New King James Version
Jeremiah 49:2
2Therefore 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)In the days to come,” says the Lord, “I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah. It will become a desolate heap of ruins, and the neighboring towns will be burned. Then Israel will take back the land you took from her,” says the Lord.
Context of Jeremiah 49:2
1Against 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? 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. 3“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. 4Why do you boast in the valleys, Your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? Who trusted in her treasures, saying, ‘Who will come against me?’
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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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore, behold, the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- that I will cause an alarmתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- to be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- in Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
- of the Ammonitesעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
- of the Ammonitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- and it shall be a desolateשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
- heapתֵּלtêl · moundH8510
- and her daughtersבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
- shall be burnedיָצַתyâtsath · to kindleH3341
- with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- then shall Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- be heirיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:2
- Jeremiah 4:19O my soul, my soul! I am pained in my very heart! My heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, Because you have heard, O my soul, The sound of the trumpet, The alarm of war.
- Ezekiel 25:4indeed, therefore, I will deliver you as a possession to the men of the East, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.
- Amos 1:14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, And it shall devour its palaces, Amid shouting in the day of battle, And a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
- Deuteronomy 3:11“For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit.
- Joshua 13:24Moses also had given an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families.
- Ezekiel 21:20Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.
- Numbers 21:25So Israel took all these cities, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its villages.
- 2 Samuel 11:1It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 12:27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city’s water supply.
- Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments.
- Psalms 97:8Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
- Ezekiel 16:46“Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells with her daughters to the north of you; and your younger sister, who dwells to the south of you, is Sodom and her daughters.
- Jeremiah 49:1Against 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?
- Isaiah 14:1For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
- Obadiah 1:19The South shall possess the mountains of Esau, And the Lowland shall possess Philistia. They shall possess the fields of Ephraim And the fields of Samaria. Benjamin shall possess 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
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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
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