Jeremiah 49 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Prophecy against Ammon

1 Concerning the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983. This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

“Does Israel ^H3478 have ^H369 no ^H369 sons ^H1121?

Or ^H518 has ^H369 he no ^H369 heirs ^H3423?

Why ^H4069 then has [fn]Malcam ^H4445 taken ^H3423 possession ^H3423 of Gad ^H1410,

And his people ^H5971 settled ^H3427 in its cities ^H5892?

2 “Therefore ^H3651 behold ^H2009, the days ^H3117 are coming ^H935,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068,

“When I will cause an alarm ^H8643 of war ^H4421 to be heard ^H8085

Against ^H413 Rabbah ^H7237 of the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983;

And it will become ^H1961 a desolate ^H8077 heap ^H8510,

And her towns ^H1323 will be set ^H3341 on fire ^H784.

Then Israel ^H3478 will take ^H3423 possession ^H3423 of his possessors ^H3423,”

Says ^H559 the LORD ^H3068.

3 “Wail ^H3213, Heshbon ^H2809, for Ai ^H5857 has been destroyed ^H7703!

Cry ^H6817 out ^H6817, daughters ^H1323 of Rabbah ^H7237,

Put ^H2296 on ^H2296 sackcloth ^H8242 and mourn ^H5594,

And move ^H7751 about ^H7751 inside the walls ^H1448;

For [fn]Malcam ^H4445 will go ^H1980 into exile ^H1473

Together ^H3162 with his priests ^H3548 and his leaders ^H8269.

4 “How ^H4100 you boast ^H1984 about the valleys ^H6010!

Your valley ^H6010 is flowing ^H2100 away,

You backsliding ^H7728 daughter ^H1323

Who trusts ^H982 in her treasures ^H214, saying,

‘Who ^H4310 can come ^H935 against ^H413 me?’

5 “Behold ^H2009, I am going to bring ^H935 terror ^H6343 upon you,”

Declares ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 [fn]GOD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635,

“From all ^H3605 directions around ^H5439 you;

And you will be driven ^H5080 away ^H5080 [fn]one ^H376 after ^H6440 another,

With no ^H369 one ^H369 to gather ^H6908 the fugitives ^H5074 together.

6 “But afterward ^H310 H3651 I will restore ^H7725

The fortunes ^H7622 of the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983,”

Declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

Prophecy against Edom

7 Concerning Edom ^H123.

This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 says ^H559:

“Is ^H369 there ^H369 no ^H369 longer ^H5750 any wisdom ^H2451 in Teman ^H8487?

Has good advice ^H6098 been ^H6 lost ^H6 by the prudent ^H995?

Has their wisdom ^H2451 decayed ^H5628?

8 “Flee ^H5127 away, turn ^H6437 back ^H6437, dwell ^H3427 in ^H6009 the ^H6009 depths ^H6009,

You inhabitants ^H3427 of Dedan ^H1719,

For I [fn]will bring ^H935 the disaster ^H343 of Esau ^H6215 upon him

At the time ^H6256 I [fn]punish ^H6485 him.

9 “If ^H518 grape ^H1219 pickers ^H1219 came ^H935 to you,

Would they not leave ^H7604 gleanings ^H5955?

If ^H518 thieves ^H1590 came by night ^H3915,

They would destroy ^H7843 only what ^H1767 was ^H1767 sufficient ^H1767 for them.

10 “But I have stripped ^H2834 Esau ^H6215 bare ^H2834,

I have uncovered ^H1540 his hiding ^H4565 places ^H4565

So that he will not be ^H3201 able ^H3201 to conceal ^H2247 himself;

His [fn]offspring ^H2233 have been destroyed ^H7703 along with his [fn]brothers ^H251

And his neighbors ^H7934, and he no ^H369 longer exists ^H369.

11 “Leave ^H5800 your [fn]orphans ^H3490 behind ^H5800, I will keep ^H2421 them alive ^H2421;

And let your widows ^H490 trust ^H982 in Me.”

12 For this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559: “Behold ^H2009, those [fn]who ^H834 were not sentenced ^H4941 to drink ^H8354 the cup ^H3563 will certainly ^H8354 drink ^H8354 it, so are you the one ^H1931 who will be held ^H5352 completely ^H5352 blameless ^H5352? You will not be held ^H5352 blameless ^H5352, but you will certainly ^H8354 drink ^H8354 it.

13 For I have sworn ^H7650 by Myself,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068, “that Bozrah ^H1224 will become ^H1961 an object ^H8047 of ^H8047 horror ^H8047, a disgrace ^H2781, a wasteland ^H2721, and a curse ^H7045; and all ^H3605 its cities ^H5892 will become ^H1961 permanent ^H5769 ruins ^H2723.”

14 I have heard ^H8085 a message ^H8052 from the LORD ^H3068,

And a messenger ^H6735 is being sent ^H7971 among the nations ^H1471, saying,

“Gather ^H6908 yourselves together and come ^H935 against ^H5921 her,

And rise ^H6965 up ^H6965 for battle ^H4421!”

15 “For behold ^H2009, I have made ^H5414 you small ^H6996 among the nations ^H1471,

Despised ^H959 among people ^H120.

16 “As for the terror ^H8606 you cause ^H8606,

The arrogance ^H2087 of your heart ^H3820 has deceived ^H5378 you,

You who live ^H7931 in the clefts ^H2288 of [fn]the rock ^H5553,

Who occupy ^H8610 the height ^H4791 of the hill ^H1389.

Though ^H3588 you make ^H1361 your nest ^H7064 as high ^H1361 as an eagle’s ^H5404,

I will bring ^H3381 you down ^H3381 from there ^H8033,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

17 “Edom ^H123 will become ^H1961 an object ^H8047 of ^H8047 horror ^H8047; everyone ^H3605 who passes ^H5674 by it will be ^H8074 appalled ^H8074 and will [fn]hiss ^H8319 at all ^H3605 its wounds ^H4347. 18 Like the overthrow ^H4114 of Sodom ^H5467 and Gomorrah ^H6017 with its neighbors ^H7934,” says ^H559 the LORD ^H3068, “no ^H3808 one ^H376 will live ^H3427 there ^H8033, nor ^H3808 will [fn]anyone ^H1121 of mankind ^H120 reside ^H1481 in it. 19 Behold ^H2009, one will come ^H5927 up ^H5927 like a lion ^H738 from the thicket ^H1347 of the Jordan ^H3383 to a perennially ^H386 watered pasture ^H5116; for in an instant ^H7280 I will chase ^H7323 him away ^H7323 from it, and I will appoint ^H6485 over ^H413 it whoever ^H4310 is chosen ^H977. For who ^H4310 is like ^H3644 Me, and who ^H4310 will summon ^H3259 Me into court? And who ^H4310 then ^H2088 is the shepherd ^H7462 who ^H834 can stand ^H5975 against ^H6440 Me?”

20 Therefore ^H3651 hear ^H8085 the plan ^H6098 of the LORD ^H3068 which ^H834 He has planned ^H3289 against ^H413 Edom ^H123, and His purposes ^H4284 which ^H834 He has ^H2803 in ^H2803 mind ^H2803 against ^H413 the inhabitants ^H3427 of Teman ^H8487: they will certainly ^H518 H3808 drag ^H5498 them off ^H5498, even the little ^H6810 ones ^H6810 of the flock ^H6629; He will certainly ^H518 H3808 make ^H8074 their pasture ^H5116 desolate ^H8074 because ^H5921 of them. 21 The earth ^H776 has quaked ^H7493 at the noise ^H6963 of their downfall ^H5307. There is an outcry ^H6818! The noise ^H6963 of it has been heard ^H8085 at the [fn]Red ^H5488 Sea ^H3220. 22 Behold ^H2009, [fn]He will mount ^H5927 up ^H5927 and swoop ^H1675 like an eagle ^H5404, and spread ^H6566 out ^H6566 His wings ^H3671 [fn]against ^H5921 Bozrah ^H1224; and the hearts ^H3820 of the warriors ^H1368 of Edom ^H123 on that day ^H3117 will be like the heart ^H3820 of a woman ^H802 in labor ^H6887.

Prophecy against Damascus

23 Concerning Damascus ^H1834:

“Hamath ^H2574 and Arpad ^H774 are put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954,

For they have heard ^H8085 bad ^H7451 news ^H8052;

They despair ^H4127.

There is anxiety ^H1674 at the sea ^H3220,

It cannot ^H3201 H3808 be calmed ^H8252.

24 “Damascus ^H1834 has become ^H7503 helpless ^H7503;

She has turned ^H6437 away ^H6437 to flee ^H5127,

And panic ^H7374 has gripped ^H2388 her;

Distress ^H6869 and labor ^H2256 pains ^H2256 have seized ^H270 her

Like a woman in ^H3205 childbirth ^H3205.

25 “How ^H349 the city ^H5892 of praise ^H8416 has not been deserted ^H5800,

The town ^H7151 of My joy ^H4885!

26 “Therefore ^H3651, her young ^H970 men ^H970 will fall ^H5307 in her streets ^H7339,

And all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of war ^H4421 will perish ^H1826 on that day ^H3117,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635.

27 “I will set ^H3341 fire ^H784 to the wall ^H2346 of Damascus ^H1834,

And it will devour ^H398 the fortified ^H759 palace ^H759 of Ben-hadad ^H1130.”

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

28 Concerning Kedar ^H6938 and the kingdoms ^H4467 of Hazor ^H2674, which ^H834 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 defeated ^H5221. This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

“Arise ^H6965, go ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Kedar ^H6938

And devastate ^H7703 the [fn]people ^H1121 of the east ^H6924.

29 “They will take ^H3947 away their tents ^H168 and their flocks ^H6629;

They will carry ^H5375 off ^H5375 for themselves

Their tent ^H3407 curtains ^H3407, all ^H3605 their goods ^H3627 and their camels ^H1581,

And they will call ^H7121 out ^H7121 to one another, ‘Horror ^H4032 on every ^H5439 side ^H5439!’

30 “Run ^H5127 away ^H5127, flee ^H5110! Dwell ^H3427 in ^H6009 the ^H6009 depths ^H6009,

You inhabitants ^H3427 of Hazor ^H2674,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068;

“For Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 has formed ^H3289 a plan ^H6098 against ^H5921 you

And devised ^H2803 a scheme ^H4284 against ^H5921 you.

31 “Arise ^H6965, go ^H5927 up ^H5927 against ^H413 a nation ^H1471 which is at ease ^H7961,

Which lives ^H3427 securely ^H983,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

“It has no ^H3808 gates ^H1817 or bars ^H1280;

They dwell ^H7931 alone ^H910.

32 “Their camels ^H1581 will become ^H1961 plunder ^H957,

And their many ^H1995 livestock ^H4735 for spoils ^H7998,

And I will scatter ^H2219 to all ^H3605 the winds ^H7307 those who cut ^H7112 the corners ^H6285 of their hair;

And I will bring ^H935 their disaster ^H343 from every ^H3605 side ^H5676,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

33 “Hazor ^H2674 will become ^H1961 a haunt ^H4583 of jackals ^H8565,

A desolation ^H8077 forever ^H5704 H5769;

No ^H3808 one ^H376 will live ^H3427 there ^H8033,

Nor ^H3808 will [fn]anyone ^H1121 of mankind ^H120 reside ^H1481 in it.”

Prophecy against Elam

34 The word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 that came ^H1961 to Jeremiah ^H3414 the prophet ^H5030 concerning ^H413 Elam ^H5867, at the beginning ^H7225 of the reign ^H4438 of Zedekiah ^H6667 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, saying ^H559:

35 “This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 says ^H559:

‘Behold ^H2009, I am going to break ^H7665 the bow ^H7198 of Elam ^H5867,

The [fn]finest ^H7225 of their might ^H1369.

36 ‘I will bring ^H935 upon Elam ^H5867 the four ^H702 winds ^H7307

From the four ^H702 ends ^H7098 of heaven ^H8064,

And will scatter ^H2219 them to all ^H3605 these ^H428 winds ^H7307;

And there ^H8033 will be no ^H3808 nation ^H1471

To which ^H834 the outcasts ^H5080 of Elam ^H5867 will not go ^H935.

37 ‘So I will [fn]shatter ^H2865 Elam ^H5867 before ^H6440 their enemies ^H340

And before ^H6440 those who seek ^H1245 their lives ^H5315;

And I will bring ^H935 disaster ^H7451 upon them,

Even My fierce ^H2740 anger ^H639,’ declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068,

‘And I will send ^H7971 the sword ^H2719 after ^H310 them

Until ^H5704 I have consumed ^H3615 them.

38 ‘Then I will set ^H7760 My throne ^H3678 in Elam ^H5867,

And eliminate ^H6 from there the king ^H4428 and officials ^H8269,’

Declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

39 ‘But it will come ^H1961 about ^H1961 in the last ^H319 days ^H3117

That I will restore ^H7725 the fortunes ^H7622 of Elam ^H5867,’”

Declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.