Jeremiah 49:5
Behold, I will bring a terror upon thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, From all those that are around thee, And ye shall be driven out, every one right forth, And there shall be none to gather up the fugitives.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6But after this will I bring back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, saith Jehovah.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursueth; But the righteous is as bold as a lion.
Jeremiah 6:25Go not forth into the field, Nor walk ye in the highway! For the sword of the enemy And terror are on every side.
Jeremiah 20:4For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am about to make thee a terror to thyself and to all thy friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, thine eyes looking on; and all Judah will I give into the hand of the king of Babylon, who shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall smite them with the sword.
Jeremiah 48:41Kerioth is taken, And the strongholds are seized; The hearts of the heroes of Moab in that day Shall be like the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:2-7
The Judgment of Ammonites. ( b. c. 595.) 1 Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord ; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? 2 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 . 3 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled:… Read the whole commentary →