Jeremiah 49
Judgment on the Nations II
I. Ammon vs. 1-6
“[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.”
II. Edom vs. 7-22
“[7] Concerning Edom. Thus
says the LORD of hosts, “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman?
Has good counsel been lost to the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
[8] “Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants
of Dedan, For I will bring the disaster of Esau upon him At the time
I punish him. [9] “If grape gatherers came to you, Would they
not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, They would destroy
only until they had enough. [10] “But I have stripped Esau
bare, I have uncovered his hiding places So that he will not be able
to conceal himself; His offspring has been destroyed along with his
relatives And his neighbors, and he is no more. [11] “Leave
your orphans behind, I will keep them alive; And let your widows
trust in Me.” [12] For thus says the LORD, “Behold, those
who were not sentenced to drink the cup will certainly drink it, and
are you the one who will be completely acquitted? You will not be
acquitted, but you will certainly drink it. [13] “For I have
sworn by Myself,” declares the LORD, “that Bozrah will become an
object of horror, a reproach, a ruin and a curse; and all its cities
will become perpetual ruins.”
[14] I have heard a message
from the LORD, And an envoy is sent among the nations, saying,
“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 men. [16] “As for the terror of you,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, O you who live in the
clefts of the rock, Who occupy the height of the hill. Though you
make your nest as high as an eagle's, I will bring you down from
there,” declares the LORD. [17] “Edom will become an object
of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss
at all its wounds. [18] “Like the overthrow of Sodom and
Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will live
there, nor will a son of man reside in it. [19] “Behold, one
will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against a
perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run
away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it. For who
is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the
shepherd who can stand against Me?”
[20] Therefore hear the plan of the
LORD which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has
purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them
off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their
pasture desolate because of them. [21] The earth has quaked at
the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has
been heard at the Red Sea. [22] Behold, He will mount up and
swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the
hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart
of a woman in labor.”
III. Damascus vs. 23-27
“[23] Concerning Damascus.
“Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, For they have heard bad news;
They are disheartened. There is anxiety by the sea, It cannot be
calmed. [24] “Damascus has become helpless; She has turned
away to flee, And panic has gripped her; Distress and pangs have
taken hold of her Like a woman in childbirth. [25] “How the
city of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy!
[26] “Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets, And
all the men of war will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD
of hosts. [27] “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And
it will devour the fortified towers of Ben-hadad.” 2 Kings 14:28
IV. Kedar and Hazor vs.
28-33
“[28] Concerning Kedar and
the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated.
Thus says the LORD, “Arise, go up to Kedar And devastate the men of
the east. [29] “They will take away their tents and their
flocks; They will carry off for themselves Their tent curtains, all
their goods and their camels, And they will call out to one another,
‘Terror on every side!’ [30] “Run away, flee! Dwell in the
depths, O inhabitants of Hazor,” declares the LORD; “For
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 at ease, Which lives securely,” declares the LORD.
“It has no gates or bars; They dwell alone. [32] “Their
camels will become plunder, And their many cattle for booty, And I
will scatter to all the winds those who cut the corners of their
hair; And I will bring their disaster from every side,” declares
the LORD. [33] “Hazor will become a haunt of jackals, A
desolation forever; No one will live there, Nor will a son of man
reside in it.”
V. Elam vs. 34-39
Acts 2:9
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