Jeremiah 49:1

Jeremiah 49:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
• New International Version (NIV)Concerning the Ammonites: This is what the Lord says: “Has Israel no sons? Has Israel no heir? Why then has Molek taken possession of Gad? Why do his people live in its towns?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the Lord: "Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad, and his people settled in its cities?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Against the Ammonites. Thus says the Lord: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, And his people dwell in its cities?

Context of Jeremiah 49:1

The Lord spoke about the Ammonites. “Do you think there are not any people of the nation of Israel remaining? Do you think there are not any of them remaining to reinherit their land? Is that why you people who worship the god Milcom have taken possession of the territory of Gad and live in his cities? 2Because you did that, I, the Lord, affirm that a time is coming when I will make Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, hear the sound of the battle cry. It will become a mound covered with ruins. Its villages will be burned to the ground. Then Israel will take back its land from those who took their land from them. I, the Lord, affirm it! 3Wail, you people in Heshbon, because Ai in Ammon is destroyed. Cry out in anguish, you people in the villages surrounding Rabbah. Put on sackcloth and cry out in mourning. Run about covered with gashes. For your god Milcom will go into exile along with his priests and officials.

Jeremiah 49:1 word by word

לִבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֗וֹן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲבָנִ֥ים אֵין֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־יוֹרֵ֖שׁ אֵ֣ין ל֑וֹ מַדּ֗וּעַ יָרַ֤שׁ מַלְכָּם֙ אֶת־גָּ֔ד וְעַמּ֖וֹ בְּעָרָ֥יו יָשָֽׁב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Concerning the Ammonitesעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• Concerning the Ammonitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Hath Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• no sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• hath he no heirיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: possessH3423
• doth their kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · MilcomH4428
• inheritיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• and his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in his citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:1

• Jeremiah 49:7The Lord who rules over all spoke about Edom. “Is wisdom no longer to be found in Teman? Can Edom’s counselors not give her any good advice? Has all of their wisdom turned bad?
• Jeremiah 48:1The Lord God of Israel who rules over all spoke about Moab. “Sure to be judged is Nebo! Indeed, it will be destroyed! Kiriathaim will suffer disgrace. It will be captured! Its fortress will suffer disgrace. It will be torn down!
• Jeremiah 25:9So I, the Lord, affirm that I will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it. I will utterly destroy this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins. I will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn.
• Jeremiah 27:3Use it to send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Send them through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to King Zedekiah of Judah.
• Genesis 19:38The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.
• Deuteronomy 2:19But when you come close to the Ammonites, do not harass or provoke them because I am not giving you any of the Ammonites’ land as your possession; I have already given it to Lot’s descendants as their possession.
• Deuteronomy 23:3An Ammonite or Moabite may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation none of their descendants shall ever do so,
• 2 Chronicles 20:1Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat.
• Psalms 83:7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.
• Ezekiel 21:28“As for you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says concerning the Ammonites and their coming humiliation; say: “‘A sword, a sword drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning –
• Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
• Amos 1:13This is what the Lord says: “Because the Ammonites have committed three crimes – make that four! – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They ripped open Gilead’s pregnant women so they could expand their territory.
• Zephaniah 2:8“I have heard Moab’s taunts and the Ammonites’ insults. They taunted my people and verbally harassed those living in Judah.
• Judges 10:7The Lord was furious with Israel and turned them over to the Philistines and Ammonites.
• Judges 11:13The Ammonite king said to Jephthah’s messengers, “Because Israel stole my land when they came up from Egypt – from the Arnon River in the south to the Jabbok River in the north, and as far west as the Jordan. Now return it peaceably!”
• 1 Samuel 11:1Nahash the Ammonite marched against Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh Gilead said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us and we will serve you.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Concerning the Ammonites - This prophetic discourse was also delivered after the capture of Jerusalem. Hath Israel no sons? - no heir? - The Ammonites, it appears, took advantage of the depressed state of Israel, and invaded their territories in the tribe of Gad, hoping to make them their own for ever. But the prophet intimates that God will preserve the descendants of Israel, and will bring them back to their forfeited inheritances. Why then doth their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hath Israel no sons? - i. e., the Ammonites in seizing Gilead have acted as if the country had no rightful owner. The sons of Israel were to return from captivity, and the land was their hereditary property. Their king - Milcom (and in Jeremiah 49:3), see the margin. The Ammonite god stands for the Ammonites just as Chemosh Jeremiah 48:7 is the equivalent of the Moabites. Inherit - i. e., take possession of.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Prophecies relative to the Ammonites. (Jr 49:1-6) The Edomites. (Jr 49:7-22) The Syrians. (Jr 49:23-27) The Kedarenes. (Jr 49:28-33) The Elamites. (Jr 49:34-39) Verses 1-6 . Might often prevails against right among men, yet that might shall be controlled by the Almighty, who judges aright; and those will find themselves mistaken, who, like the Ammonites, think every thing their own on which they can lay their hands. The Lord will call men to account for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1After the northern kingdom of Israel fell in 722 BC, the Ammonites moved into land left by the tribe of Gad. The Ammonites worshiped a fertility god named Molech, meaning "ruler," similar to Baal, meaning "master."Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-39The event of the prophecy as to Ammon preceded that as to Moab (see on Jr 49:3); and in Eze 21:26-28, the destruction of Ammon is subjoined to the deposition of Zedekiah. 1. Hath Israel ... no heir?--namely, to occupy the land of Gad, after it itself has been carried away captive by Shalmaneser. Ammon, like Moab, descended from Lot, lay north of Moab, from which it was separated by the river Arnon, and east of Reuben and Gad (Jos 13:24, 25) on the same…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:1

• Ammonites
• Gad
• Heshbon

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ammonite
• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Heir
• Jehoiakim
• Malcam

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