Jeremiah 49

Prophecy against Ammon

1Concerning the sonsH1121 of 1AmmonH5983. ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “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, “When I will cause an alarmH8643 of 3warH4421 to be heardH8085 AgainstH413 4RabbahH7237 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983; And it will becomeH1961 a desolateH8077 heapH8510, And her 5townsH1323 will be setH3341 on fireH784. Then IsraelH3478 will takeH3423 6possessionH3423 of his possessorsH3423,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.3“WailH3213, 7HeshbonH2809, for 8AiH5857 has been destroyedH7703! CryH6817 outH6817, daughtersH1323 of RabbahH7237, 9PutH2296 onH2296 sackclothH8242 and mournH5594, And moveH7751 aboutH7751 inside the wallsH1448; For 10MalcamH4445 will 11goH1980 into exileH1473 TogetherH3164 with his priestsH3548 and his leadersH8269.4HowH4100 you 12boastH1984 about the valleysH6010! Your valleyH6010 is flowingH2100 away, You 13backslidingH7728 daughterH1323 Who trustsH982 in her 14treasuresH214, saying, ‘15WhoH4310 can comeH935 againstH413 me?’5BeholdH2009, I am going to bringH935 16terrorH6343 upon you,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH136 17GodH3068 of armiesH6635, “From allH3605 directions aroundH5439 you; And you will be 18drivenH5080 awayH5080 19oneH376 afterH6440 another, With noH369 oneH369 to gatherH6908 the 20fugitivesH5074 together.6But afterwardH310H3651 I will 21restoreH7725 The fortunesH7622 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.

Prophecy against Edom

7Concerning 22EdomH112. ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559: “IsH369 thereH369 noH369 longerH5750 any 23wisdomH2451 in 24TemanH8487? Has good adviceH6098 beenH6 lostH6 by the prudentH995? Has their wisdomH2451 decayedH5628?8FleeH5127 away, turnH6437 backH6437, dwellH3427 inH6009 theH6009 depthsH6009, You inhabitantsH3427 of 25DedanH1719, For I 26will bringH935 the 27disasterH343 of EsauH6215 upon him At the timeH6256 I 28punishH6485 him.929IfH518 grapeH1219 pickersH1219 cameH935 to you, Would they not leaveH7604 gleaningsH5955? IfH518 thievesH1590 came by nightH3915, They would destroyH7843 only whatH1767 wasH1767 sufficientH1767 for them.10But I have 30strippedH2834 EsauH6215 bareH2834, I have uncoveredH1540 his hidingH4565 placesH4565 So that he will not beH3201 ableH3201 to concealH2247 himself; His 31offspringH2233 have been destroyedH7703 along with his 32brothersH251 And his neighborsH7934, and 33he noH369 longer existsH369.11LeaveH5800 your 3435orphansH3490 behindH5800, I will keepH2421 them aliveH2421; And let your 36widowsH490 trustH982 in Me.”

12For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, those 37whoH834 were not sentencedH4941 to drinkH8354 the 38cupH3563 will certainlyH8354 drinkH8354 it, so are you the oneH1931 who will be heldH5352 39completelyH5352 blamelessH5352? You will not be heldH5352 blamelessH5352, but you will certainlyH8354 drinkH8354 it. 13For I have 40swornH7650 by Myself,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “that 41BozrahH1224 will becomeH1961 an 42objectH8047 ofH8047 horrorH8047, a disgraceH2781, a wastelandH2721, and a curseH7045; and allH3605 its citiesH5892 will becomeH1961 permanentH5769 ruinsH2723.”

14I have 43heardH8085 a messageH8052 from the LordH3068, And a 44messengerH6735 is being sentH7971 among the nationsH1471, saying, “45GatherH6908 yourselves together and comeH935 againstH5921 her, And riseH6965 upH6965 for battleH4421!”15“For beholdH2009, I have madeH5414 you smallH6996 among the nationsH1471, DespisedH959 among peopleH120.16As for the terrorH8606 you causeH8606, The arroganceH2087 of your heartH3820 has deceivedH5378 you, You who liveH7931 in the cleftsH2288 of 46the 47rockH5553, Who occupyH8610 the heightH4791 of the hillH1389. ThoughH3588 you makeH1361 your nestH7064 as 48highH1361 as an eagle’sH5404, I will 49bringH3381 you downH3381 from thereH8033,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

17“EdomH112 will becomeH1961 an 50objectH8047 ofH8047 horrorH8047; everyoneH3605 who passesH5674 by it will beH8074 appalledH8074 and will 5152hissH8319 at allH3605 its woundsH4347. 18Like the 53overthrowH4114 of SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017 with its neighborsH7934,” saysH559 the LordH3068, “54noH3808 oneH376 will liveH3427 thereH8033, norH3808 will 55anyoneH1121 of mankindH120 resideH1481 in it. 1956BeholdH2009, one will comeH5927 upH5927 like a lionH743 from the 57thicketH1347 of the JordanH3383 to a perenniallyH386 watered pastureH5116; for in an instantH7280 I will chaseH7323 him awayH7323 from it, and I will appointH6485 overH413 it whoeverH4310 is 58chosenH977. For whoH4310 is 59likeH3644 Me, and whoH4310 will summonH3259 Me into court? And whoH4310 thenH2088 is the shepherdH7462 60whoH834 can standH5975 againstH6440 Me?”

20ThereforeH3651 hearH8085 the 61planH6098 of the LordH3068 whichH834 He has plannedH3289 againstH413 EdomH112, and His purposesH4284 whichH834 He hasH2803 inH2803 mindH2803 againstH413 the inhabitantsH3427 of TemanH8487: they will certainlyH518H3808 dragH5498 them offH5498, even the littleH6810 onesH6810 of the flockH6629; He will certainlyH518H3808 makeH8074 their pastureH5116 62desolateH8074 becauseH5921 of them. 21The 63earthH776 has quakedH7493 at the noiseH6963 of their downfallH5307. There is an outcryH6818! The noiseH6963 of it has been heardH8085 at the 64RedH5488 SeaH3220. 22BeholdH2009, 65He will mountH5927 upH5927 and 66swoopH1675 like an eagleH5404, and spreadH6566 outH6566 His wingsH3671 67againstH5921 BozrahH1224; and the 68heartsH3820 of the warriorsH1368 of EdomH112 on that dayH3117 will be like the heartH3820 of a womanH802 in laborH6887.

Prophecy against Damascus

23Concerning 69DamascusH1834: “70HamathH2574 and 71ArpadH774 are putH954 toH954 shameH954, For they have heardH8085 badH7451 newsH8052; They 72despairH4127. There is anxietyH1674 at the seaH3220, It 73cannotH3201H3808 be calmedH8252.24DamascusH1834 has becomeH7503 helplessH7503; She has turnedH6437 awayH6437 to fleeH5127, And panicH7374 has grippedH2388 her; 74DistressH6869 and laborH2256 painsH2256 have seizedH270 her Like a woman inH3205 childbirthH3205.25HowH349 the 75cityH5892 of praiseH8416 has not been desertedH5800, The townH7151 of My joyH4885!26ThereforeH3651, her 76youngH970 menH970 will fallH5307 in her streetsH7339, And allH3605 the menH376 of warH4421 will perishH1826 on that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635.27“I will 77setH3341 fireH784 to the wallH2346 of DamascusH1834, And it will devourH398 the fortifiedH759 palaceH759 of 78Ben-hadadH1130.”

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

28Concerning 79KedarH6938 and the kingdomsH4467 of HazorH2674, whichH834 NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 defeatedH5221. ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “AriseH6965, goH5927 upH5927 to KedarH6938 And devastateH7703 the 8081peopleH1121 of the eastH6924.29They will takeH3947 away their tentsH168 and their flocksH6629; They will carryH5375 offH5375 for themselves Their tentH3407 82curtainsH3407, allH3605 their goodsH3627 and their 83camelsH1581, And they will callH7121 outH7121 to one another, ‘84HorrorH4032 on everyH5439 sideH5439!’30RunH5127 awayH5127, fleeH5110! DwellH3427 inH6009 theH6009 depthsH6009, You inhabitantsH3427 of HazorH2674,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068; “For 85NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 has formedH3289 a planH6098 againstH5921 you And devisedH2803 a schemeH4284 againstH5921 you.31AriseH6965, goH5927 upH5927 againstH413 a nationH1471 which is 86at easeH7961, Which livesH3427 securelyH983,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “It has 87noH3808 gatesH1817 or barsH1280; They 88dwellH7931 aloneH910.32Their camelsH1581 will becomeH1961 plunderH957, And their manyH1995 livestockH4735 for spoilsH7998, And I will 89scatterH2219 to allH3605 the windsH7307 those who 90cutH7112 the cornersH6285 of their hair; And I will bringH935 their disasterH343 from everyH3605 sideH5676,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.33“HazorH2674 will becomeH1961 a 91hauntH4583 of jackalsH8565, A desolationH8077 foreverH5704H5769; NoH3808 oneH376 will liveH3427 thereH8033, NorH3808 will 92anyoneH1121 of mankindH120 resideH1481 in it.”

Prophecy against Elam

34The wordH1697 of the LordH3068 that cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 concerningH413 93ElamH5867, 94at the beginningH7225 of the reignH4438 of ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, sayingH559:

35“ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going to 95breakH7665 the bowH7198 of ElamH5867, The 96finestH7225 of their mightH1369.36I will bringH935 upon ElamH5867 the 97fourH702 windsH7307 From the fourH702 endsH7098 of heavenH8064, And will 98scatterH2219 them to allH3605 theseH428 windsH7307; And thereH8033 will be noH3808 nationH1471 To whichH834 the outcastsH5080 of ElamH5867 will not goH935.37So I will 99shatterH2865 ElamH5867 beforeH6440 their enemiesH340 And beforeH6440 those who seekH1245 their livesH5315; And I will 100bringH935 disasterH7463 upon them, Even My 101fierceH2740 angerH639,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘And I will 102sendH7971 the swordH2719 afterH310 them UntilH5704 I have consumedH3615 them.38Then I will setH7760 My throneH3678 in ElamH5867, And eliminateH6 from there the kingH4428 and officialsH8269,’ DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.39‘But it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 in the lastH319 daysH3117 That I will 103restoreH7725 the fortunesH7622 of ElamH5867,’” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.