Jeremiah 49:2

Judgment on the Ammonites · Jeremiah 49:1–6
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Translations

Modern
Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
Traditional
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.
Literal
Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” a declaration of YHWH, “When I will make heard against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon a shout of war, and it will become as a mound of desolation, and her villages will be burned with fire; and Israel will take possession of his inheritance,” a declaration of YHWH.
Latin
Ideo ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et auditum faciam super Rabbath filiorum Ammon fremitum prælii, et erit in tumultum dissipata, filiæque ejus igni succendentur, et possidebit Israël possessores suos, ait Dominus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.

Notes

Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, was destroyed in 582 BC.

Ammon was the next nation judged in the Lord's courtroom. Ammon was the second descendant of Lot (see study note on Jeremiah 48:1–47). Its land was north of Moab and east of Israel. Ammon's destruction happened soon after Jerusalem fell.

The Lord ordered the destruction and future rebuilding of Moab and Ammon. These two nations came from Lot, who was Abraham's nephew (Genesis 19:36–38).

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Nations Rabbah of the Ammonites Tell

Topics

Ammonites: Prophecies Concerning Heshbon: Prophecy Concerning Rabbah: Also Called Rabbath: Possessed Again by the Ammonites; Prophesied Against The Ammonites: Predictions Respecting: Punishment for Oppressive Cruelty