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Then Israel will drive out those who drove her out,&#8221 says the LORD. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49.htm">New Living Translation</a> In the days to come,” says the LORD, “I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah. It will become a desolate heap of ruins, and the neighboring towns will be burned. Then Israel will take back the land you took from her,” says the LORD. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will cause the battle cry to be heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it shall become a desolate mound, and its villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him, says the LORD. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war In Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall be a desolate mound, And her villages shall be burned with fire. Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance,” says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “When I will cause an alarm of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,” Says the LORD. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore behold, the days are coming,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220That I will cause a trumpet blast of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,&#8221 Says the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “That I shall cause a trumpet blast of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,” Says the LORD. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “That I will cause a trumpet blast of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take possession of his possessors,” Says Yahweh. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “When I will cause an alarm of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the Ammonites; And it [along with the high ground on which it stands] will become a desolate heap, And its villages will be set on fire. Then will Israel take possession of his possessors,” Says the LORD. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore look, the days are coming — this is the LORD’s declaration — when I will make the shout of battle heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a desolate mound, and its surrounding villages will be set on fire. Israel will dispossess their dispossessors, says the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore look, the days are coming— this is the LORD&#8217s declaration— when I will make the shout of battle heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a desolate mound, and its villages will be burned down. Israel will dispossess their dispossessors, says the LORD. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Someday I will send an army to attack you in Rabbah, your capital city. It will be left in ruins, and the surrounding villages will lie in ashes. You took some of Israel's land, but on that day Israel will take yours! <a href="/erv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, 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 the LORD. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> That is why the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah, where the people of Ammon live. It will become a pile of rubble. Its villages will be burned down. Then Israel will take possession of its inheritance, says the LORD. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a> But the time is coming when I will make the people of the capital city of Rabbah hear the noise of battle, and it will be left in ruins and its villages burned to the ground. Then Israel will take its land back from those who took it from them. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, look, the time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll cause a battle cry to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a desolate mound, and its towns will be burned with fire. Israel will take possession of those who possessed him," says the LORD. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a> Because you did that, I, the LORD, affirm that a time is coming when I will make Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, hear the sound of the battle cry. It will become a mound covered with ruins. Its villages will be burned to the ground. Then Israel will take back its land from those who took their land from them. I, the Lord, affirm it! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore look, the days come,' says the LORD, 'that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the people of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess those who possessed him,' says the LORD. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 to them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. <a href="/web/jeremiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “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 Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore, behold, days are coming, "" A declaration of YHWH, "" And I have sounded a shout of battle in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, "" And it has been for a heap—a desolation, "" And her daughters are burned with fire, "" And Israel has succeeded its heirs, said YHWH. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, behold, the days coming, says Jehovah, and I caused to be heard the alarm of war to Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; and it was for a heap of desolation, and her daughters shall be burned with fire; and Israel shall inherit those inheriting him, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will cause the noise of war to be heard in Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and it shall be destroyed into a heap, and her daughters shall be burnt with fire, and Israel shall possess them that have possessed him, saith the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will cause the noise of battle to be heard over Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. And it will be scattered into a tumult, and her daughters will be burned with fire. And Israel shall possess those who had possessed him, says the Lord. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore the days are coming—oracle of the LORD— when I will sound the battle alarm against Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall become a mound of ruins, and its villages destroyed by fire. Israel shall then inherit those who disinherited it— oracle of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore, the time is surely coming, says the LORD, when I will sound the battle alarm against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it shall become a desolate mound, and its villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbath of the Ammonites; and it shall become a desolate heap, and its little villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall be heir to those who were his heirs, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, behold, days are coming, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I shall make heard against Rabbath of the children of Amon a sound of war, and there shall be a desolate mound, and its villages on fire shall burn up, and Israel shall inherit his heirs, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, That I will cause an alarm of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; And it shall become a desolate mound, And her daughters shall be burned with fire; Then shall Israel dispossess them that did dispossess him, Saith the LORD. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will cause to be heard in Rabbath a tumult of wars; and they shall become a waste and ruined place, and her altars shall be burned with fire; then shall Israel succeed to his dominion. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14723" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">The Judgment on the Ammonites</a> 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? 2<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">are coming,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·hiš·ma‘·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">when I will sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·māh (N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">the battle</a> <a href="/hebrew/8643.htm" title="8643: tə·rū·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum.">cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/7237.htm" title="7237: rab·baṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Two places in Isr. Feminine of rab; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West.">Rabbah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the Ammonites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/8510.htm" title="8510: lə·ṯêl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A mound. By contraction from talal; a mound.">a heap</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">of ruins,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and its villages</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3341.htm" title="3341: tiṣ·ṣaṯ·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To kindle, burn. A primitive root; to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate.">will be burned.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Then Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: wə·yā·raš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">will drive out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: yō·rə·šāw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">their dispossessors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13-15</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. / 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. / Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD. <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-10</a> “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a> This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ... <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1-14</a> Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ... <a href="/ezekiel/25-1.htm">Ezekiel 25:1-7</a> Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. / Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile, ... <a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ... <a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26-31</a> Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress. / Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city. / Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.” ... <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a> And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1-7</a> So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. ... <a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a> the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a> Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!” <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a> Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ... <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... <a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41-42</a> The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. / The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</a> Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore, behold, the days come, said 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 to them that were his heirs, said the LORD.that I will<a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a> My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.<a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Ezekiel 25:4-6</a> Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk… <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14</a> But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:Rabbah<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a> For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.<a href="/joshua/13-24.htm">Joshua 13:24,25</a> And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families… <a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Ezekiel 21:20</a> Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.Rabbath <a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Numbers 21:25</a> And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.<a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">2 Samuel 11:1</a> And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.<a href="/2_samuel/12-27.htm">2 Samuel 12:27-29</a> And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters… shall Israel<a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1</a> 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?<a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">Isaiah 14:1-3</a> For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob… <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Obadiah 1:19</a> And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/20-16.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Heir</a> <a href="/judges/21-17.htm">Heirs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Mound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">Rabbah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/19-4.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-20.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-14.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/micah/1-15.htm">Heir</a> <a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Heirs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Mound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Rabbah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-26.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 49</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">The judgment of the Ammonites</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Their restoration</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">The judgment of Edom</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">of Damascus</a> 28. <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">of Kedar</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">of Hazor</a> 34. <a href="/jeremiah/49-34.htm">and of Elam</a> 39. <a href="/jeremiah/49-39.htm">The restoration of Elam</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/49.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/49.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD This phrase introduces a prophetic declaration, a common feature in the writings of the prophets. It signals an impending event that is certain to occur, as it is decreed by God Himself. The phrase "the days are coming" is often used in prophetic literature to indicate a future time when God's plans will be fulfilled. This assurance of divine intervention is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, emphasizing God's sovereignty over history.when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites Rabbah was the capital city of the Ammonites, located in present-day Jordan. The Ammonites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel. The "battle cry" signifies a divine call to war, indicating that God Himself is orchestrating the judgment against Rabbah. This reflects the biblical theme of God as a warrior who fights for His people and executes judgment on their enemies. The Ammonites' hostility towards Israel is documented in several biblical passages, including <a href="/judges/11.htm">Judges 11</a> and <a href="/2_samuel/10.htm">2 Samuel 10</a>.It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned This prophecy foretells the complete destruction of Rabbah and its surrounding settlements. The imagery of a "heap of ruins" and "villages burned" conveys total devastation, a common outcome for cities under divine judgment in the Old Testament. Archaeological evidence supports the historical reality of such destruction in ancient Near Eastern warfare. This judgment serves as a warning to nations opposing God's people, illustrating the consequences of defying His will.Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD This phrase indicates a reversal of fortunes for Israel. The "dispossessors" are those who have taken land or rights from Israel, and the prophecy promises their removal. This reflects the covenantal promise of land to Israel, a central theme in the Old Testament. The restoration of Israel's territory is a recurring prophetic promise, symbolizing God's faithfulness to His covenant. This also foreshadows the ultimate victory and restoration that believers anticipate in the eschatological fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God of Israel, who declares judgment and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/r/rabbah.htm">Rabbah</a> The capital city of the Ammonites, located east of the Jordan River, known for its strength and fortifications. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_ammonites.htm">The Ammonites</a> A people descended from Lot, often in conflict with Israel, representing opposition to God's people. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The chosen people of God, who are promised restoration and victory over their enemies. 5. <a href="/topical/b/battle_cry.htm">Battle Cry</a> A divine call to war, symbolizing God's intervention and judgment against the Ammonites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is in control of the nations and their destinies. His judgments are just and serve His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_opposing_god's_people.htm">The Consequences of Opposing God's People</a> The Ammonites' hostility towards Israel leads to their downfall. Opposing God's people invites divine retribution. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_victory_for_god's_people.htm">Restoration and Victory for God's People</a> Despite past dispossession, God promises restoration and victory for Israel, symbolizing hope and future redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_promises.htm">The Certainty of God's Promises</a> The phrase "declares the LORD" emphasizes the certainty and authority of God's promises and prophecies. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_intervention.htm">The Role of Divine Intervention</a> The battle cry signifies God's active role in the affairs of nations, reminding believers of His power to intervene in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 49</a> <a href="/q/how_is_rabbah's_desolation_prophecy_true.htm">(Jeremiah 49:2) How can the prophecy that Rabbah of the Ammonites would become a desolate heap be reconciled with ongoing habitation and archaeological finds in the region? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_23_4.htm">Who was Ammon in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_ammon_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Ammon in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_the_ammonites'_fall.htm">In Ezekiel 25:2-7, can any solid historical or archaeological evidence confirm the exact downfall of the Ammonites as predicted?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Rabbah of the Ammonites.--More fully, of the children of Ammon.--Rabbah, or Rabbath, the "city of waters" (the word signifies "Great," and the city was, as it were, the Megalopolis of Ammon), was the capital, and this was its full and formal title (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm" title="For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.">2Samuel 11:1</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm" title="And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.">2Samuel 12:26</a>). It had been captured by Joab after the siege made memorable by the death of Uriah the Hittite. Jeremiah now predicts its destruction as Amos (<a href="/jeremiah/50-14.htm" title="Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all you that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against the LORD.">Jeremiah 50:14</a>) had done before him. Israel shall then re-enter on its occupation. Its site is now marked by ruins of a stately temple and theatres of the Syrian period (Tristram, Land of Israel, p. 540).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - The punishment of Ammon. Its capital, Rabbah (see <a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26, 27</a>), and the "daughter" cities (comp. <a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Numbers 21:25</a>, margin; <a href="/joshua/15-45.htm">Joshua 15:45</a> and Joshua 17:11 in the Hebrew), shall be laid waste. The alarm of war ("alarm" equivalent to "shout"), as in <a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a>. A desolate heap. Fortified towns were built on "heaps, or slight elevations (comp. on Jeremiah 30:18), the Hebrew name for which (in the singular) is tel. The "heap" and the ruins of the town together are aptly called a "heap of desolation." Then shall Israel be heir, etc.; rather, then shall Israel dispossess those who dispossessed him (comp. ver. 1). The form of the phrase reminds us of <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Isaiah 14:2</a>. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore, לָכֵ֡ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus behold, הִנֵּה֩ (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! the days יָמִ֨ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day are coming, בָּאִ֜ים (bā·’îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel when I will sound וְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּי (wə·hiš·ma‘·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the battle מִלְחָמָ֗ה (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war cry תְּרוּעַ֣ת (tə·rū·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8643.htm">Strong's 8643: </a> Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Rabbah רַבַּ֨ת (rab·baṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7237.htm">Strong's 7237: </a> Rabbah -- two places in Israel of the Ammonites. בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son It will become וְהָֽיְתָה֙ (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a heap לְתֵ֣ל (lə·ṯêl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8510.htm">Strong's 8510: </a> A mound of ruins, שְׁמָמָ֔ה (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> Devastation, astonishment and its villages וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter will be burned. תִּצַּ֑תְנָה (tiṣ·ṣaṯ·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3341.htm">Strong's 3341: </a> To burn, set on fire, to desolate Then Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc will drive out וְיָרַ֧שׁ (wə·yā·raš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin their dispossessors, יֹרְשָׁ֖יו (yō·rə·šāw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin says אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:2 Therefore behold the days come says Yahweh (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>