Jeremiah 49:2 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will…”

Jeremiah 49:2

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Therefore behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and it will become a desolate heap, and her daughters will be burned with fire; then Israel will possess those who possessed him,” says the LORD.

American Standard Version

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess them that did possess him, saith Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore beholde the dayes come, sayeth the Lord, that I will cause a noyse of warre to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites, and it shall be a desolate heape, and her daughters shall be burnt with fire: then shall Israel possesse those that possessed him, sayeth the Lord.

Darby Translation

Therefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will cause the clamour of war to be heard in Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall be a desolate heap; and her towns shall be burned with fire; and Israel shall possess them that possessed him, saith Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sounded unto Rabbah of the sons of Ammon a shout of battle, And it hath been for a heap — a desolation, And her daughters with fire are burnt, And Israel hath succeeded its heirs, Said hath Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

Because of this, see, the days are coming when I will have a cry of war sounded against Rabbah, the town of the children of Ammon; it will become a waste of broken walls, and her daughter-towns will be burned with fire: then Israel will take the heritage of those who took his heritage, says the Lord.

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Cross references

“that I will”

Jeremiah 4:19 Ezekiel 25:4–6 Amos 1:14

Jeremiah 4:19 · BSB

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

Ezekiel 25:4–6 · BSB

therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

Amos 1:14 · BSB

So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.

“Rabbah”

Deuteronomy 3:11 Ezekiel 21:20 Joshua 13:24 Joshua 13:25

Deuteronomy 3:11 · BSB

(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)

Ezekiel 21:20 · BSB

Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.

Joshua 13:24 · BSB

This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:

Joshua 13:25 · BSB

The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;

“her daughters”

2 Samuel 11:1 Numbers 21:25 2 Samuel 12:27–29 Psalm 48:11 Psalm 97:8 Ezekiel 16:46–55

2 Samuel 11:1 · BSB

In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

Numbers 21:25 · BSB

Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

2 Samuel 12:27–29 · BSB

Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.

Psalm 48:11 · BSB

Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.

Psalm 97:8 · BSB

Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.

Ezekiel 16:46–55 · BSB

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.

“shall Israel”

Jeremiah 49:1 Isaiah 14:1–3 Obadiah 1:19

Jeremiah 49:1 · BSB

Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?

Isaiah 14:1–3 · BSB

For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.

Obadiah 1:19 · BSB

Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?

3Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.

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