Focused Passage

Jeremiah 49:1-6

The Nations Summoned Down: Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, and Elam under the LORD’s Rule

The chapter moves through five major judgment units: Ammon’s usurpation and future restoration, Edom’s proud wisdom and mountain security brought low, Damascus’s famed city melting in fear, Kedar and Hazor’s desert security plundered by Babylon, and Elam’s bow broken and people scattered before a final restoration promise.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?

2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.

3 Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.

4 Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’

5 Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you, declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, from all those around you. You will each be driven headlong, with no one to regather the fugitives.

6 Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Amos 1:13 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 23:3 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 25:2 Classic cross-references Zephaniah 2:8 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 20:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Concerning the Ammonites לִבְנֵ֣י H1121 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . עַמּ֗וֹן H5983 Noun - proper - masculine singular this is what כֹּ֚ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Has Israel לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction no אֵין֙ H369 Adverb sons הֲבָנִ֥ים H1121 Article | Noun - masculine plural Is he without אֵ֣ין H369 Adverb heir יוֹרֵ֖שׁ H3423 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Why then מַדּ֗וּעַ H4069 Interrogative has Milcom מַלְכָּם֙ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural taken possession יָרַ֤שׁ H3423 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker of Gad גָּ֔ד H1410 Noun - proper - masculine singular Why have his people וְעַמּ֖וֹ H5971 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular settled יָשָֽׁב׃ H3427 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular in their cities בְּעָרָ֥יו H5892 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Or their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; also in verse 3; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7.

Verse 2

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 13:16 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 21:20 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 4:19 Classic cross-references Amos 1:14 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 3:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

Therefore לָכֵ֡ן H3651 Adverb behold הִנֵּה֩ H2009 Interjection the days יָמִ֨ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural are coming בָּאִ֜ים H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular when I will sound וְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּי H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular the battle מִלְחָמָ֗ה H4421 Noun - feminine singular cry תְּרוּעַ֣ת H8643 Noun - feminine singular construct against אֶל־ H413 Preposition Rabbah רַבַּ֨ת H7237 Noun - proper - feminine singular of the Ammonites בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . עַמּ֜וֹן H5983 Noun - proper - masculine singular It will become וְהָֽיְתָה֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular a heap לְתֵ֣ל H8510 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of ruins שְׁמָמָ֔ה H8077 Noun - feminine singular and its villages וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ H1323 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular vvv בָּאֵ֣שׁ H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular will be burned תִּצַּ֑תְנָה H3341 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Then Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker will drive out וְיָרַ֧שׁ H3423 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular their dispossessors יֹרְשָׁ֖יו H3423 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular says אָמַ֥ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Jeremiah 48:7 Classic cross-references Amos 1:15 Classic cross-references Isaiah 15:2 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 48:37 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 11:33 Classic cross-references

Original words

Wail הֵילִ֨ילִי H3213 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular O Heshbon חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן H2809 Noun - proper - feminine singular for כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction Ai עַ֗י H5857 Noun - proper - feminine singular has been destroyed שֻׁדְּדָה־ H7703 Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular cry out צְעַקְנָה֮ H6817 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural O daughters בְּנ֣וֹת H1323 Noun - feminine plural construct of Rabbah רַבָּה֒ H7237 Noun - proper - feminine singular Put on חֲגֹ֣רְנָה H2296 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural sackcloth שַׂקִּ֔ים H8242 Noun - masculine plural and mourn סְפֹ֕דְנָה H5594 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural run back and forth וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה H7751 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine plural within your walls בַּגְּדֵר֑וֹת H1448 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural for כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction Milcom מַלְכָּם֙ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural will go יֵלֵ֔ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular into exile בַּגּוֹלָ֣ה H1473 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular together with יַחְדָּֽיו׃ H3162 Adverb his priests כֹּהֲנָ֥יו H3548 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and officials וְשָׂרָ֖יו H8269 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Jeremiah 31:22 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 6:17 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 21:13 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:23 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 3:14 Classic cross-references

Original words

Why מַה־ H4100 Interrogative do you boast תִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙ H1984 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person feminine singular of your valleys בָּֽעֲמָקִ֔ים H6010 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural your valleys עִמְקֵ֔ךְ H6010 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular so fruitful זָ֣ב H2100 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular O faithless הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑ה H7728 Article | Adjective - feminine singular daughter הַבַּ֖ת H1323 Article | Noun - feminine singular You trust הַבֹּֽטְחָה֙ H982 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular in your riches [and say] בְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָ H214 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Who מִ֖י H4310 Interrogative can come against יָב֥וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular me אֵלָֽי׃ H413 Preposition | first person common singular

BSB notes

Or your valleys flowing

Verse 5

Cross-references

Jeremiah 46:5 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:29 Classic cross-references

Original words

Behold הִנְנִי֩ H2005 Interjection | first person common singular I am about to bring מֵבִ֨יא H935 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular terror פַּ֗חַד H6343 Noun - masculine singular upon you עָלַ֜יִךְ H5921 Preposition | second person feminine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the Lord אֲדֹנָ֧י H136 Noun - proper - masculine singular GOD יְהוִ֛ה H3069 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֖וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural from all those מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct around you סְבִיבָ֑יִךְ H5439 Adverb | second person feminine singular You will each be driven וְנִדַּחְתֶּם֙ H5080 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural . . . אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular headlong לְפָנָ֔יו H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular with no one וְאֵ֥ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb to regather מְקַבֵּ֖ץ H6908 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular the fugitives לַנֹּדֵֽד׃ H5074 Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Jeremiah 30:18 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 12:15 Classic cross-references Daniel 11:41 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:39 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 48:47 Classic cross-references

Original words

Yet afterward וְאַחֲרֵי־ H310 Conjunctive waw | Preposition . . . כֵ֗ן H3651 Adverb I will restore אָשִׁ֛יב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Ammonites בְּנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . עַמּ֖וֹן H5983 Noun - proper - masculine singular from captivity שְׁב֥וּת H7622 Noun - feminine singular construct declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ס H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

Or restore the fortunes of the Ammonites

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