Judgment on Ammon

Jeremiah 49

1 Against the a Ammonites.
Thus says the LORD:
"Has Israel no sons?
Has he no heir?
Why then does 1 Milcom 2 inherit b Gad,
And his people dwell in its cities?
2 c Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD,
"That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war
In d Rabbah of the Ammonites;
It shall be a desolate mound,
And her 3 villages shall be burned with fire.
Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance," says the LORD.

3 "Wail, O e Heshbon, for Ai is plundered!
Cry, you daughters of Rabbah,
f Gird yourselves with sackcloth!
Lament and run to and fro by the walls;
For 4 Milcom shall go into captivity
With his g priests and his princes together.
4 Why h do you boast in the valleys,
5 Your flowing valley, O i backsliding daughter?
Who trusted in her j treasures, k saying,
'Who will come against me?'
5 Behold, I will bring fear upon you,"
Says the Lord GOD of hosts,
"From all those who are around you;
You shall be driven out, everyone headlong,
And no one will gather those who wander off.

6 But l afterward I will bring back
The captives of the people of Ammon," says the LORD.

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 23:3
    An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the asse...
    Deuteronomy 23:4
    Because they did not meet you with bread and wa...
    2 Chronicles 20:1
    It happened after this that the people of Moab ...
    Jeremiah 25:21
    Edom, Moab, and the people of Ammon.
    Ezekiel 21:28 - 32
    And you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus sa...
    Ezekiel 25:1 - 7
    The word of the LORD came to me, saying.
  2. Cross References
    Amos 1:13 - 15
    Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of the people of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead, That they might enlarge their territory.
    Zephaniah 2:8 - 11
    I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the insults of the people of Ammon, With which they have reproached My people, And made arrogant threats against their borders.
  3. Cross References
    Amos 1:13 - 15
    Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of the people of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead, That they might enlarge their territory.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 25:5
    "And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the LORD."
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:2
    No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: 'Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.' You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 32:11
    Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists.
    Jeremiah 48:37
    For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth -
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:7
    For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, You also shall be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together.
  8. Cross References
    Jeremiah 9:23
    Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 3:14
    Return, O backsliding children," says the LORD; "for I am married to you. I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:7
    For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, You also shall be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 21:13
    "Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, And rock of the plain," says the LORD, "Who say, 'Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter our dwellings?'
  12. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:47
    Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab In the latter days," says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
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