Jeremiah 49

Prophecy against Ammon

1Concerning the sonsH1121 of 1AmmonH5983. ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068: “Does IsraelH3478 haveH369 noH369 sonsH1121? OrH518 hasH369 he noH369 heirsH3423? WhyH4069 then has 2MalcamH4445 takenH3423 possessionH3423 of GadH1410 And his peopleH5971 settledH3427 in its citiesH5892?2ThereforeH3651 beholdH2009, the daysH3117 are comingH935,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “That I will cause a 34trumpetH8643 blastH8643 of warH4421 to be heardH8085 AgainstH413 5RabbahH7237 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983; And it will becomeH1961 a desolateH8077 heapH8510, And her 6townsH1323 will be setH3341 on fireH784. Then IsraelH3478 will takeH3423 7possessionH3423 of his possessorsH3423,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.3“WailH3213, O 8HeshbonH2809, for 9AiH5857 has been destroyedH7703! CryH6817 out, O daughtersH1323 of RabbahH7237, 10GirdH2296 yourselvesH2296 with sackclothH8242 and lamentH5594, And rushH7751 backH7751 and forthH7751 inside the wallsH1448; For 11MalcamH4445 will 12goH1980 into exileH1473 TogetherH3164 with his priestsH3548 and his princesH8269.4HowH4100 13boastfulH1984 you are about the valleysH6010! Your valleyH6010 is flowingH2100 away, O 14backslidingH7728 daughterH1323 Who trustsH982 in her 15treasuresH214, saying, ‘16WhoH4310 will comeH935 againstH413 me?’5BeholdH2009, I am going to bringH935 17terrorH6343 upon you,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH136 18GodH3068 of hostsH6635, “From allH3605 directions aroundH5439 you; And eachH376 of you will be 19drivenH5080 out 20headlongH6440, With noH369 oneH369 to gatherH6908 the 21fugitivesH5074 together.6But afterwardH310H3651 I will 22restoreH7725 The 23fortunesH7622 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.

Prophecy against Edom

7Concerning 24EdomH112. ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, “Is thereH369 noH369 longerH5750 anyH5750 25wisdomH2451 in 26TemanH8487? Has good counselH6098 beenH6 lostH6 to the prudentH995? Has their wisdomH2451 decayedH5628?8FleeH5127 away, turnH6437 backH6437, dwellH3427 in the depthsH6009, O inhabitantsH3427 of 27DedanH1719, For I 28will bringH935 the 29disasterH343 of EsauH6215 upon him At the timeH6256 I 30punishH6485 him.931IfH518 grape gatherersH1219 cameH935 to you, Would they not leaveH7604 gleaningsH5955? IfH518 thievesH1590 came by nightH3915, They would destroyH7843 only 32until they had enoughH1767.10But I have 33strippedH2834 EsauH6215 bareH2834, I have uncoveredH1540 his hidingH4565 placesH4565 So that he will not be ableH3201 to concealH2247 himself; His 34offspringH2233 has been destroyedH7703 along with his 35relativesH251 And his neighborsH7934, and 36he is noH369 moreH369.11LeaveH5800 your 3738orphansH3490 behindH5800, I will keepH2421 them aliveH2421; And let your 39widowsH490 trustH982 in Me.”

12For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “BeholdH2009, those 40whoH834 were not sentencedH4941 to drinkH8354 the 41cupH3563 will certainlyH8354 drinkH8354 it, and are you the oneH1931 who will be 42completelyH5352 acquittedH5352? You will not be acquittedH5352, but you will certainlyH8354 drinkH8354 it. 13For I have 43swornH7650 by Myself,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “that 44BozrahH1224 will becomeH1961 an 45objectH8047 of horrorH8047, a reproachH2781, a ruinH2721 and a curseH7045; and allH3605 its citiesH5892 will becomeH1961 perpetualH5769 ruinsH2723.”

14I have 46heardH8085 a messageH8052 from the LordH3068, And an 47envoyH6735 is sentH7971 among the nationsH1471, saying, “48GatherH6908 yourselves together and comeH935 againstH5921 her, And riseH6965 up for battleH4421!”15“For beholdH2009, I have madeH5414 you smallH6996 among the nationsH1471, DespisedH959 among menH120.16As for the terrorH8606 of you, The arroganceH2087 of your heartH3820 has deceivedH5378 you, O you who liveH7931 in the cleftsH2288 of 49the 50rockH5553, Who occupyH8610 the heightH4791 of the hillH1389. ThoughH3588 you makeH1361 your nestH7064 as 51highH1361 as an eagle’sH5404, I will 52bringH3381 you downH3381 from thereH8033,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

17“EdomH112 will becomeH1961 an 53objectH8047 of horrorH8047; everyoneH3605 who passesH5674 by it will be horrifiedH8074 and will 54hissH8319 at allH3605 its woundsH4347. 18Like the 55overthrowH4114 of SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017 with its neighborsH7934,” saysH559 the LordH3068, “56noH3808 oneH376 will liveH3427 thereH8033, norH3808 will a sonH1121 of manH120 resideH1481 in it. 1957BeholdH2009, one will comeH5927 up like a lionH743 from the 5859thicketsH1347 of the JordanH3383 againstH413 60a perenniallyH386 watered pastureH5116; for in an instantH7280 I will make him runH7323 away from it, and whoeverH4310 is 61chosenH977 I shall appointH6485 overH413 it. For whoH4310 is 62likeH3644 Me, and whoH4310 will summonH3259 Me into court? And whoH4310 thenH2088 is the shepherdH7462 63whoH834 can standH5975 againstH6440 Me?”

20ThereforeH3651 hearH8085 the 64planH6098 of the LordH3068 whichH834 He has plannedH3289 againstH413 EdomH112, and His purposesH4284 whichH834 He has purposedH2803 againstH413 the inhabitantsH3427 of TemanH8487: surelyH518H3808 they will dragH5498 them offH5498, even the littleH6810 onesH6810 of the flockH6629; surelyH518H3808 He will makeH8074 their 65pastureH5116 66desolateH8074 becauseH5921 of them. 21The 67earthH776 has quakedH7493 at the noiseH6963 of their downfallH5307. There is an outcryH6818! The noiseH6963 of it has been heardH8085 at the 68RedH5488H3220 SeaH3220. 22BeholdH2009, 69He will mountH5927 up and 70swoopH1675 like an eagleH5404 and spreadH6566 out His wingsH3671 71againstH5921 BozrahH1224; and the 72heartsH3820 of the mightyH1368 menH1368 of EdomH112 in that dayH3117 will be like the heartH3820 of a womanH802 in laborH6887.

Prophecy against Damascus

23Concerning 73DamascusH1834. “74HamathH2574 and 75ArpadH774 are putH954 to shameH954, For they have heardH8085 badH7451 newsH8052; They are 76disheartenedH4127. There is anxietyH1674 by the seaH3220, It 77cannotH3201H3808 be calmedH8252.24DamascusH1834 has becomeH7503 helplessH7503; She has turnedH6437 away to fleeH5127, And panicH7374 has grippedH2388 her; 78DistressH6869 and pangsH2256 have takenH270 holdH270 of her Like a woman in childbirthH3205.25HowH349 79the 80cityH5892 of praiseH8416 has not been desertedH5800, The townH7151 of My joyH4885!26ThereforeH3651, her 81youngH970 menH970 will fallH5307 in her streetsH7339, And allH3605 the menH376 of warH4421 will be 82silencedH1826 in that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.27“I will 83setH3341 fireH784 to the wallH2346 of DamascusH1834, And it will devourH398 the 84fortifiedH759 towersH759 of 85Ben-hadadH1130.”

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

28Concerning 86KedarH6938 and the kingdomsH4467 of HazorH2674, whichH834 NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 defeatedH5221. ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “AriseH6965, goH5927 up to KedarH6938 And devastateH7703 the 8788menH1121 of the eastH6924.29They will takeH3947 away their tentsH168 and their flocksH6629; They will carryH5375 offH5375 for themselves Their tentH3407 89curtainsH3407, allH3605 their goodsH3627 and their 90camelsH1581, And they will callH7121 out to one another, ‘91TerrorH4032 on everyH5439 sideH5439!’30RunH5127 awayH5127, fleeH5110! DwellH3427 in the depthsH6009, O inhabitantsH3427 of HazorH2674,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068; “For 92NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 has formedH3289 a planH6098 againstH5921 you And devisedH2803 a schemeH4284 againstH5921 you.31AriseH6965, goH5927 up againstH413 a nationH1471 which is 93at easeH7961, Which livesH3427 securelyH983,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “It has 94noH3808 gatesH1817 or barsH1280; They 95dwellH7931 aloneH910.32Their camelsH1581 will becomeH1961 plunderH957, And their manyH1995 cattleH4735 for bootyH7998, And I will 96scatterH2219 to allH3605 the windsH7307 those who 97cutH7112 the cornersH6285 of their hair; And I will bringH935 their disasterH343 from everyH3605 sideH5676,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.33“HazorH2674 will becomeH1961 a 98hauntH4583 of jackalsH8565, A desolationH8077 foreverH5704H5769; NoH3808 oneH376 will liveH3427 thereH8033, NorH3808 will a sonH1121 of manH120 resideH1481 in it.”

Prophecy against Elam

34That whichH834 cameH1961 as the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 to JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 concerningH413 99ElamH5867, 100at the beginningH7225 of the reignH4438 of ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, sayingH559:

35“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘BeholdH2009, I am going to 101breakH7665 the bowH7198 of ElamH5867, The 102finestH7225 of their mightH1369.36I will bringH935 upon ElamH5867 the 103fourH702 windsH7307 From the fourH702 endsH7098 of heavenH8064, And will 104scatterH2219 them to allH3605 theseH428 windsH7307; And thereH8033 will be noH3808 nationH1471 To whichH834 the outcastsH5080 of ElamH5867 will not goH935.37So I will 105shatterH2865 ElamH5867 beforeH6440 their enemiesH340 And beforeH6440 those who seekH1245 their livesH5315; And I will 106bringH935 calamityH7463 upon them, Even My 107fierceH2740 angerH639,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘And I will 108sendH7971 out the swordH2719 afterH310 them UntilH5704 I have consumedH3615 them.38Then I will setH7760 My throneH3678 in ElamH5867 And destroyH6 109out of it kingH4428 and princesH8269,’ DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.39‘But it will comeH1961 about in the lastH319 daysH3117 That I will 110restoreH7725 the 111fortunesH7622 of ElamH5867,’” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.