Jeremiah_Chapter 49

On the Ammonites. Thus says the Lord, Does Israel have no sons? Do you have no heirs? Why did Mal’kan inherit the land of Gad? Why do his people live in the cities that belong to him?

The days are coming, says the Lord, and I will make people hear the cry of war, the cry against Rabbah the Ammonite. Laba wants to become a pile of chaos. The woman who belongs to her will be burned by fire. For those who previously possessed the land of Israel will now possess it. This is what the Lord has said.

O Heshbon, mourn, for the land of love has become desolate. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, and gird your loins with linen. Cry and run around the fence. Because Mal’kam and his priests will be taken captive together.

O rebellious women, why do you exaggerate because of the valleys, which are flowing streams? Why rely on treasure and say, Who can come to us?

The Lord, the Lord of hosts, says, I will bring terror upon you from among those around me. You will be driven out, everyone will continue to go, and no one will gather the fugitives.

Later, I will also bring back the captured children of Ammon. This is what the Lord has said.

On the East. Thus says the Lord of hosts, Is there no more wisdom in Teman? Do wise people no longer have strategies? Is their wisdom all gone to nothing?

Turn around and flee, O inhabitants of Dedan, and dwell in the depths. Because when I pursue Esau, I will bring disaster upon him.

If the grape picker comes to him, will not there be some grapes left? If thieves come at night, will they not destroy until they have enough?

But I made Esau naked, revealing his secret place. He cannot hide himself. His descendants, brothers, and neighbors have all been destroyed. He also belongs to nothingness.

You leave the orphans behind, and I will preserve their lives. Your widow can rely on me.

This is what the Lord says: Those who should not drink that cup must drink it. Can you avoid punishment as much as possible? You cannot avoid it, you must drink it.

I swear by myself, O Lord, that Bozrah will be a terror, a shame, a curse, and a desolation. All her cities will become eternal ruins.

I have heard a message from the Lord, and an angel has been sent to the nations, saying, Gather yourselves against Edom, rise up and fight.

I have made you the least among the nations, and despised among the world.

O you who dwell in the cave and guard the mountaintop, when it comes to your intimidation, you deceive yourself with the arrogance of your heart. Although you are like a great eagle building its nest high, I have pulled you down from there. This is what the Lord has said.

Edom will be a terror. Everyone who passes by is horrified, and they scoff at all her calamities.

The Lord said, No one will dwell there, and no one will dwell in it, just like Sodom, Gomorrah, and the neighboring cities when they are overthrown.

The enemy will come up like a lion from the jungle by the Jordan River, attacking the fortified dwelling. In the blink of an eye, I will make the Edomites flee and leave this land. Whoever is chosen, I will send someone to govern this land. Who can compare to me? Who can set a date for me? What shepherd can stand before me?

Listen to the counsel of the Lord against Edom and the will he has set against the inhabitants of Teman. The enemy will surely pull away their weak masses and make their dwellings desolate.

The earth trembled because of the sound of their falling. People will hear the sound of shouting in the Red Sea.

The enemy will fly like a great eagle, spreading their wings to attack Bozrah. On that day, the warriors of Edom will feel pain in their hearts like a woman in labor.

On Damascus. Hamath and Arbad were ashamed because they heard evil news and digested it. There is sorrow on the sea, there is no peace.

Damascus softened and turned to run away. Trembling, he caught her. Pain and sorrow hold her like a woman in labor.

Why has the city that I rejoice in and praise been abandoned?

Her young men will fall on the street. On that day, all soldiers will remain silent. This is what the Lord of armies has said.

I will set fire to the city of Damascus and consume the palaces of Benhadad.

On the kingdoms of Kedah and Hazor that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked. Thus says the Lord, Arise, Chaldeans, go up to Kedah and destroy the people of the East.

Their tents and flocks will be taken away, and the curtains and all their vessels, as well as the camels, will be taken away for themselves. People shouted to them, ‘There is fear all around.’.

O inhabitants of Hazor, flee far away and dwell in the depths, declares the Lord. Because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon plotted against you and plotted against you.

“Arise, O Chaldeans,” said the Lord. Go to the comfortable and carefree residents. They live alone without doors or bolts.

Their camels will become plunder. Their numerous livestock will become plunder. I will scatter those who have shaved their hair around them in all directions, and bring disaster upon them from all sides. This is what the Lord has said.

Hazor will become a dwelling place for wild dogs, forever desolate. No one will dwell there, and no one will dwell in it.

When King Zedekiah of Judah began to reign, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, saying,

This is what the Lord of hosts says: I will break the bow that hinders them, the power of their leader.

I will bring four winds from all four directions of heaven, and they will come to Elam, dispersing them in all four directions. There is no one who has been scattered that cannot be found in a country.

The Lord said, I will make Elam tremble before his enemies and those who seek his life. I will also bring disaster upon them, even my fierce anger, and I will send the sword to pursue them until they are completely destroyed.

I will set up my throne in Elam and destroy the king and his leaders from there. This is what the Lord has said.

In the end, I will also bring back the captives of Elam. This is what the Lord has said.