Verse 2

Jeremiah 49:2

Literal Standard Version

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2 Therefore, behold, days are coming, || A declaration of YHWH, || And I have sounded a shout of battle in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, || And it has been for a heap—a desolation, || And her daughters are burned with fire, || And Israel has succeeded its heirs, said YHWH.

Original Language Text

hebrew

לָ/כֵ֡ן הִנֵּה֩ יָמִ֨ים בָּאִ֜ים נְאֻם יְהוָ֗ה וְ֠/הִשְׁמַעְתִּי אֶל רַבַּ֨ת בְּנֵי עַמּ֜וֹן תְּרוּעַ֣ת מִלְחָמָ֗ה וְ/הָֽיְתָה֙ לְ/תֵ֣ל שְׁמָמָ֔ה וּ/בְנֹתֶ֖י/הָ בָּ/אֵ֣שׁ תִּצַּ֑תְנָה וְ/יָרַ֧שׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת יֹרְשָׁ֖י/ו אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה

English Translation

Therefore, behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, and I have heard the sound of a great cry of the children of Ammon, the noise of battle, and it shall be for a heap of ruins, and her daughters shall be set on fire, and Israel shall possess those who possessed him, says the Lord.

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Chapter 49 Context

1 Concerning the sons of Ammon: “Thus said YHWH: Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why has Malcam po... Focus ↗

2 Therefore, behold, days are coming, || A declaration of YHWH, || And I have sounded a shout of battl...

3 Howl, Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled, || Cry, daughters of Rabbah, gird on sackcloth, || Lament, and go... Focus ↗

4 Why do you boast yourself in valleys? Your valley is flowing, || O backsliding daughter, || Who is t... Focus ↗

5 Behold, I am bringing fear in on you, || A declaration of Lord YHWH of Hosts, || From all around you... Focus ↗

6 And after this I return the captivity of the sons of Ammon, || A declaration of YHWH.” Focus ↗

7 Concerning Edom: “Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Is wisdom no longer in Teman? Has counsel perished from t... Focus ↗

8 Flee, turn, go deep to dwell, you inhabitants of Dedan, || For I brought the calamity of Esau on him... Focus ↗

9 If gatherers have come to you, || They do not leave gleanings, || If thieves in the night, || They h... Focus ↗

10 For I have made Esau bare, || I have uncovered his secret places, || And he is not able to be hidden... Focus ↗

11 Leave your orphans—I keep alive, || And your widows—trust on Me, Focus ↗

12 For thus said YHWH: They whose judgment is not to drink of the cup, || Do certainly drink, || And yo... Focus ↗

13 For I have sworn by Myself, || A declaration of YHWH, || That for a desolation, for a reproach, || F... Focus ↗

14 I have heard a report from YHWH, || And an ambassador is sent among nations, || Gather yourselves an... Focus ↗

15 For behold, I have made you little among nations, || Despised among men. Focus ↗

16 Your terribleness has lifted you up, || The pride of your heart, || O dweller in clefts of the rock,... Focus ↗

17 And Edom has been for a desolation, || Everyone passing by her is astonished, || And hisses because... Focus ↗

18 As the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, || And its neighbors, said YHWH, || No one dwells there, ||... Focus ↗

19 Behold, he comes up as a lion, || Because of the rising of the Jordan, || To the enduring habitation... Focus ↗

20 Therefore, hear the counsel of YHWH, || That He has counseled concerning Edom, || And His plans that... Focus ↗

21 The earth has shaken from the noise of their fall, || The cry—its voice is heard at the Sea of Suph. Focus ↗

22 Behold, He comes up as an eagle, and flies, || And He spreads His wings over Bozrah, || And the hear... Focus ↗

23 Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad have been ashamed, || For they have heard an evil report, ||... Focus ↗

24 Damascus has been feeble, || She turned to flee, and fear strengthened her, || Distress and pangs ha... Focus ↗

25 How it is not left—the city of praise, || The city of My joy! Focus ↗

26 Therefore her young men fall in her broad places, || And all the men of war are cut off in that day,... Focus ↗

27 And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, || And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!” Focus ↗

28 Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has struc... Focus ↗

29 They take their tents and their flock, || Their curtains, and all their vessels, || And they carry a... Focus ↗

30 Flee, bemoan mightily, go deep to dwell, || You inhabitants of Hazor—a declaration of YHWH, || For N... Focus ↗

31 Rise, go up to a nation at rest, || Dwelling confidently, a declaration of YHWH, || It has no double... Focus ↗

32 And their camels have been for a prey, || And the multitude of their livestock for a spoil, || And I... Focus ↗

33 And Hazor has been for a habitation of dragons, || A desolation for all time, || No one dwells there... Focus ↗

34 That which has been the word of YHWH to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of th... Focus ↗

35 “Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Behold, I am breaking the bow of Elam, || The beginning of their might. Focus ↗

36 And I have brought four winds to Elam, || From the four ends of the heavens, || And have scattered t... Focus ↗

37 And I have frightened Elam before their enemies, || And before those seeking their life, || And I ha... Focus ↗

38 And I have set My throne in Elam, || And I have destroyed king and princes from there, || A declarat... Focus ↗

39 And it has come to pass, in the latter end of the days, I return the captivity of Elam, || A declara... Focus ↗

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Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 49 (39 verses)
Version: Literal Standard Version

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