Jeremiah 49 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Prophecy against Ammon

49 Concerning the sons of ^(A)Ammon. This is what the Lord says:

“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no heirs?
Why then has ^[a]Malcam taken possession of Gad,
And his people settled in its cities?
² Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will cause an alarm of ^(B)war to be heard
Against ^(C)Rabbah of the sons of Ammon;
And it will become a desolate heap,
And her ^(D)towns will be set on fire.
Then Israel will take ^(E)possession of his possessors,”
Says the Lord.
³ “Wail, ^(F)Heshbon, for ^(G)Ai has been destroyed!
Cry out, daughters of Rabbah,
^(H)Put on sackcloth and mourn,
And move about inside the walls;
For ^[b]Malcam will ^(I)go into exile
Together with his priests and his leaders.
⁴ How you ^(J)boast about the valleys!
Your valley is flowing away,
You ^(K)backsliding daughter
Who trusts in her ^(L)treasures, saying,
‘^(M)Who can come against me?’
⁵ Behold, I am going to bring ^(N)terror upon you,”
Declares the Lord ^[c]God of armies,
“From all directions around you;
And you will be ^(O)driven away ^[d]one after another,
With no one to gather the ^(P)fugitives together.
⁶ But afterward I will ^(Q)restore
The fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”
Declares the Lord.

Prophecy against Edom

⁷ Concerning ^(R)Edom.
This is what the Lord of armies says:
“Is there no longer any ^(S)wisdom in ^(T)Teman?
Has good advice been lost by the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
⁸ Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths,
You inhabitants of ^(U)Dedan,
For I ^[e]will bring the ^(V)disaster of Esau upon him
At the time I ^[f]punish him.
^{9 (W)}If grape pickers came to you,
Would they not leave gleanings?
If thieves came by night,
They would destroy only what was sufficient for them.
¹⁰ But I have ^(X)stripped Esau bare,
I have uncovered his hiding places
So that he will not be able to conceal himself;
His ^[g]offspring have been destroyed along with his ^[h]brothers
And his neighbors, and ^(Y)he no longer exists.
¹¹ Leave your ^[i](Z)orphans behind, I will keep them alive;
And let your ^(AA)widows trust in Me.”

¹² For this is what the Lord says: “Behold, those ^[j]who were not sentenced to drink the ^(AB)cup will certainly drink it, so are you the one who will be held ^(AC)completely blameless? You will not be held blameless, but you will certainly drink it. ¹³ For I have ^(AD)sworn by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that ^(AE)Bozrah will become an ^(AF)object of horror, a disgrace, a wasteland, and a curse; and all its cities will become permanent ruins.”

¹⁴ I have ^(AG)heard a message from the Lord,
And a ^(AH)messenger is being sent among the nations, saying,
“^(AI)Gather yourselves together and come against her,
And rise up for battle!”
¹⁵ “For behold, I have made you small among the nations,
Despised among people.
¹⁶ As for the terror you cause,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
You who live in the clefts of ^[k]the ^(AJ)rock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as ^(AK)high as an eagle’s,
I will ^(AL)bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.

¹⁷ “Edom will become an ^(AM)object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will ^[l](AN)hiss at all its wounds. ¹⁸ Like the ^(AO)overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “^(AP)no one will live there, nor will ^[m]anyone of mankind reside in it. ^{19 (AQ)}Behold, one will come up like a lion from the ^(AR)thicket of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will chase him away from it, and I will appoint over it whoever is ^(AS)chosen. For who is ^(AT)like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd ^(AU)who can stand against Me?”

²⁰ Therefore hear the ^(AV)plan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has in mind against the inhabitants of Teman: they will certainly drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; He will certainly make their pasture ^(AW)desolate because of them. ²¹ The ^(AX)earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the ^[n]Red Sea. ²² Behold, ^[o]He will mount up and ^(AY)swoop like an eagle, and spread out His wings ^[p]against Bozrah; and the ^(AZ)hearts of the warriors of Edom on that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Prophecy against Damascus

²³ Concerning ^(BA)Damascus:
“^(BB)Hamath and ^(BC)Arpad are put to shame,
For they have heard bad news;
They ^(BD)despair.
There is anxiety at the sea,
It ^(BE)cannot be calmed.
²⁴ Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;
^(BF)Distress and labor pains have seized her
Like a woman in childbirth.
²⁵ How the ^(BG)city of praise has not been deserted,
The town of My joy!
²⁶ Therefore, her ^(BH)young men will fall in her streets,
And all the men of war will perish on that day,” declares the Lord of armies.
²⁷ “I will ^(BI)set fire to the wall of Damascus,
And it will devour the fortified palace of ^(BJ)Ben-hadad.”

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

²⁸ Concerning ^(BK)Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. This is what the Lord says:

“Arise, go up to Kedar
And devastate the ^[q](BL)people of the east.
²⁹ They will take away their tents and their flocks;
They will carry off for themselves
Their tent ^(BM)curtains, all their goods and their ^(BN)camels,
And they will call out to one another, ‘^(BO)Horror on every side!’
³⁰ Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths,
You inhabitants of Hazor,” declares the Lord;
“For ^(BP)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has formed a plan against you
And devised a scheme against you.
³¹ Arise, go up against a nation which is ^(BQ)at ease,
Which lives securely,” declares the Lord.
“It has ^(BR)no gates or bars;
They ^(BS)dwell alone.
³² Their camels will become plunder,
And their many livestock for spoils,
And I will ^(BT)scatter to all the winds those who ^(BU)cut the corners of their hair;
And I will bring their disaster from every side,” declares the Lord.
³³ “Hazor will become a ^(BV)haunt of jackals,
A desolation forever;
No one will live there,
Nor will ^[r]anyone of mankind reside in it.”

Prophecy against Elam

³⁴ The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning ^(BW)Elam, ^(BX)at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

³⁵ “This is what the Lord of armies says:
‘Behold, I am going to ^(BY)break the bow of Elam,
The ^[s]finest of their might.
³⁶ I will bring upon Elam the ^(BZ)four winds
From the four ends of heaven,
And will ^(CA)scatter them to all these winds;
And there will be no nation
To which the outcasts of Elam will not go.
³⁷ So I will ^[t]shatter Elam before their enemies
And before those who seek their lives;
And I will ^(CB)bring disaster upon them,
Even My ^(CC)fierce anger,’ declares the Lord,
‘And I will ^(CD)send the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.
³⁸ Then I will set My throne in Elam,
And eliminate from there the king and officials,’
Declares the Lord.
³⁹ ‘But it will come about in the last days
That I will ^(CE)restore the fortunes of Elam,’”
Declares the Lord.

Footnotes

1. Jeremiah 49:1 In 1 Kin 11:5, 33 and Zeph 1:5, Milcom
2. Jeremiah 49:3 See note v 1
3. Jeremiah 49:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
4. Jeremiah 49:5 Lit each one before him
5. Jeremiah 49:8 Or brought
6. Jeremiah 49:8 Or punished
7. Jeremiah 49:10 Lit seed
8. Jeremiah 49:10 Or relatives
9. Jeremiah 49:11 Or fatherless
10. Jeremiah 49:12 Lit whose judgment was not to
11. Jeremiah 49:16 Or Sela
12. Jeremiah 49:17 Or whistle
13. Jeremiah 49:18 Lit a son of man
14. Jeremiah 49:21 Lit Sea of Reeds
15. Jeremiah 49:22 Or one
16. Jeremiah 49:22 Or over
17. Jeremiah 49:28 Lit sons
18. Jeremiah 49:33 Lit a son of man
19. Jeremiah 49:35 Lit first
20. Jeremiah 49:37 Or dismay

Cross references

1. Jeremiah 49:1 : Deut 23:3, 4; 2 Chr 20:1; Ezek 21:28-32; 25:2-10; Amos 1:13-15; Zeph 2:8-11
2. Jeremiah 49:2 : Num 10:9; Jer 4:19
3. Jeremiah 49:2 : Deut 3:11; 2 Sam 11:1; Ezek 21:20
4. Jeremiah 49:2 : Josh 17:11, 16
5. Jeremiah 49:2 : Is 14:2
6. Jeremiah 49:3 : Jer 48:2
7. Jeremiah 49:3 : Josh 7:2-5; 8:1-29; Ezra 2:28
8. Jeremiah 49:3 : Is 32:11; Jer 48:37
9. Jeremiah 49:3 : Jer 46:25; 48:7
10. Jeremiah 49:4 : Jer 9:23
11. Jeremiah 49:4 : Jer 31:22
12. Jeremiah 49:4 : Ps 62:10; Ezek 28:4, 5; 1 Tim 6:17
13. Jeremiah 49:4 : Jer 21:13
14. Jeremiah 49:5 : Jer 48:43f; 49:29
15. Jeremiah 49:5 : Jer 16:16; 46:5
16. Jeremiah 49:5 : Lam 4:15
17. Jeremiah 49:6 : Jer 48:47; 49:39
18. Jeremiah 49:7 : Gen 25:30; 32:3; Is 34:5, 6; Jer 25:21; Ezek 25:12; Amos 1:11; Obad 1-21
19. Jeremiah 49:7 : Job 2:11; Jer 8:9
20. Jeremiah 49:7 : Gen 36:11, 15, 34; Jer 49:20
21. Jeremiah 49:8 : Is 21:13; Jer 25:23
22. Jeremiah 49:8 : Jer 46:21; Mal 1:3, 4
23. Jeremiah 49:9 : Obad 5
24. Jeremiah 49:10 : Jer 13:26
25. Jeremiah 49:10 : Is 17:14
26. Jeremiah 49:11 : Ps 68:5; Hos 14:3
27. Jeremiah 49:11 : Ps 68:5; Zech 7:10
28. Jeremiah 49:12 : Jer 25:15
29. Jeremiah 49:12 : Jer 25:28, 29; 1 Pet 4:17
30. Jeremiah 49:13 : Gen 22:16; Is 45:23; Jer 44:26; Amos 6:8
31. Jeremiah 49:13 : Gen 36:33; 1 Chr 1:44; Is 34:6; 63:1; Amos 1:12
32. Jeremiah 49:13 : Is 34:9-15; Jer 18:16
33. Jeremiah 49:14 : Obad 1-4
34. Jeremiah 49:14 : Is 18:2; 30:4
35. Jeremiah 49:14 : Jer 50:14
36. Jeremiah 49:16 : 2 Kin 14:7; Jer 48:28
37. Jeremiah 49:16 : Job 39:27; Is 14:13-15
38. Jeremiah 49:16 : Amos 9:2
39. Jeremiah 49:17 : Jer 18:16; 49:13; 50:13; Ezek 35:7
40. Jeremiah 49:17 : 1 Kin 9:8; Jer 51:37
41. Jeremiah 49:18 : Gen 19:24, 25; Deut 29:23; Jer 50:40; Amos 4:11; Zeph 2:9
42. Jeremiah 49:18 : Job 18:15-18; Jer 49:33
43. Jeremiah 49:19 : Jer 50:44
44. Jeremiah 49:19 : Josh 3:15; Jer 12:5
45. Jeremiah 49:19 : Num 16:5
46. Jeremiah 49:19 : Ex 15:11; Is 46:9
47. Jeremiah 49:19 : Job 41:10
48. Jeremiah 49:20 : Is 14:24, 27; Jer 50:45
49. Jeremiah 49:20 : Mal 1:3, 4
50. Jeremiah 49:21 : Jer 50:46; Ezek 26:15, 18
51. Jeremiah 49:22 : Jer 4:13; 48:40; Hos 8:1
52. Jeremiah 49:22 : Is 13:8; Jer 30:6; 48:41
53. Jeremiah 49:23 : Gen 14:15; 15:2; 2 Kin 5:12; 2 Chr 16:2; Is 7:8; 17:1; Amos 1:3; Acts 9:2
54. Jeremiah 49:23 : Num 13:21; Is 10:9; Jer 39:5; Amos 6:2
55. Jeremiah 49:23 : 2 Kin 18:34; 19:13; Is 10:9
56. Jeremiah 49:23 : Ex 15:15; Nah 2:10
57. Jeremiah 49:23 : Is 57:20
58. Jeremiah 49:24 : Is 13:8
59. Jeremiah 49:25 : Jer 33:9; 51:41
60. Jeremiah 49:26 : Jer 11:22; 50:30; Amos 4:10
61. Jeremiah 49:27 : Jer 43:12; Amos 1:3-5
62. Jeremiah 49:27 : 1 Kin 15:18-20; 2 Kin 13:3
63. Jeremiah 49:28 : Gen 25:13; Ps 120:5; Is 21:16, 17; Jer 2:10; Ezek 27:21
64. Jeremiah 49:28 : Job 1:3; Is 11:14
65. Jeremiah 49:29 : Hab 3:7
66. Jeremiah 49:29 : 1 Chr 5:21
67. Jeremiah 49:29 : Jer 46:5
68. Jeremiah 49:30 : Jer 25:9; 27:6
69. Jeremiah 49:31 : Judg 18:7; Is 47:8
70. Jeremiah 49:31 : Is 42:11
71. Jeremiah 49:31 : Num 23:9; Deut 33:28; Mic 7:14
72. Jeremiah 49:32 : Ezek 5:10; 12:14, 15
73. Jeremiah 49:32 : Jer 9:26; 25:23
74. Jeremiah 49:33 : Is 13:20-22; Jer 9:11; 10:22; 51:37; Zeph 2:9, 13-15; Mal 1:3
75. Jeremiah 49:34 : Gen 10:22; 14:1, 9; Is 11:11; Jer 25:25; Ezek 32:24; Dan 8:2
76. Jeremiah 49:34 : 2 Kin 24:17, 18; Jer 28:1
77. Jeremiah 49:35 : Ps 46:9; Is 22:6; Jer 51:56
78. Jeremiah 49:36 : Dan 7:2; 8:8; Rev 7:1
79. Jeremiah 49:36 : Jer 49:32; Ezek 5:10; Amos 9:9
80. Jeremiah 49:37 : Jer 6:19
81. Jeremiah 49:37 : Jer 30:24
82. Jeremiah 49:37 : Jer 9:16; 48:2
83. Jeremiah 49:39 : Jer 48:47