Jeremiah 49:4

Why do you brag about your valleys, your valleys that are so fruitful, faithless daughter? 1 you who trust in your wealth and say, 'Who will come against me?' 1

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Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

In Context

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

5See, I am about to bring terror on you—this is the declaration of Lord Yahweh of hosts— 1 this terror will come from all those who surround you. Each one of you will be scattered before it. 1 There will be no one to gather those running away. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 52:7“See, this is a man who did not make God his refuge, 1 but he trusted in the abundance of his wealth, 1 and he was strong when he destroyed others.” 1

Proverbs 10:15The wealth of a rich man is his fortified city; 1 the poverty of the poor is their destruction. 1

Isaiah 47:7You said, “I will rule forever as sovereign queen.” 1 You did not take these things to heart, nor did you consider how they would turn out. 1

Jeremiah 7:24But they did not listen or pay attention. They lived by their own stubborn plans of their wicked hearts, so they went backwards, not forward.

Jeremiah 21:13See, inhabitant of the valley! I am against you, rock of the plain—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1 I am against anyone who is saying, “Who will come down to attack us?” or “Who will enter our houses?” 1

Jeremiah 49:16As for your fearsomeness, your heart's pride has deceived you, inhabitants of places on the cliff, 1 you who have occupied the highest hills so that you may make your nest high like an eagle. 1 I will bring you down from there—this is Yahweh's declaration. 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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