Jeremiah 49:1-9

Prophecy against Ammon

1 Concerning the sons of ¹Ammon. Thus says the LORD: "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?

2 "Therefore behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "That I will cause a ²trumpet blast of war to be heard Against ³Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her ⁴towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take ⁵possession of his possessors," Says the LORD.

3 "Wail, O ⁶Heshbon, for ⁷Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, ⁸Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls; For Malcam will ⁹go into exile Together with his priests and his princes.

4 "How ¹⁰boastful you are about the valleys! Your valley is flowing away, O ¹¹backsliding daughter Who trusts in her ¹²treasures, saying, '¹³Who will come against me?'

5 "Behold, I am going to bring ¹⁴terror upon you," Declares the Lord GOD of hosts, "From all directions around you; And each of you will be ¹⁵driven out headlong, With no one to gather the ¹⁶fugitives together.

6 "But afterward * I will ¹⁷restore The fortunes of the sons of Ammon," Declares the LORD.

Prophecy against Edom

7 Concerning ¹⁸Edom. Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Is there no longer any ¹⁹wisdom in ²⁰Teman? Has good counsel been lost to the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

8 "Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of ²¹Dedan, For I will bring the ²²disaster of Esau upon him At the time I punish him.

9 "²³If grape gatherers came to you, Would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, They would destroy only until they had enough.

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Jeremiah 49:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 49

This chapter contains prophecies concerning the judgments of God on several nations and kingdoms, chiefly bordering on the land of Israel; on the Ammonites, Jer 49:1-6; on the Edomites, Jer 49:7-22; on the kingdom of Damascus, or the Syrians, Jer 49:23-27; on the Kedarenes or Arabians, Jer 49:28-33; and on the Elamites or Persians, Jer 49:34-39.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 23

1. Deuteronomy 23:3, 4; 2 Chronicles 20:1; Ezekiel 21:28-32; Ezekiel 25:2-10; Amos 1:13-15; Zephaniah 2:8-11
2. Numbers 10:9; Jeremiah 4:19
3. Deuteronomy 3:11; 2 Samuel 11:1; Ezekiel 21:20
4. Joshua 17:11, 16
5. Isaiah 14:2
6. Jeremiah 48:2
7. Joshua 7:2-5; Joshua 8:1-29; Ezra 2:28
8. Isaiah 32:11; Jeremiah 48:37
9. Jeremiah 46:25; Jeremiah 48:7
10. Jeremiah 9:23
11. Jeremiah 31:22
12. Psalms 62:10; Ezekiel 28:4, 5; 1 Timothy 6:17
13. Jeremiah 21:13
14. Jeremiah 48:43; Jeremiah 49:29
15. Jeremiah 16:16; Jeremiah 46:5
16. Lamentations 4:15
17. Jeremiah 48:47; Jeremiah 49:39
18. Genesis 25:30; Genesis 32:3; Isaiah 34:5, 6; Jeremiah 25:21; Ezekiel 25:12; Amos 1:11; Obad 1-21
19. Job 2:11; Jeremiah 8:9
20. Gen 36:11, 15, 34; Jeremiah 49:20
21. Isaiah 21:13; Jeremiah 25:23
22. Jeremiah 46:21; Malachi 1:3, 4
23. Obadiah 5

Footnotes 9

[a]. In 1 Kin 11:5, 33 and Zeph 1:5, "Milcom"
[b]. Or "shout of"
[c]. Cf v 1
[d]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD
[e]. Lit "before him"
[f]. Or "captivity"
[g]. Or "brought"
[h]. Or "punished"
[i]. Lit "their sufficiency"