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Jeremiah 49:2
2The Lord says, ‘A time will come when an army attacks Rabbah, Ammon's capital city. Its people will hear the noise of a battle. The city will become a big heap of stones. Fire will destroy the villages around it. Then the Israelites will chase out the people who had taken their land from them.’ That is what the Lord says.
Jeremiah 49:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)But the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it will become a mound of ruins, and its surrounding villages will be set on fire. Then Israel will drive out those who drove her out,” says the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will cause the battle cry to be heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it shall become a desolate mound, and its villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him, says the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war In Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall be a desolate mound, And her villages shall be burned with fire. Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance,” says the Lord.
Context of Jeremiah 49:2
1The Lord gave this message about the people of Ammon: ‘There are plenty of Israel's descendants who are still alive. They are strong enough to live in the land that is their home. So why have people who worship the god Molech moved in to the land of Gad's tribe? They should not be living in towns that belong to Gad's people.’ The Lord says, ‘A time will come when an army attacks Rabbah, Ammon's capital city. Its people will hear the noise of a battle. The city will become a big heap of stones. Fire will destroy the villages around it. Then the Israelites will chase out the people who had taken their land from them.’ That is what the Lord says. 3‘You people in Heshbon, cry aloud, because the enemy has destroyed Ai. Weep, you people who live in Rabbah. Dress yourselves in sackcloth, because you are so sad. Run around inside the city. The enemy will take away your idol of Molech. They will take Molech's priests and their officers to a foreign land. 4You people of Ammon boast about your power. But that will soon come to an end! You have not been faithful. You have trusted in your riches and you say, “Nobody will be able to attack us!” ’
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לָכֵ֡ן הִנֵּה֩ יָמִ֨ים בָּאִ֜ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה וְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּי אֶל־רַבַּ֨ת בְּנֵי־עַמּ֜וֹן תְּרוּעַ֣ת מִלְחָמָ֗ה וְהָֽיְתָה֙ לְתֵ֣ל שְׁמָמָ֔ה וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ בָּאֵ֣שׁ תִּצַּ֑תְנָה וְיָרַ֧שׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־יֹרְשָׁ֖יו אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore, behold, the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- that I will cause an alarmתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- to be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- in Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
- of the Ammonitesעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
- of the Ammonitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- and it shall be a desolateשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
- heapתֵּלtêl · moundH8510
- and her daughtersבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
- shall be burnedיָצַתyâtsath · to kindleH3341
- with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- then shall Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- be heirיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:2
- Jeremiah 4:19I am so upset! My body is shaking with pain. My heart beats hard inside me. I cannot keep still. I cannot keep quiet. I have heard the noise of the enemy's trumpets and the shouts of their soldiers.
- Ezekiel 25:4So listen to me! I will give you to the people in the east to be their slaves. Their soldiers will come and they will put their tents among you. They will live among you. They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk.
- Amos 1:14So I will send fire. And the fire will destroy the walls of Rabbah city. It will destroy the strong buildings too. People will fight and they will shout. They will shout loudly, like the noise that a strong wind makes in a storm.
- Deuteronomy 3:11Og, king of Bashan, was the only descendant of the Rephaites who had still been alive. He had an iron bed that is still in the Ammonites' town, Rabbah. It was 4 metres long and 2 metres wide.
- Joshua 13:24This is the part of the land that Moses gave to the clans of Gad's tribe.
- Ezekiel 21:20Show the two places that the roads go to. One road goes to Rabbah, the big city of the Ammonites. The other road goes to Judah and its strong city, Jerusalem.
- Numbers 21:25They got power over all the cities of the Amorites. Those cities included Heshbon and the towns round it.
- 2 Samuel 11:1In the spring, David sent out his army to attack the Ammonites. That was the time of year when kings go out to fight battles. Joab led the whole Israelite army, together with his officers. They attacked the Ammonites, and they won the fight against them. Israel's army made their camp all around Rabbah city. But David had stayed in Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 12:27Joab sent men to take this message to David: ‘I have attacked Rabbah. Now I have taken the place that holds the city's water.
- Psalms 48:11Because you judge people in a right way, Mount Zion and all the towns of Judah will be happy.
- Psalms 97:8When Zion's people hear about it, they will be happy. Yes, the people of Judah will be very happy! They will be happy, Lord, because you bring justice.
- Ezekiel 16:46Your older sister was Samaria. She and her daughters lived north of you. Your younger sister was Sodom. She and her daughters lived south of you.
- Jeremiah 49:1The Lord gave this message about the people of Ammon: ‘There are plenty of Israel's descendants who are still alive. They are strong enough to live in the land that is their home. So why have people who worship the god Molech moved in to the land of Gad's tribe? They should not be living in towns that belong to Gad's people.’
- Isaiah 14:1The Lord will once again be kind to Jacob's descendants. He will choose to help the Israelite people again, as his own people. He will put them back in their land. Foreign people will join them and they will become a part of Jacob's family.
- Obadiah 1:19People will come from the Negev. They will come to live in the mountains of Edom. People will come from the low hills in the west, and they will take the Philistines' country for themselves. They will live in the fields in Ephraim and Samaria. Benjamin's people will take Gilead.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Rabbah - i. e., the “great city.” See 2 Samuel 12:27 note for a distinction between Rabbah, the citadel, and the town itself, lying below upon the Jabbok. Daughters - i. e., unwalled villages (and in Jeremiah 49:3). Shall Israel be heir - i. e., “shall be victor over his victors;” compare Micah 1:15.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, was destroyed in 582 BC.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Rabbah--"the great," metropolis of Ammon (2Sa 12:26-30). Its destruction is foretold also in Eze 25:5; Am 1:14, 15. her daughters--the towns and villages, dependencies of the metropolis (Jos 15:45). shall ... be heir--shall possess those who possessed him. The full accomplishment of this is still future; partially fulfilled under the Maccabees (1 Maccabees 5:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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