Jeremiah 49:1-6 - NASB Online

JEREMIAH 49:1-6

Prophecy against Ammon

49:1 Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the LORD:

“Does Israel have no sons?

Or has he no heirs?

Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad

And his people settled in its cities?

2 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD,

“That I will cause a trumpet blast of war to be heard

Against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon;

And it will become a desolate heap,

And her towns will be set on fire.

Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,”

Says the LORD.

3 “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed!

Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,

Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament,

And rush back and forth inside the walls;

For Malcam will go into exile

Together with his priests and his princes.

4 “How boastful you are about the valleys!

Your valley is flowing away,

O backsliding daughter

Who trusts in her treasures, saying,

‘Who will come against me?’

5 “Behold, I am going to bring terror upon you,”

Declares the Lord GOD of hosts,

“From all directions around you;

And each of you will be driven out headlong,

With no one to gather the fugitives together.

6 “But afterward I will restore

The fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”

Declares the LORD.

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