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Jeremiah 49:12-16

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.

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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 go unpunished, for you must drink it too.

13For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”

14I have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent to the nations: “Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”

15“For behold, I will make you small among nations, despised among men.

16The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

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Verse 12

Cross-references

Jeremiah 25:28Classic cross-references Matthew 20:22Classic cross-references Obadiah 1:15Classic cross-references Obadiah 1:16Classic cross-references Romans 11:21Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthis is whatכֹ֣ה׀H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularIfהִ֠נֵּהH2009Interjectionthose whoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativedo notאֵ֨יןH369Adverbdeserveמִשְׁפָּטָ֜םH4941Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralto drinkלִשְׁתּ֤וֹתH8354Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe cupהַכּוֹס֙H3563Article | Noun - feminine singularmust drink itשָׁת֣וֹH8354Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .יִשְׁתּ֔וּH8354Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralcan youוְאַתָּ֣הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular. . .ה֔וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularpossibly remain unpunishedנָקֹ֖הH5352Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תִּנָּקֶ֑הH5352Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularYou will notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlego unpunishedתִנָּקֶ֔הH5352Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou must drink it tooשָׁתֹ֖הH8354Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃H8354Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Galatians 3:13Classic cross-references Hebrews 6:13Classic cross-references Genesis 22:16Classic cross-references Genesis 36:33Classic cross-references Isaiah 34:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionby Myselfבִ֤יPreposition | first person common singularI have swornנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙H7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthatכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionBozrahבָצְרָ֑הH1224Noun - proper - feminine singularwill becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulara desolationלְשַׁמָּ֧הH8047Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singulara disgraceלְחֶרְפָּ֛הH2781Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singulara ruinלְחֹ֥רֶבH2721Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֖הH7045Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructher citiesעָרֶ֥יהָH5892Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularwill beתִהְיֶ֖ינָהH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralin ruinsלְחָרְב֥וֹתH2723Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural constructforeverעוֹלָֽם׃H5769Noun - masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Isaiah 30:4Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:28Classic cross-references

Original words

I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙H8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular. . .מֵאֵ֣תH854Preposition-m | Direct object markera messageשְׁמוּעָ֤הH8052Noun - feminine singularfrom the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularan envoyוְצִ֖ירH6735Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularhas been sentשָׁל֑וּחַH7971Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularto the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םH1471Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralAssemble yourselvesהִֽתְקַבְּצוּ֙H6908Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine pluralto marchוּבֹ֣אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralagainst herעָלֶ֔יהָH5921Preposition | third person feminine singularRise upוְק֖וּמוּH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralfor battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃H4421Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 15

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionbeholdהִנֵּ֥הH2009InterjectionI will make youנְתַתִּ֖יךָH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularsmallקָטֹ֛ןH6996Adjective - masculine singularamong nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םH1471Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraldespisedבָּז֖וּיH959Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularamong menבָּאָדָֽם׃H120Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Obadiah 1:3Classic cross-references Obadiah 1:4Classic cross-references Habakkuk 2:9Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:53Classic cross-references Job 39:27Classic cross-references

Original words

The terror you causeתִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞H8606Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularand the pride of yourזְד֣וֹןH2087Noun - masculine singular constructheartלִבֶּ֔ךָH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularhave deceivedהִשִּׁ֤יאH5377Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularyouאֹתָךְ֙H853Direct object marker | second person masculine singularO dwellersשֹֽׁכְנִי֙H7931Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructin the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יH2288Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof the rocksהַסֶּ֔לַעH5553Article | Noun - masculine singularO occupiersתֹּפְשִׂ֖יH8610Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructof the mountainגִּבְעָ֑הH1389Noun - feminine singularsummitמְר֣וֹםH4791Noun - masculine singular constructThoughכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionyou elevateתַגְבִּ֤יהַH1361Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularyour nestקִנֶּ֔ךָH7064Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularlike the eagleכַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙H5404Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singulareven from thereמִשָּׁ֥םH8033Preposition-m | AdverbI will bring you downאֽוֹרִידְךָ֖H3381Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

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