Jeremiah 49:1-6

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.

Jeremiah 49:1-6 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
• 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

Footnotes

• [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"