> [[jeremiah-48|← Previous]] | [[jeremiah-00|TOC]] | [[jeremiah-50|Next →]] --- # Jeremiah, Chapter 49 ## Chapter 49 **Against the Ammonites.** 1 Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: ^jeremiah-49-1 Has Israel no sons? none to inherit? Why has Milcom disinherited Gad, why are his people living in its cities? 2 Therefore the days are coming—oracle of the LORD — ^jeremiah-49-2 when I will sound the battle alarm against Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall become a mound of ruins, and its villages destroyed by fire. Israel shall then inherit those who disinherited it— oracle of the LORD. 3 Wail, Heshbon, “The ruin is destroyed!” ^jeremiah-49-3 shriek, villages of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and lament! Run back and forth in the sheepfolds. For Milcom is going into exile, taking priest and prince with him. 4 Why boast in your strength, ^jeremiah-49-4 your ebbing strength, rebellious daughter? Why trust in your treasures, saying, “Who would dare attack me?” 5 See, I am bringing terror upon you— ^jeremiah-49-5 oracle of the Lord G OD of hosts— from all around you; You shall be scattered, each in headlong flight, with no one to gather the fugitives. 6 But afterward I will restore the fortunes ^jeremiah-49-6 of the Ammonites—oracle of the LORD. **Against Edom.** 7 Concerning Edom. Thus says the LORD of hosts: ^jeremiah-49-7 Is there no more wisdom in Teman, has counsel perished from the prudent, is their wisdom gone? 8 Flee, retreat, hide deep for lodging, ^jeremiah-49-8 inhabitants of Dedan: For I bring disaster upon Esau when I come to punish them. 9 If vintagers came upon you, ^jeremiah-49-9 they would leave no gleanings; If thieves by night, they would destroy as they pleased. 10 So I myself will strip Esau; ^jeremiah-49-10 I will uncover his lairs so he cannot hide. Offspring and family are destroyed, neighbors, too; he is no more. 11 Leave your orphans behind, I will keep them alive; ^jeremiah-49-11 your widows, let them trust in me. 12 For thus says the LORD: Look, even those not sentenced to drink the cup must drink it! Shall you then go unpunished? You shall not! You shall drink every bit of it! ^jeremiah-49-12 13 By myself I have sworn—oracle of the LORD —Bozrah shall become an object of horror, a disgrace, a desolation, and a curse. Bozrah and all its cities shall become ruins forever. ^jeremiah-49-13 14 I have heard a report from the LORD, ^jeremiah-49-14 a herald has been sent among the nations: “Gather together, move against it, get ready for battle!” 15 I will make you the least among the nations, ^jeremiah-49-15 despised by all people! 16 The terror you spread, ^jeremiah-49-16 the pride of your heart, beguiled you. You denizens of rocks and crevices, occupying towering peaks: Though you build your nest high as the eagle, from there I will bring you down—oracle of the LORD. 17 Edom shall become an object of horror. Passersby recoil in terror, hissing at all its wounds. ^jeremiah-49-17 18 As when Sodom, Gomorrah, and their neighbors were overthrown—oracle of the LORD —no one shall live in it, nor anyone settle there. ^jeremiah-49-18 19 As when a lion comes up from a thicket of the Jordan ^jeremiah-49-19 to a permanent pasture, So in an instant, I will chase them off; I will establish there whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who holds me accountable? What shepherd can stand against me? 20 Therefore, listen to the strategy ^jeremiah-49-20 the LORD devised for Edom; The plans he has drawn up against the inhabitants of Teman: They shall be dragged away, even the smallest of the flock; their pasture shall be aghast because of them. 21 With the din of their collapse the earth quakes, ^jeremiah-49-21 to the Red Sea the outcry is heard! 22 Look! like an eagle he soars aloft, ^jeremiah-49-22 and spreads his wings over Bozrah; On that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors become like the heart of a woman in labor. **Against Damascus.** 23 Concerning Damascus. ^jeremiah-49-23 Hamath and Arpad are shamed, for they have heard bad news; Anxious, they surge like the sea which cannot calm down. 24 Damascus loses heart, turns to flee; ^jeremiah-49-24 panic has seized it. Distress and pangs take hold, like the pain of a woman in labor. 25 How can the glorious city be abandoned, ^jeremiah-49-25 the town of joy! 26 But now its young men shall fall in its squares, ^jeremiah-49-26 all the warriors destroyed on that day— oracle of the LORD of hosts. 27 I will set fire to the wall of Damascus; ^jeremiah-49-27 it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. **Against Arabia.** 28 About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, defeated. ^jeremiah-49-28 Thus says the LORD: Rise up, attack Kedar, destroy the people from the east. 29 Their tents and flocks shall be taken away, ^jeremiah-49-29 their tent curtains and all their goods; Their camels they carry off, they shout over them, “Terror on every side!” 30 Flee! wander about, hide deep for lodging, ^jeremiah-49-30 inhabitants of Hazor—oracle of the LORD; For Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has devised a strategy against you, drawn up a plan against you, 31 Get up! set out against a tranquil nation, ^jeremiah-49-31 living in security—oracle of the LORD — Without gates or bars, dwelling alone. 32 Their camels shall become spoils, ^jeremiah-49-32 their hordes of cattle, plunder; I will scatter to the winds those who shave their temples; from every side I will bring their ruin— oracle of the LORD. 33 Hazor shall become a haunt for jackals, ^jeremiah-49-33 a wasteland forever, Where no one lives, no mortal stays. **Against Elam.** 34 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah: ^jeremiah-49-34 35 Thus says the LORD of hosts: ^jeremiah-49-35 Look! I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might. 36 I will bring upon Elam the four winds ^jeremiah-49-36 from the four ends of the heavens: I will scatter them to all these winds, until there is no nation to which the outcasts of Elam have not gone. 37 I will terrify Elam before their foes, ^jeremiah-49-37 those seeking their life; I will bring evil upon them, my burning wrath—oracle of the LORD. I will send sword after them until I have finished them off; 38 I will set up my throne in Elam ^jeremiah-49-38 and destroy from there king and princes— oracle of the LORD. 39 But at the end of days I will restore ^jeremiah-49-39 the fortunes of Elam—oracle of the LORD. \* (49:1) Milcom: chief god of the Ammonites (cf. [[1-kings-11|1 Kgs 11]]:5). The Ammonites shared a border with Gad, an Israelite tribe in Transjordan ([Jos 13:8] – [10]); the Ammonites occupied its territory after the collapse of the Northern Kingdom. \* (49:7] – [22) Edom: southeast of the Dead Sea, a traditional enemy who profited from Judah’s downfall; cf. [Ps 137:7]; [Lam 4:21] – [22]; [Ob 11] – [12]. \* (49:7) Teman, a district of Edom (cf. [Jb 2:11]), represents the whole country, which was famous for the wisdom of its sages. \* (49:8) Esau: Jacob’s brother, the traditional ancestor of the Edomites; cf. [Gn 36:1]. \* (49:13) Bozrah: capital of Edom. \* (49:23) Hamath and Arpad: independent Aramean states north of Damascus, the direction from which the invasion is coming. Cf. [[isaiah-10|Is 10]]:9 – [10]. \* (49:27) Ben-hadad: a dynastic name for some of the kings who ruled in Damascus; cf. [[1-kings-15|1 Kgs 15]]:18, [20]. \* (49:34) Elam: an ancient kingdom east of Babylonia. a. (49:2) [Am 1:14]. b. (49:3) [[isaiah-15|Is 15]]:2 – [5]. c. (49:5) [Jer 48:47]. d. (49:8) [Ez 25:13]. e. (49:9) [Ob 5]. f. (49:10) [Mal 1:3]. g. (49:11) [Dt 10:18]; [Ps 68:6]. h. (49:12) [Jer 25:15], [28]; [Lam 4:21] – [22]. i. (49:13) [Is 34:6]; [Ez 35:3] – [9]; [Ob 16]. j. (49:15) [Ob 2]. k. (49:16) [Jer 48:29] – [30]. l. (49:18) [Jer 50:40]; [Dt 29:23]. m. (49:19) [Jer 12:5]; [25:9]; [50:44] – [45]. n. (49:22) [Jer 4:13]. o. (49:23) [Is 36:19]; [37:13]. p. (49:28) [[isaiah-21|Is 21]]:16. q. (49:29) [Jer 4:20]. r. (49:32) [Jer 9:25]. --- _New American Bible, revised edition_ (2010, 1991, 1986, 1970) Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. > [[jeremiah-48|← Previous]] | [[jeremiah-00|TOC]] | [[jeremiah-50|Next →]]