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Jeremiah 49 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

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Prophecy against Ammon

49 Concerning the sons of (A)Ammon. Thus says the Lord:

“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no heirs?
Why then has [a]Malcam taken possession of Gad
And his people settled in its cities?
2 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“That I will cause a [b](B)trumpet blast of war to be heard
Against (C)Rabbah of the sons of Ammon;
And it will become a desolate heap,
And her (D)towns will be set on fire.
Then Israel will take (E)possession of his possessors,”
Says the Lord.
3 “Wail, O (F)Heshbon, for (G)Ai has been destroyed!
Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,
(H)Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament,
And rush back and forth inside the walls;
For [c]Malcam will (I)go into exile
Together with his priests and his princes.
4 “How (J)boastful you are about the valleys!
Your valley is flowing away,
O (K)backsliding daughter
Who trusts in her (L)treasures, saying,
‘(M)Who will come against me?’
5 “Behold, I am going to bring (N)terror upon you,”
Declares the Lord [d]God of hosts,
“From all directions around you;
And each of you will be (O)driven out [e]headlong,
With no one to gather the (P)fugitives together.
6 “But afterward I will (Q)restore
The [f]fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”
Declares the Lord.

Prophecy against Edom

7 Concerning (R)Edom.
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Is there no longer any (S)wisdom in (T)Teman?
Has good counsel been lost to the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
8 “Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of (U)Dedan,
For I [g]will bring the (V)disaster of Esau upon him
At the time I [h]punish him.
9 “(W)If grape gatherers came to you,
Would they not leave gleanings?
If thieves came by night,
They would destroy only [i]until they had enough.
10 “But I have (X)stripped Esau bare,
I have uncovered his hiding places
So that he will not be able to conceal himself;
His [j]offspring has been destroyed along with his [k]relatives
And his neighbors, and (Y)he is no more.
11 “Leave your [l](Z)orphans behind, I will keep them alive;
And let your (AA)widows trust in Me.”

12 For thus says the Lord, “Behold, those [m]who were not sentenced to drink the (AB)cup will certainly drink it, and are you the one who will be (AC)completely acquitted? You will not be acquitted, but you will certainly drink it. 13 For I have (AD)sworn by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that (AE)Bozrah will become an (AF)object of horror, a reproach, a ruin and a curse; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins.”

14 I have (AG)heard a message from the Lord,
And an (AH)envoy is sent among the nations, saying,
“(AI)Gather yourselves together and come against her,
And rise up for battle!”
15 “For behold, I have made you small among the nations,
Despised among men.
16 “As for the terror of you,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of [n]the (AJ)rock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as (AK)high as an eagle’s,
I will (AL)bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.

17 “Edom will become an (AM)object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will (AN)hiss at all its wounds. 18 Like the (AO)overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “(AP)no one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it. 19 (AQ)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the [o](AR)thickets of the Jordan against [p]a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is (AS)chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is (AT)like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd (AU)who can stand against Me?”

20 Therefore hear the (AV)plan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their [q]pasture (AW)desolate because of them. 21 The (AX)earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the [r]Red Sea. 22 Behold, [s]He will mount up and (AY)swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings [t]against Bozrah; and the (AZ)hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Prophecy against Damascus

23 Concerning (BA)Damascus.
“(BB)Hamath and (BC)Arpad are put to shame,
For they have heard bad news;
They are (BD)disheartened.
There is anxiety by the sea,
It (BE)cannot be calmed.
24 “Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;
(BF)Distress and pangs have taken hold of her
Like a woman in childbirth.
25 “How [u]the (BG)city of praise has not been deserted,
The town of My joy!
26 “Therefore, her (BH)young men will fall in her streets,
And all the men of war will be [v]silenced in that day,” declares the Lord of hosts.
27 “I will (BI)set fire to the wall of Damascus,
And it will devour the [w]fortified towers of (BJ)Ben-hadad.”

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

28 Concerning (BK)Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the Lord,

“Arise, go up to Kedar
And devastate the [x](BL)men of the east.
29 “They will take away their tents and their flocks;
They will carry off for themselves
Their tent (BM)curtains, all their goods and their (BN)camels,
And they will call out to one another, ‘(BO)Terror on every side!’
30 “Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Hazor,” declares the Lord;
“For (BP)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has formed a plan against you
And devised a scheme against you.
31 “Arise, go up against a nation which is (BQ)at ease,
Which lives securely,” declares the Lord.
“It has (BR)no gates or bars;
They (BS)dwell alone.
32 “Their camels will become plunder,
And their many cattle for booty,
And I will (BT)scatter to all the winds those who (BU)cut the corners of their hair;
And I will bring their disaster from every side,” declares the Lord.
33 “Hazor will become a (BV)haunt of jackals,
A desolation forever;
No one will live there,
Nor will a son of man reside in it.”

Prophecy against Elam

34 That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet concerning (BW)Elam, (BX)at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts,
‘Behold, I am going to (BY)break the bow of Elam,
The [y]finest of their might.
36 ‘I will bring upon Elam the (BZ)four winds
From the four ends of heaven,
And will (CA)scatter them to all these winds;
And there will be no nation
To which the outcasts of Elam will not go.
37 ‘So I will [z]shatter Elam before their enemies
And before those who seek their lives;
And I will (CB)bring calamity upon them,
Even My (CC)fierce anger,’ declares the Lord,
‘And I will (CD)send out the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.
38 ‘Then I will set My throne in Elam
And destroy [aa]out of it king and princes,’
Declares the Lord.
39 ‘But it will come about in the last days
That I will (CE)restore the [ab]fortunes of Elam,’”
Declares the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:1 In 1 Kin 11:5, 33 and Zeph 1:5, Milcom
  2. Jeremiah 49:2 Or shout of
  3. Jeremiah 49:3 Cf v 1
  4. Jeremiah 49:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  5. Jeremiah 49:5 Lit before him
  6. Jeremiah 49:6 Or captivity
  7. Jeremiah 49:8 Or brought
  8. Jeremiah 49:8 Or punished
  9. Jeremiah 49:9 Lit their sufficiency
  10. Jeremiah 49:10 Lit seed
  11. Jeremiah 49:10 Lit brothers
  12. Jeremiah 49:11 Or fatherless
  13. Jeremiah 49:12 Lit whose judgment was not to
  14. Jeremiah 49:16 Or Sela
  15. Jeremiah 49:19 Lit pride
  16. Jeremiah 49:19 Or an enduring habitation
  17. Jeremiah 49:20 Or habitation
  18. Jeremiah 49:21 Lit Sea of Reeds
  19. Jeremiah 49:22 Or one
  20. Jeremiah 49:22 Or over
  21. Jeremiah 49:25 Or deserted is the city of praise
  22. Jeremiah 49:26 Or destroyed
  23. Jeremiah 49:27 Or palaces
  24. Jeremiah 49:28 Lit sons
  25. Jeremiah 49:35 Lit first
  26. Jeremiah 49:37 Or dismay
  27. Jeremiah 49:38 Or from there
  28. Jeremiah 49:39 Or captivity

Cross references

  1. Jeremiah 49:1 : Deut 23:3, 4; 2 Chr 20:1; Ezek 21:28-32; 25:2-10; Amos 1:13-15; Zeph 2:8-11
  2. Jeremiah 49:2 : Num 10:9; Jer 4:19
  3. Jeremiah 49:2 : Deut 3:11; 2 Sam 11:1; Ezek 21:20
  4. Jeremiah 49:2 : Josh 17:11, 16
  5. Jeremiah 49:2 : Is 14:2
  6. Jeremiah 49:3 : Jer 48:2
  7. Jeremiah 49:3 : Josh 7:2-5; 8:1-29; Ezra 2:28
  8. Jeremiah 49:3 : Is 32:11; Jer 48:37
  9. Jeremiah 49:3 : Jer 46:25; 48:7
  10. Jeremiah 49:4 : Jer 9:23
  11. Jeremiah 49:4 : Jer 31:22
  12. Jeremiah 49:4 : Ps 62:10; Ezek 28:4, 5; 1 Tim 6:17
  13. Jeremiah 49:4 : Jer 21:13
  14. Jeremiah 49:5 : Jer 48:43f; 49:29
  15. Jeremiah 49:5 : Jer 16:16; 46:5
  16. Jeremiah 49:5 : Lam 4:15
  17. Jeremiah 49:6 : Jer 48:47; 49:39
  18. Jeremiah 49:7 : Gen 25:30; 32:3; Is 34:5, 6; Jer 25:21; Ezek 25:12; Amos 1:11; Obad 1-21
  19. Jeremiah 49:7 : Job 2:11; Jer 8:9
  20. Jeremiah 49:7 : Gen 36:11, 15, 34; Jer 49:20
  21. Jeremiah 49:8 : Is 21:13; Jer 25:23
  22. Jeremiah 49:8 : Jer 46:21; Mal 1:3, 4
  23. Jeremiah 49:9 : Obad 5
  24. Jeremiah 49:10 : Jer 13:26
  25. Jeremiah 49:10 : Is 17:14
  26. Jeremiah 49:11 : Ps 68:5; Hos 14:3
  27. Jeremiah 49:11 : Ps 68:5; Zech 7:10
  28. Jeremiah 49:12 : Jer 25:15
  29. Jeremiah 49:12 : Jer 25:28, 29; 1 Pet 4:17
  30. Jeremiah 49:13 : Gen 22:16; Is 45:23; Jer 44:26; Amos 6:8
  31. Jeremiah 49:13 : Gen 36:33; 1 Chr 1:44; Is 34:6; 63:1; Amos 1:12
  32. Jeremiah 49:13 : Is 34:9-15; Jer 18:16
  33. Jeremiah 49:14 : Obad 1-4
  34. Jeremiah 49:14 : Is 18:2; 30:4
  35. Jeremiah 49:14 : Jer 50:14
  36. Jeremiah 49:16 : 2 Kin 14:7; Jer 48:28
  37. Jeremiah 49:16 : Job 39:27; Is 14:13-15
  38. Jeremiah 49:16 : Amos 9:2
  39. Jeremiah 49:17 : Jer 18:16; 49:13; 50:13; Ezek 35:7
  40. Jeremiah 49:17 : 1 Kin 9:8; Jer 51:37
  41. Jeremiah 49:18 : Gen 19:24, 25; Deut 29:23; Jer 50:40; Amos 4:11; Zeph 2:9
  42. Jeremiah 49:18 : Job 18:15-18; Jer 49:33
  43. Jeremiah 49:19 : Jer 50:44
  44. Jeremiah 49:19 : Josh 3:15; Jer 12:5
  45. Jeremiah 49:19 : Num 16:5
  46. Jeremiah 49:19 : Ex 15:11; Is 46:9
  47. Jeremiah 49:19 : Job 41:10
  48. Jeremiah 49:20 : Is 14:24, 27; Jer 50:45
  49. Jeremiah 49:20 : Mal 1:3, 4
  50. Jeremiah 49:21 : Jer 50:46; Ezek 26:15, 18
  51. Jeremiah 49:22 : Jer 4:13; 48:40; Hos 8:1
  52. Jeremiah 49:22 : Is 13:8; Jer 30:6; 48:41
  53. Jeremiah 49:23 : Gen 14:15; 15:2; 2 Kin 5:12; 2 Chr 16:2; Is 7:8; 17:1; Amos 1:3; Acts 9:2
  54. Jeremiah 49:23 : Num 13:21; Is 10:9; Jer 39:5; Amos 6:2
  55. Jeremiah 49:23 : 2 Kin 18:34; 19:13; Is 10:9
  56. Jeremiah 49:23 : Ex 15:15; Nah 2:10
  57. Jeremiah 49:23 : Is 57:20
  58. Jeremiah 49:24 : Is 13:8
  59. Jeremiah 49:25 : Jer 33:9; 51:41
  60. Jeremiah 49:26 : Jer 11:22; 50:30; Amos 4:10
  61. Jeremiah 49:27 : Jer 43:12; Amos 1:3-5
  62. Jeremiah 49:27 : 1 Kin 15:18-20; 2 Kin 13:3
  63. Jeremiah 49:28 : Gen 25:13; Ps 120:5; Is 21:16, 17; Jer 2:10; Ezek 27:21
  64. Jeremiah 49:28 : Job 1:3; Is 11:14
  65. Jeremiah 49:29 : Hab 3:7
  66. Jeremiah 49:29 : 1 Chr 5:21
  67. Jeremiah 49:29 : Jer 46:5
  68. Jeremiah 49:30 : Jer 25:9; 27:6
  69. Jeremiah 49:31 : Judg 18:7; Is 47:8
  70. Jeremiah 49:31 : Is 42:11
  71. Jeremiah 49:31 : Num 23:9; Deut 33:28; Mic 7:14
  72. Jeremiah 49:32 : Ezek 5:10; 12:14, 15
  73. Jeremiah 49:32 : Jer 9:26; 25:23
  74. Jeremiah 49:33 : Is 13:20-22; Jer 9:11; 10:22; 51:37; Zeph 2:9, 13-15; Mal 1:3
  75. Jeremiah 49:34 : Gen 10:22; 14:1, 9; Is 11:11; Jer 25:25; Ezek 32:24; Dan 8:2
  76. Jeremiah 49:34 : 2 Kin 24:17, 18; Jer 28:1
  77. Jeremiah 49:35 : Ps 46:9; Is 22:6; Jer 51:56
  78. Jeremiah 49:36 : Dan 7:2; 8:8; Rev 7:1
  79. Jeremiah 49:36 : Jer 49:32; Ezek 5:10; Amos 9:9
  80. Jeremiah 49:37 : Jer 6:19
  81. Jeremiah 49:37 : Jer 30:24
  82. Jeremiah 49:37 : Jer 9:16; 48:2
  83. Jeremiah 49:39 : Jer 48:47

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