor will ^{▼▼Lit a son of man}anyone of mankind reside in it.”

Prophecy against Elam

34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning ^coElam, ^cpat the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

35 “This is what the Lord of armies says:
‘Behold, I am going to ^cqbreak the bow of Elam,
The ^{▼▼Lit first}finest of their might.
36 ‘I will bring upon Elam the ^csfour winds
From the four ends of heaven,
And will ^ctscatter them to all these winds;
And there will be no nation
To which the outcasts of Elam will not go.
37 ‘So I will ^{▼▼Or dismay}shatter Elam before their enemies
And before those who seek their lives;
And I will ^cvbring disaster upon them,
Even My ^cwfierce anger,’ declares the Lord,
‘And I will ^cxsend the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.
38 ‘Then I will set My throne in Elam,
And eliminate from there the king and officials,’
Declares the Lord.
39 ‘But it will come about in the last days
That I will ^cyrestore the fortunes of Elam,’”
Declares the Lord.