Jeremiah 49:2

So look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will sound the signal for battle 1 against Rabbah among the people of Ammon, so it will become a deserted heap and its villages will be set on fire. 1 For Israel will possess those who possessed him,” says Yahweh. 1

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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.

In Context

1About the people of Ammon, Yahweh says this, 1 “Does Israel have no children? Is there no one to inherit anything in Israel? 1 Why does Molech occupy Gad, and his people live in its cities? + 49:1 Instead of Molech , some modern versions have their king . 1

3“Howl in lament, Heshbon, for Ai will be devastated! Shout out, daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth. 1 Lament and run about in futility, for Molech is going into captivity, 1 together with his priests and leaders. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:11(For of the remnant of the Rephaim, only Og king of Bashan had remained. Look! His bed was a bed of iron. Was it not in Rabbah, where the descendants of Ammon live? It was nine cubits long and four cubits wide, the way people measure.)

2 Samuel 11:1It came about in the springtime, at the time when kings normally go to war, that David sent out Joab, his servants, and all the army of Israel. They destroyed the army of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.

Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion be glad, 1 let the daughters of Judah rejoice 1 because of your righteous decrees. 1

Isaiah 11:14Instead they will swoop down on the Philistine hills on the west, 1 and together they will plunder the people of the east. 1 They will attack Edom and Moab, and the people of Ammon will obey them. 1

Isaiah 14:2The nations will bring them to their own place. Then the house of Israel will take them in the land of Yahweh as male and female servants. They will take captive those who had captured them, and they will rule over their oppressors.

Jeremiah 49:1About the people of Ammon, Yahweh says this, 1 “Does Israel have no children? Is there no one to inherit anything in Israel? 1 Why does Molech occupy Gad, and his people live in its cities? + 49:1 Instead of Molech , some modern versions have their king . 1

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 →

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