Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 49

1Concerning the AmmonitesH1121 H5983, this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“Has IsraelH3478 H518 noH369 sonsH1121?Is he withoutH369 heirH3423?Why thenH4069 has MilcomH4428 1 taken possessionH3423 of GadH1410?Why have his peopleH5971 settledH3427 in their citiesH5892?2ThereforeH3651, beholdH2009, the daysH3117 are comingH935,declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,when I will soundH8085 the battleH4421 cryH8643againstH413 RabbahH7237 of the AmmonitesH1121 H5983.It will becomeH1961 a heapH8510 of ruinsH8077,and its villagesH1323 will be burnedH784 H3341.Then IsraelH3478 will drive outH3423 their dispossessorsH3423,saysH559 the LORDH3068.3WailH3213, O HeshbonH2809, forH3588 AiH5857 has been destroyedH7703;cry outH6817, O daughtersH1323 of RabbahH7237!Put onH2296 sackclothH8242 and mournH5594;run back and forthH7751 within your wallsH1448,forH3588 MilcomH4428 will goH1980 into exileH1473together withH3162 his priestsH3548 and officialsH8269.4WhyH4100 do you boastH1984 of your valleysH6010—your valleysH6010 so fruitfulH2100,2O faithlessH7728 daughterH1323?You trustH982 in your richesH214 and say,‘WhoH4310 can come againstH935 meH413?’

5BeholdH2005, I am about to bringH935 terrorH6343 upon youH5921,declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069 of HostsH6635,from all thoseH3605 around youH5439.You will each be drivenH5080 H376 headlongH6440,with no oneH369 to regatherH6908 the fugitivesH5074.6Yet afterwardH310 H3651 I will restoreH7725 the AmmonitesH1121 H5983 from captivityH7622,3”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.

Judgment on Edom

(Obadiah 1:1–14)

7Concerning EdomH123, this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559:

“Is there noH369 longerH5750 wisdomH2451 in TemanH8487?Has counselH6098 perishedH6 from the prudentH995?Has their wisdomH2451 decayedH5628?8TurnH6437 and runH5127!LieH3427 lowH6009, O dwellersH3427 of DedanH1719,forH3588 I will bringH935 disasterH343 onH5921 EsauH6215at the timeH6256 I punish himH6485.

9IfH518 grape gatherersH1219 cameH935 to you,would they notH3808 leaveH7604 some gleaningsH5955 H518?Were thievesH1590 to come in the nightH3915,would they not stealH7843 only what they wantedH1767?10ButH3588 IH589 will strip EsauH6215 bareH2834 ;I will uncoverH1540 his hiding placesH4565,and he will be unableH3808 H3201 to conceal himselfH2247.His descendantsH2233 will be destroyedH7703along with his relativesH251 and neighborsH7934,and he will be no moreH369.

11AbandonH5800 your orphansH3490; IH589 will preserve their livesH2421.Let your widowsH490 trustH982 in MeH5921.”

12ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: “IfH2009 those whoH834 do notH369 deserveH4941 to drinkH8354 the cupH3563 must drink itH8354, can youH859 H1931 possibly remain unpunishedH5352? You will notH3808 go unpunishedH5352, forH3588 you must drink it tooH8354. 13ForH3588 by Myself I have swornH7650, declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, thatH3588 BozrahH1224 will becomeH1961 a desolationH8047, a disgraceH2781, a ruinH2721, and a curseH7045, and allH3605 her citiesH5892 will beH1961 in ruinsH2723 foreverH5769.”

14I have heardH8085 H854 a messageH8052 from the LORDH3068;an envoyH6735 has been sentH7971 to the nationsH1471:“Assemble yourselvesH6908 to marchH935 against herH5921!Rise upH6965 for battleH4421!”

15“ForH3588 beholdH2009, I will make youH5414 smallH6996 among nationsH1471,despisedH959 among menH120.16The terror you causeH8606and the pride of yourH2087 heartH3820have deceivedH5377 youH853,O dwellersH7931 in the cleftsH2288 of the rocksH5553,4O occupiersH8610 of the mountainH1389 summitH4791.ThoughH3588 you elevateH1361 your nestH7064 like the eagleH5404,even from thereH8033 I will bring you downH3381,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.17“EdomH123 will becomeH1961 an object of horrorH8047.AllH3605 who passH5674 byH5921 will be appalledH8074and will scoffH8319 atH5921 allH3605 her woundsH4347.18As SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017 were overthrownH4114along with their neighborsH7934,”saysH559 the LORDH3068,“noH3808 oneH376 will dwellH3427 thereH8033;noH3808 manH1121 H120 will abideH1481 there.19BeholdH2009, one will come upH5927 like a lionH738from the thicketsH1347 of the JordanH3383 toH413 the watered pastureH5116 H386.ForH3588 in an instantH7280 I will chaseH7323 Edom fromH5921 her land.WhoH4310 is the chosen oneH977 I will appointH6485 for thisH413?ForH3588 whoH4310 is like MeH3644, and whoH4310 can challenge MeH3259?WhatH4310 H2088 shepherdH7462 can standH5975 against MeH6440?”

20ThereforeH3651 hearH8085 the plansH6098thatH834 the LORDH3068 has drawn upH3289 againstH413 EdomH123and the strategiesH4284 He has devisedH2803againstH413 the peopleH3427 of TemanH8487:SurelyH518 the little onesH6810 of the flockH6629 will be dragged awayH5498;certainlyH518 their pastureH5116 will be made desolateH8074 because of themH5921.521At the soundH6963 of their fallH5307 the earthH776 will quakeH7493;their cryH6818 will resoundH8085 H6963 to the RedH5488 SeaH3220.622LookH2009! An eagleH5404 will soarH5927 and swoop downH1675,spreadingH6566 its wingsH3671 overH5921 BozrahH1224.In thatH1931 dayH3117 the heartsH3820 of Edom’sH123 mighty menH1368will beH1961 like the heartH3820 of a womanH802 in laborH6887.

Judgment on Damascus

(Isaiah 17:1–14)

23Concerning DamascusH1834:

“HamathH2574 and ArpadH774 are put to shameH954,forH3588 they have heardH8085 a badH7451 reportH8052;they are agitatedH4127 like the seaH3220;7their anxietyH1674 cannotH3808 H3201 be calmedH8252.24DamascusH1834 has become feebleH7503;she has turnedH6437 to fleeH5127.PanicH7374 has gripped herH2388;anguishH6869 and painH2256 have seized herH270like a woman in laborH3205.

25HowH349 is the cityH5892 of praiseH8416 notH3808 forsakenH5800,the townH7151 that brings Me joyH4885?26ForH3651 her young menH970 will fallH5307 in the streetsH7339,and allH3605 her warriorsH582 H4421 will be silencedH1826 in thatH1931 dayH3117,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635.27“I will set fireH3341 H784 to the wallsH2346 of DamascusH1834;it will consumeH398 the fortressesH759 of Ben-hadadH1130.”

Judgment on Kedar and Hazor

28Concerning KedarH6938 and the kingdomsH4467 of HazorH2674, whichH834 NebuchadnezzarH5020 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 defeatedH5221, this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“Rise upH6965, advanceH5927 againstH413 KedarH6938,and destroyH7703 the peopleH1121 of the eastH6924!29They will takeH3947 their tentsH168 and flocksH6629,their tent curtainsH3407 and allH3605 their goodsH3627.They will takeH5375 their camels for themselvesH1581.They will shoutH7121 to themH5921: ‘TerrorH4032 is on every sideH5439!’

30RunH5127! EscapeH5110 quicklyH3966!LieH3427 lowH6009, O residentsH3427 of HazorH2674,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,“forH3588 NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894has drawn upH3289 a planH6098 against youH5921;he has devisedH2803 a strategyH4284 against youH5921.

31Rise upH6965, advanceH5927 againstH413 a nationH1471 at easeH7961,one that dwellsH3427 securelyH983,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.“They have noH3808 gatesH1817 or barsH1280;they liveH7931 aloneH910.

32Their camelsH1581 will becomeH1961 plunderH957,and their largeH1995 herdsH4735 will be spoilH7998.I will scatterH2219 to the windH7307 in every directionH3605those who shaveH7112 their templesH6285;I will bringH935 calamity on themH343from allH3605 sidesH5676,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.33“HazorH2674 will becomeH1961 a hauntH4583 for jackalsH8577,8a desolationH8077 foreverH5704 H5769.NoH3808 oneH376 will dwellH3427 thereH8033;noH3808 manH1121 H120 will abideH1481 there.”

Judgment on Elam

34This is the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 thatH834 cameH1961 toH413 JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 concerningH413 ElamH5867 at the beginningH7225 of the reignH4438 of ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 H559. 35This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559:

“BeholdH2005, I will shatterH7665 Elam’sH5867 bowH7198,the mainstayH7225 of their mightH1369.36I will bringH935 the fourH702 windsH7307 againstH413 ElamH5867from the fourH702 cornersH7098 of the heavensH8064,and I will scatter themH2219to allH3605 theseH428 windsH7307.There will notH3808 beH1961 a nationH1471to whichH834 Elam’sH5769 exilesH5080 will notH3808 goH935 H8033.37So I will shatterH2865 ElamH5867 beforeH6440 their foesH341,beforeH6440 those who seekH1245 their livesH5315.I will bringH935 disasterH7451 upon themH5921,even My fierceH2740 angerH639,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.“I will send outH7971 the swordH2719 after themH310 untilH5704 I finish them offH3615 .38I will setH7760 My throneH3678 in ElamH5867,and destroyH6 itsH8033 kingH4428 and officialsH8269,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.39“YetH1961 in the lastH319 daysH3117,I will restoreH7725 ElamH5867 from captivityH7622,9”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.

Notes

1. Jeremiah 49:1 Or their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; also in verse 3; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7. ↩
2. Jeremiah 49:4 Or your valleys flowing ↩
3. Jeremiah 49:6 Or restore the fortunes of the Ammonites ↩
4. Jeremiah 49:16 Or of Sela ↩
5. Jeremiah 49:20 Or their pasture will be appalled at their fate ↩
6. Jeremiah 49:21 Or the Sea of Reeds ↩
7. Jeremiah 49:23 Hebrew on the sea or by the sea ↩
8. Jeremiah 49:33 Or serpents or dragons ↩
9. Jeremiah 49:39 Or restore the fortunes of Elam ↩