Jeremiah 49:3

Jeremiah 49:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth, lament, and run to and fro among the hedges! For Milcom shall go into exile, with his priests and his officials.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is plundered! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth! Lament and run to and fro by the walls; For Milcom shall go into captivity With his priests and his princes together.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Cry out, O Heshbon, for the town of Ai is destroyed. Weep, O people of Rabbah! Put on your clothes of mourning. Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, for your god Molech, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands.

Context of Jeremiah 49:3

1Concerning 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? 2But 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. “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molek will go into exile, together with his priests and officials. 4Why do you boast of your valleys, boast of your valleys so fruitful? Unfaithful Daughter Ammon, you trust in your riches and say, ‘Who will attack me?’ 5I will bring terror on you from all those around you,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty. “Every one of you will be driven away, and no one will gather the fugitives.

Jeremiah 49:3 word by word

הֵילִ֨ילִי חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן כִּ֣י שֻׁדְּדָה־עַ֗י צְעַקְנָה֮ בְּנ֣וֹת רַבָּה֒ חֲגֹ֣רְנָה שַׂקִּ֔ים סְפֹ֕דְנָה וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה בַּגְּדֵר֑וֹת כִּ֤י מַלְכָּם֙ בַּגּוֹלָ֣ה יֵלֵ֔ךְ כֹּהֲנָ֥יו וְשָׂרָ֖יו יַחְדָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howlיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213
• O Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• for Aiעַי‛ay ‛ayâ' ‛ayâth · AiH5857
• is spoiledשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• cryצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• ye daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
• girdחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• you with sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• lamentסָפַדsâphad · to mournH5594
• and run to and froשׁוּטshûţ · to roveH7751
• by the hedgesגְּדֵרָהgedêrâh · wallH1448
• for their kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · MilcomH4428
• shall goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• into captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• his priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and his princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:3

• Jeremiah 48:20Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered. Wail and cry out! Announce by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
• Jeremiah 51:8Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Wail over her! Get balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
• Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.
• Isaiah 14:31Wail, you gate! Howl, you city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks.
• Isaiah 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple, to its high places to weep; Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved and every beard cut off.
• Isaiah 16:7Therefore the Moabites wail, they wail together for Moab. Lament and grieve for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.
• Isaiah 23:1A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them.
• James 5:1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.
• Jeremiah 4:8So put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from us.
• Jeremiah 6:26Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
• Jeremiah 48:37Every head is shaved and every beard cut off; every hand is slashed and every waist is covered with sackcloth.
• Isaiah 32:11Tremble, you complacent women; shudder, you daughters who feel secure! Strip off your fine clothes and wrap yourselves in rags.
• Job 30:3Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parched land in desolate wastelands at night.
• Jeremiah 49:1Concerning 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?
• 1 Kings 11:5He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.
• Zephaniah 1:5those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the Lord and who also swear by Molek,

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Run to and fro by the hedges - It is supposed that this may refer to the women making lamentations for the dead, that were in general buried by the walls of their gardens; but others think that it refers to the smaller cities or villages, called here the daughters of Rabbah, the metropolis; the inhabitants of which are exhorted to seek safety somewhere else, as none can be expected from them, now that the enemy is at hand.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Ai - Not the town on the west of the Jordan Joshua 7:2; a place not mentioned elsewhere. For Ai some read Ar. Hedges - Fields were not divided by hedges until recent times; the term probably means the walls which enclose the vineyards Numbers 22:24.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The Ammonites might have believed their deity, Molech, was powerful. However, the invader would take this idol, along with its priests and officials, into exile. Their ritual magic would be revealed as fake.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Heshbon ... Ai--Nebuchadnezzar, coming from the north, first attacked Ammon, then its brother and neighbor, Moab. As Ai of Ammon had already suffered destruction, Heshbon of Moab being near it might well fear the same fate. hedges--Their cities being destroyed, the outcasts have no place of shelter save behind the "hedges" of vineyards and gardens; or else the enclosures of their villages. their king--Melchom, the idol, as the mention of "his priests"…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Ai
• Ammonites
• Hedge
• Heshbon
• Rabbah
• Sackcloth

In the dictionaries

• Ai
• Heshbon
• Rabbah
• Ammonite
• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Heir
• Jehoiakim
• Malcam
• Move

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