Jeremiah 49:1-2

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.

Jeremiah 49:1-2 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.

Cross References

• 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

Footnotes

• [a]. In 1 Kin 11:5, 33 and Zeph 1:5, "Milcom"
• [b]. Or "shout of"