Jeremiah 49:2

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

1Concerning the sons of Ammon. This is what the Lord says: “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? Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will cause an alarm of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,” Says the Lord. 3“Wail, Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, daughters of Rabbah, Put on sackcloth and mourn, And move about inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his leaders. 4How you boast about the valleys! Your valley is flowing away, You backsliding daughter Who trusts in her treasures, saying, ‘Who can come against me?’

Jeremiah 49:2 word by word

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

• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• are comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• When I will cause an alarmתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• to be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• Againstאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• And it will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• a desolateשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
• heapתֵּלtêl · moundH8510
• townsבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
• will be setיָצַתyâtsath · to kindleH3341
• on fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• will takeיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: possessH3423
• Saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:2

• Jeremiah 4:19My soul, my soul! I am in anguish! Oh, my heart! My heart is pounding in me; I cannot keep silent, Because, my soul, you have heard The sound of the trumpet, The alarm of war.
• Ezekiel 25:4therefore, behold, I am going to give you to the people of the east as a possession, and they will set up their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
• Amos 1:14So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah, And it will consume her citadels Amid war cries on the day of battle, And amid a storm on the day of tempest.
• Deuteronomy 3:11(For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron; it is in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. Its length was nine cubits, and its width four cubits by the usual cubit.)
• Joshua 13:24Moses also gave an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad according to their families.
• Ezekiel 21:20You shall mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and to Judah into fortified Jerusalem.
• Numbers 21:25Israel took all these cities, and Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all her villages.
• 2 Samuel 11:1Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel, and they brought destruction on the sons of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 12:27Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters.
• Psalms 48:11Mount Zion shall be glad, The daughters of Judah shall rejoice Because of Your judgments.
• Psalms 97:8Zion heard this and was joyful, And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Your judgments, Lord.
• Ezekiel 16:46Now your older sister is Samaria, who lives north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lives south of you, is Sodom with her daughters.
• Jeremiah 49:1Concerning the sons of Ammon. This is what the Lord says: “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?
• Isaiah 14:1When the Lord has compassion on Jacob and again chooses Israel, and settles them on their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
• Obadiah 1:19Then those of the Negev will possess the mountain of Esau, And those of the Shephelah the Philistine plain; Also, they will possess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, And Benjamin the territory of 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:2

• Ammonites
• Heshbon
• Rabbah

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Rabbah
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Alarm
• Ammonite
• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Heir
• Jehoiakim

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