Jeremiah 49

A Message about Ammon

49This message was given concerning the Ammonites. This is what the Lord says. “Are there no descendants of Israel to inherit the land of Gad? Why are you, who worship Molech

, living in its towns?H1121H5983H559H3068H3478H1121H3423H4428H3423H1410H5971H3427H58922In the days to come,” says the Lord, “I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah. It will become a desolate heap of ruins, and the neighboring towns will be burned. Then Israel will take back the land you took from her,” says the Lord.H3117H935H559H3068H8643H4421H8085H7237H1121H5983H8077H8510H1323H3341H784H3478H3423H3423H5002H30683“Cry out, O Heshbon, for the town of Ai is destroyed. Weep, O people of Rabbah! Put on your clothes of mourning. Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, for your god Molech, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands.H3213H2809H5857H7703H6817H1323H7237H2296H8242H5594H7751H1448H4428H3212H1473H3548H8269H31624You are proud of your fertile valleys, but they will soon be ruined. You trusted in your wealth, you rebellious daughter, and thought no one could ever harm you.H1984H6010H2100H6010H7728H1323H982H214H9355But look! I will bring terror upon you,” says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Your neighbors will chase you from your land, and no one will help your exiles as they flee.H935H6343H5002H136H3069H6635H5439H5080H376H6440H6908H50746But I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites in days to come. I, the Lord, have spoken.”H310H7725H7622H1121H5983H5002H3068

Messages about Edom

7This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says. “Is there no wisdom in Teman? Is no one left to give wise counsel?H123H559H3068H6635H2451H8487H6098H6H995H2451H56288Turn and flee! Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan! For when I bring disaster on Edom

, I will punish you, too!H5127H6437H3427H6009H3427H1719H935H343H6215H6256H64859Those who harvest grapes always leave a few for the poor. If thieves came at night, they would not take everything.H1219H935H7604H5955H1590H3915H7843H176710But I will strip bare the land of Edom, and there will be no place left to hide. Its children, its brothers, and its neighbors will all be destroyed, and Edom itself will be no more.H6215H2834H1540H4565H3201H2247H2233H7703H251H793411But I will protect the orphans who remain among you. Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.”H5800H3490H2421H490H98212And this is what the Lord says: “If the innocent must suffer, how much more must you! You will not go unpunished! You must drink this cup of judgment!H559H3068H4941H8354H3563H8354H8354H5352H5352H5352H8354H835413For I have sworn by my own name,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever.”H7650H5002H3068H1224H8047H2781H2721H7045H5892H5769H272314I have heard a message from the Lord that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say, “Form a coalition against Edom, and prepare for battle!”H8085H8052H3068H6735H7971H1471H6908H935H6965H442115The Lord says to Edom, “I will cut you down to size among the nations. You will be despised by all.H5414H6996H1471H959H12016You have been deceived by the fear you inspire in others and by your own pride. You live in a rock fortress and control the mountain heights. But even if you make your nest among the peaks with the eagles, I will bring you crashing down,” says the Lord.H8606H5377H2087H3820H7931H2288H5553H8610H4791H1389H7064H1361H5404H3381H5002H306817“Edom will be an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will gasp at the destruction they see there.H123H8047H5674H8074H8319H434718It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns,” says the Lord. “No one will live there; no one will inhabit it.H4114H5467H6017H7934H559H3068H376H3427H1121H120H148119I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, leaping on the sheep in the pasture. I will chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint the leader of my choice. For who is like me, and who can challenge me? What ruler can oppose my will?”H5927H738H1347H3383H5116H386H7280H7323H977H6485H3259H7462H5975H644020Listen to the Lord’s plans against Edom and the people of Teman. Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep, and their homes will be destroyed.H8085H6098H3068H3289H123H4284H2803H3427H8487H6810H6629H5498H5116H807421The earth will shake with the noise of Edom’s fall, and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea

.H776H7493H6963H5307H6818H6963H8085H5488H322022Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle, spreading his wings over Bozrah. Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish like a woman in labor.H5927H1675H5404H6566H3671H1224H3117H3820H1368H123H3820H802H6887

A Message about Damascus

23This message was given concerning Damascus. This is what the Lord says. “The towns of Hamath and Arpad are struck with fear, for they have heard the news of their destruction. Their hearts are troubled like a wild sea in a raging storm.H1834H2574H954H774H8085H7451H8052H4127H1674H3220H3201H825224Damascus has become feeble, and all her people turn to flee. Fear, anguish, and pain have gripped her as they grip a woman in labor.H1834H7503H6437H5127H7374H2388H6869H2256H270H320525That famous city, a city of joy, will be forsaken!H5892H8416H5800H7151H488526Her young men will fall in the streets and die. Her soldiers will all be killed,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.H970H5307H7339H582H4421H1826H3117H5002H3068H663527“And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.”H3341H784H2346H1834H398H759H1130

A Message about Kedar and Hazor

28This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar

of Babylon. This is what the Lord says. “Advance against Kedar! Destroy the warriors from the East!H6938H4467H2674H5019H4428H894H5221H559H3068H6965H5927H6938H7703H1121H692429Their flocks and tents will be captured, and their household goods and camels will be taken away. Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard. ‘We are terrorized at every turn!’H168H6629H3947H5375H3407H3627H1581H7121H4032H543930Run for your lives,” says the Lord. “Hide yourselves in deep caves, you people of Hazor, for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has plotted against you and is preparing to destroy you.H5127H5110H3966H3427H6009H3427H2674H5002H3068H5019H4428H894H6098H3289H2803H428431“Go up and attack that complacent nation,” says the Lord. “Its people live alone in the desert without walls or gates.H6965H5927H7961H1471H3427H983H5002H3068H1817H1280H7931H91032Their camels and other livestock will all be yours. I will scatter to the winds these people who live in remote places

. I will bring calamity upon them from every direction,” says the Lord.H1581H957H1995H4735H7998H2219H7307H7112H6285H935H343H5676H5002H306833“Hazor will be inhabited by jackals, and it will be desolate forever. No one will live there; no one will inhabit it.”H2674H4583H8577H8077H5704H5769H376H3427H1121H120H1481

A Message about Elam

34This message concerning Elam came to the prophet Jeremiah from the Lord at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.H1697H3068H3414H5030H5867H7225H4438H6667H4428H3063H55935This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says. “I will destroy the archers of Elam—the best of their forces.H559H3068H6635H7665H7198H5867H7225H136936I will bring enemies from all directions, and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. They will be exiled to countries around the world.H5867H935H702H7307H702H7098H8064H2219H7307H1471H5080H5867H5769H93537I myself will go with Elam’s enemies to shatter it. In my fierce anger, I will bring great disaster upon the people of Elam,” says the Lord. “Their enemies will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely.H5867H2865H6440H341H6440H1245H5315H935H7451H2740H639H5002H3068H7971H2719H310H361538I will set my throne in Elam,” says the Lord, “and I will destroy its king and officials.H7760H3678H5867H6H4428H8269H5002H306839But I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come. I, the Lord, have spoken!”H319H3117H7725H7725H7622H7622H5867H5002H3068