Jeremiah 49
49
1Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith Jehovah: Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth Malcam possess Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof? 2Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess them that did possess him, saith Jehovah. 3Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth: lament, and run to and fro among the fences; for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together. 4Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? 5Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, from all that are round about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth, and there shall be none to gather together the fugitives. 6But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith Jehovah.
7Of Edom. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? 8Flee ye, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I shall visit him. 9If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough? 10But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbors; and he is not. 11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. 12For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, they to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink. 13For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
14I have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle. 15For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, and despised among men. 16As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah. 17And Edom shall become an astonishment: every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. 18As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith Jehovah, no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein. 19Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me?
20Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them. 21The earth trembleth at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea. 22Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
23Of Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil tidings, they are melted away: there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. 24Damascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail. 25How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy? 26Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts. 27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
28Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote.
Thus saith Jehovah: Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and destroy the children of the east. 29Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side! 30Flee ye, wander far off, dwell in the depths, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. 31Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith Jehovah; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone. 32And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners of their hair cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, saith Jehovah. 33And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation for ever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.
34The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. 36And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. 37And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them: 38and I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah. 39But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
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Jeremiah 49
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Prophecies against Ammon
1About the Ammonites,#Gn 19:38; Dt 2:19; 23:3; Jdg 10:6–7; 1Sm 11:11; 12:12; 1Kg 11:5–7,33; 2Kg 24:2; Neh 2:10; Is 11:14; Jr 40:14; Ezk 21:28–32; 25:2–10; Am 1:13–15; Zph 2:8–9 this is what the Lord says:
Does Israel have no sons?
Is he without an heir?
Why then has Milcom#49:1 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads Malkam#49:1 = Molech dispossessed Gad#1Kg 11:5,7,33; Zph 1:5
and his people settled in their cities?
2Therefore look, the days are coming#Jr 7:32; 16:14; 19:6; 23:7; 48:12; 51:47,52 —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
when I will make the shout of battle#Jr 4:19 heard
against Rabbah#Dt 3:11; 2Sm 11:1; 12:26–29; Ezk 25:5; Am 1:14 of the Ammonites.
It will become a desolate mound,
and its surrounding villages will be set on fire.
Israel will dispossess their dispossessors,
says the Lord.
3Wail, Heshbon,#Nm 21:21–25,34; Dt 2:24,30; Jos 12:2; Jdg 11:26; Jr 48:2 for Ai is devastated;
cry out, daughters of Rabbah!
Clothe yourselves with sackcloth,#Jr 48:37 and lament;
run back and forth within your walls,#49:3 Or sheep pens
because Milcom will go into exile
together with his priests and officials.#Jr 48:7
4Why do you boast about your valleys,
your flowing valley,#49:4 Or about your strength, your ebbing strength
you faithless daughter —
you who trust in your treasures
and say, “Who can attack me?”
5Look, I am about to bring terror on you#Jr 48:43–44 —
this is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies —
from all those around you.
You will be banished, each person headlong,
with no one to gather up the fugitives.
6But after that, I will restore the fortunes#49:6 Or will end the captivity, also in v. 39 of the Ammonites.#Jr 48:47; 49:39
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Prophecies against Edom
7About Edom,#Gn 25:30; 32:3; 36:1; Nm 20:18–21; 24:18; Jdg 11:17–18; 2Sm 8:14; 2Kg 8:20–22; Ps 60:8; Is 34:5–8 this is what the Lord of Armies says:
Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?#Gn 36:15; Ezk 25:13; Am 1:12
Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom rotted away?#Ob 8–9
8Run! Turn back! Lie low,
residents of Dedan,#Gn 25:1–3; Ezk 25:13
for I will bring Esau’s calamity on him#Gn 25:25,30; 36:1; Ob 8,18
at the time I punish him.#Jr 6:15; 8:12; Ob 8–13
9If grape harvesters came to you,
wouldn’t they leave a few grapes?#Dt 24:21
Were thieves to come in the night,
they would destroy only what they wanted.#Ob 5
10But I will strip Esau bare;
I will uncover his secret places.#Jr 23:24; Ob 6
He will try to hide,#Ob 3 but he will be unable.
His descendants will be destroyed
along with his relatives and neighbors.
He will exist no longer.#Mal 1:3–4
11Abandon your fatherless; I will preserve them;
let your widows trust in me.#Dt 10:18; Ps 68:5; Pr 15:25; Jms 1:27
12For this is what the Lord says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not remain unpunished, for you must drink it too. 13For by myself I have sworn”#Gn 22:16; 1Sm 3:14; Ps 89:3,35; Is 45:23; 54:9; Jr 22:5; 44:26 — this is the Lord’s declaration — “Bozrah#49:13 = Edom’s capital will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and an example for cursing, and all its surrounding cities will become ruins forever.”#Jr 25:28–29; Am 1:12
14I have heard an envoy from the Lord;
a messenger has been sent among the nations:
Assemble yourselves to come against her.
Rise up for war!
15I will certainly make you insignificant among the nations,
despised among humanity.
16As to the terror you cause,#49:16 Lit Your horror
your arrogant heart has deceived you.
You who live in the clefts of the rock,#49:16 = Petra
you who occupy the mountain summit,
though you elevate your nest like the eagles,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.#Ob 1–4
17“Edom will become a desolation. Everyone who passes by her will be appalled and scoff because of all her wounds.#Dt 28:37; 2Ch 29:8; 30:7; Jr 5:30; 18:16; 19:8; 25:9,18; 29:18; 42:18; 44:12,22; 50:13; Mc 6:16; Zph 2:15 18As when Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,”#Gn 19:24–25 says the Lord, “no one will live there; no human being will stay in it even temporarily.#Jr 49:33; 50:40; Zph 2:9
19“Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets#49:19 Lit pride of the Jordan to the watered grazing land.#Jr 50:44 I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me?#Mc 7:18 Who will issue me a summons?#Jb 9:19; Jr 12:5; 50:44; Zch 11:3 Who is the shepherd who can stand against me?” #2Ch 20:6; Jb 41:10
20Therefore, hear the plans that the Lord has drawn up against Edom and the strategies he has devised against the people of Teman:#Is 14:26; 19:12,17; 23:8; Jr 18:11; 49:30; 50:45; 51:12; Mc 2:3 The flock’s little lambs will certainly be dragged away,#Jr 15:3; 22:19 and their grazing land will be made desolate because of them.#Jr 9:10; 23:10; 25:30–38 21At the sound of their fall the earth will quake;#Is 29:6; 64:1; Ezk 26:15; 31:16; 38:19; Mt 28:2; Rv 8:5 the sound of her cry will be heard at the Red Sea.#Jr 50:40,44–46 22Look! It will be like an eagle soaring upward, then swooping down and spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.#Jr 48:40–41
Prophecies against Damascus
23About Damascus:#Is 17:1; Am 1:3
Hamath and Arpad are put to shame,#2Kg 18:34
for they have heard a bad report and are agitated,
like#49:23 Lit in the anxious sea that cannot be calmed.
24Damascus has become weak;
she has turned to run;
panic has gripped her.
Distress and labor pains have seized her
like a woman in labor.#Is 13:8; 42:14; Jr 4:31; 6:24; 22:23; 30:6; 50:43; Mc 4:9–10
25How can the city of praise not be abandoned,#Jr 33:9
the town that brings me joy?
26Therefore, her young men will fall in her public squares;
all the warriors will perish in that day.
This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.#Jr 50:30
27I will set fire to the wall of Damascus;
it will consume Ben-hadad’s citadels.#Am 1:4
Prophecies against Kedar and Hazor
28About Kedar#Gn 25:13; Ps 120:5; Is 21:16–17; 60:7; Jr 2:10; Ezk 27:21 and the kingdoms of Hazor, which King Nebuchadnezzar#2Kg 24:11; 25:22; 2Ch 36:6–13 of Babylon defeated, this is what the Lord says:
Rise up, attack Kedar,
and destroy the people of the east!
29They will take their tents and their flocks
along with their tent curtains and all their equipment.
They will take their camels for themselves.
They will call out to them,
“Terror is on every side!” #Ps 31:13; Jr 6:25; 20:3–4,10
30Run! Escape quickly! Lie low,
residents of Hazor —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
has drawn up a plan against you;
he has devised a strategy against you.
31Rise up, attack a nation at ease,
one living in security.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They have no doors, not even a gate bar;
they live alone.#Jdg 18:7–10; Ps 73:12; Is 47:8; Ezk 38:10–11; Zph 2:15; Zch 7:7
32Their camels will become plunder,
and their massive herds of cattle will become spoil.#Is 10:6; Ezk 25:7; Nah 2:9
I will scatter them to the wind in every direction,
those who clip the hair on their temples;
I will bring calamity on them across all their borders.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
33Hazor will become a jackals’ den,#Jr 9:11; 10:22; 51:37
a desolation forever.
No one will live there;
no human being will stay in it even temporarily.#Jr 49:18; 50:40
Prophecies against Elam
34This is the word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam#49:34 = modern Iran at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.#Jr 27:12; 28:1; 29:3 35This is what the Lord of Armies says:
I am about to shatter Elam’s bow,#Is 22:6
the source#49:35 Lit first of their might.
36I will bring the four winds against Elam
from the four corners of the heavens,
and I will scatter them to all these winds.
There will not be a nation
to which Elam’s banished ones will not go.
37I will devastate Elam before their enemies,
before those who intend to take their lives.
I will bring disaster on them,
my burning anger.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will send the sword after them#Jr 9:16
until I finish them off.
38I will set my throne in Elam,
and I will destroy the king and officials from there.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
39Yet, in the last days,
I will restore the fortunes of Elam.#Jr 48:47; 49:6
This is the Lord’s declaration.
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