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Has Israel no heir? Why then has Molek taken possession of Gad? Why do his people live in its towns? <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49.htm">New Living Translation</a> This message was given concerning the Ammonites. This is what the LORD says: “Are there no descendants of Israel to inherit the land of Gad? Why are you, who worship Molech, living in its towns? <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a> Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad, and his people settled in its cities? <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/jeremiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a> Against the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, And his people dwell in its cities? <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Concerning the sons of Ammon. This is what the LORD says: “Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad, And his people settled in its cities? <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a> Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the LORD: &#8220Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities? <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the LORD: “Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities? <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says Yahweh: “Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no one who can take possession? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities? <a href="/amp/jeremiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Concerning the sons (descendants) of Ammon. Thus says the LORD: “Does Israel have no sons [to reclaim Gad from the Ammonites]? Has he no heir? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And [why do] his people live in the cities [of Gad]? <a href="/csb/jeremiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> About the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: Does Israel have no sons? Is he without an heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad and his people settled in their cities? <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> About the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: Does Israel have no sons? Is he without an heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad and his people settled in their cities? <a href="/asv/jeremiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a> Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith Jehovah: Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth Malcam possess Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof? <a href="/cev/jeremiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD has this to say about the nation of Ammon: The people of Israel have plenty of children to inherit their lands. So why have you worshipers of the god Milcom taken over towns and land belonging to the tribe of Gad? <a href="/erv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a> Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith the LORD: Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth Malcam possess Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof? <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD says about the people of Ammon: Doesn't Israel have any children? Doesn't it have any heirs? Why, then, has the god Milcom taken over the inheritance of Gad's descendants? Why do Milcom's people live in Gad's cities? <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a> This is what the LORD said about Ammon: "Where are the men of Israel? Is there no one to defend their land? Why have they let the people who worship Molech take the territory of the tribe of Gad and settle there? <a href="/isv/jeremiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a> To the people of Ammon: This is what the LORD says: "Does Israel have no sons? Does he have no heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad, and his people settled in its towns? <a href="/msb/jeremiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/net/jeremiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD spoke about the Ammonites. "Do you think there are not any people of the nation of Israel remaining? Do you think there are not any of them remaining to reinherit their land? Is that why you people who worship the god Milcom have taken possession of the territory of Gad and live in his cities? <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Of the people of Ammon. "Thus says the LORD: 'Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom possess Gad, and his people dwell in its cities? <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</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="/web/jeremiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a> Of the children of Ammon. Yahweh says: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Malcam possess Gad, and his people dwell in its cities? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Concerning the sons of Ammon: “Thus said YHWH: Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why has Malcam possessed Gad, "" And his people have dwelt in its cities? <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Concerning the sons of Ammon: 'Thus said Jehovah: Sons -- hath Israel none? heir -- hath he none? Wherefore hath Malcam possessed Gad? And his people in its cities have dwelt? <a href="/slt/jeremiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To the sons of Ammon, thus said Jehovah: Is there no sons to Israel? none inheriting to him? Wherefore did their king inherit Gad, and his people dwelt in his cities?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Against the children of Ammon. Thus saith the Lord: Hath Israel no sons? or hath he no heir? Why then hath Melchom inherited Gad: and his people dwelt in his cities ? <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Against the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: “Does Israel have no sons? Or is there no heir for him? Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad, and why have his people lived in his cities? <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a> Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: Has Israel no sons? none to inherit? Why has Milcom disinherited Gad, why are his people living in its cities? <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad, and his people settled in its towns?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> CONCERNING the Ammonites, thus says the LORD: Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Malcolm inherited Gad, and why do his people dwell in its cities? <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Concerning the children of Amon, thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “Has Israel no children, or has he no heir? Why does Malkom inherit Gad and his people dwell in its cities?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith the LORD: Hath Israel no sons? Hath he no heir? Why then doth Malcam take possession of Gad, And his people dwell in the cities thereof? <a href="/sep/jeremiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> CONCERNING THE SONS OF AMMON thus saith the Lord, Are there no sons in Israel? or have they no one to succeed them? wherefore has Melchol inherited Galaad, and why shall their people dwell in their cities? <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/49-1.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=14706" 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> 1<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Concerning 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/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</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/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">“Has Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: hă·ḇā·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons?</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">Is he without</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: yō·w·rêš (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">heir?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">Why then</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·kām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">has Milcom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: yā·raš (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">taken possession</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/1410.htm" title="1410: gāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- From guwd; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet.">of Gad?</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·‘am·mōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Why have his people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yā·šāḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">settled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘ā·rāw (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in their cities?</a> 2Therefore, 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.…<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="/2_samuel/12-30.htm">2 Samuel 12:30-31</a> Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city. / David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem. <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="/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="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a> Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. <a href="/judges/11-12.htm">Judges 11:12-28</a> Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?” / The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.” / Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites ... <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32-33</a> In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory / from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan. <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="/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="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. <a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Isaiah 17:1-3</a> This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. / The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. / The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-2</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. <a href="/matthew/4-15.htm">Matthew 4:15</a> “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Concerning the Ammonites, thus said the LORD; Has Israel no sons? has he no heir? why then does their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?A.<a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7,23,28</a> Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? … <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1</a> Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.Ammonites<a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9,21</a> Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations… <a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Jeremiah 27:3</a> And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;<a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38</a> And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.their king.<a href="/judges/10-7.htm">Judges 10:7,8</a> And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon… <a href="/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13-15</a> And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably… <a href="/1_samuel/11-1.htm">1 Samuel 11:1-3</a> Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee… cities<a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Psalm 9:6</a> O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/41-15.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-15.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-9.htm">Heir</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-12.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Live</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-2.htm">Malcam</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">Milcom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Molech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-12.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-27.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Heir</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Malcam</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Milcom</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Molech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-13.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Towns</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'; 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This phrase introduces a divine oracle against them, indicating God's direct communication and judgment. The Ammonites' territory was east of the Jordan River, and they frequently opposed Israel (<a href="/judges/11-4.htm">Judges 11:4-33</a>). This sets the stage for a prophetic message, emphasizing God's sovereignty over nations.Has Israel no sons? This rhetorical question implies that Israel should have rightful heirs to their land. It suggests a challenge to the Ammonites' encroachment on Israelite territory. The question underscores the covenantal promise to Israel of land and descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>), highlighting the expectation of Israel's continued presence and inheritance.Is he without heir? This reinforces the previous question, emphasizing the absurdity of Israel lacking an heir. It points to the historical context where Israel, despite exile and dispersion, retains a divine promise of restoration and continuity (<a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35-37</a>). The heirship is both physical and spiritual, foreshadowing the ultimate heir, Jesus Christ, who fulfills God's promises to Israel.Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Milcom, also known as Molech, was the chief deity of the Ammonites, associated with child sacrifice (<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>). The mention of Gad, a tribe of Israel, indicates territorial loss to the Ammonites. This reflects historical incursions where Ammon took advantage of Israel's weakness, particularly during times of exile or internal strife (<a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a>).Why have his people settled in their cities? This question highlights the Ammonites' occupation of Israelite cities, suggesting a reversal of fortunes. It reflects the historical reality of shifting control in the region due to military conquests and political alliances. Theologically, it points to the consequences of Israel's disobedience but also anticipates divine justice and restoration (<a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Jeremiah 49:6</a>). The settlement of foreign peoples in Israelite cities serves as a reminder of the need for faithfulness to God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a> A people descended from Lot, living east of the Jordan River. They were often in conflict with Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, often in conflict with surrounding nations, including the Ammonites. 3. <a href="/topical/m/molech.htm">Molech</a> A deity worshiped by the Ammonites, often associated with child sacrifice. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gad.htm">Gad</a> One of the tribes of Israel, whose territory was located east of the Jordan River, bordering the Ammonites. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet of God who delivered messages of judgment and hope to the nations, including Israel and its neighbors.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God holds all nations accountable for their actions, as seen in His judgment against the Ammonites. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_inheritance.htm">The Importance of Inheritance</a> The rhetorical questions about Israel's heirs highlight the importance of spiritual and physical inheritance in God's plan. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry's_consequences.htm">Idolatry's Consequences</a> The reference to Molech underscores the destructive nature of idolatry and its impact on nations and individuals. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness to His People</a> Despite Israel's struggles, God remains committed to His promises and will ultimately restore His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteousness.htm">The Call to Righteousness</a> Believers are reminded to live righteously, avoiding the sins of idolatry and injustice that led to the Ammonites' downfall.<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/who_were_moab_and_ammon_biblically.htm">Who were Moab and Ammon in biblical history?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_ammonites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Ammonites 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>XLIX.(1) Concerning the Ammonites.--The history of this people was, to a great extent, parallel with that of the Moabites. They had been conquered by Sihon, the great Amorite king, and when that monarch was, in his turn, conquered by the Israelites (<a href="/context/numbers/21-21.htm" title="And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,">Numbers 21:21-31</a>) their territory was assigned to the tribes of Gad and Reuben (<a href="/context/numbers/32-34.htm" title="And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,">Numbers 32:34-38</a>). In <a href="/context/judges/11-12.htm" title="And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have you to do with me, that you are come against me to fight in my land?">Judges 11:12-33</a> we have the record of an unsuccessful attempt to recover their lost territory, and like attempts appear to have been made by Nahash (<a href="/context/1_samuel/11-1.htm" title="Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.">1Samuel 11:1-11</a>), and Hanun (<a href="/context/2_samuel/10-6.htm" title="And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.">2Samuel 10:6-14</a>; <a href="/context/2_samuel/12-26.htm" title="And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.">2Samuel 12:26-31</a>). On the deportation of the Trans-jordanic tribes by Tiglath-pileser (<a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm" title="In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.">2Kings 15:29</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/5-6.htm" title="Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.">1Chronicles 5:6</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm" title="And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, to this day.">1Chronicles 5:26</a>), they made a more successful effort, and their king Baalis appears as prompting the conspiracy of Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah (<a href="/jeremiah/40-14.htm" title="And said to him, Do you certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay you? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.">Jeremiah 40:14</a>). The prophecy on which we now enter was probably delivered before that time, in or about the fourth year of Jehoiakim (<a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm" title="Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,">Jeremiah 25:21</a>). Its opening words recall the long-standing territorial controversy. "Had Israel no heir?" Was the land he had occupied so long to pass into the possession of a stranger? . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-3. - The violence of the Ammonites shall be severely punished. Verse 1. - Hath Israel no sons! The violent seizure, perpetrated before his eyes, of parts of the sacred territory, forces the indignant question from the prophet, "How can these things be?" It was so on a former occasion (see <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Jeremiah 2:14</a>), and it is so again, now that the Ammonites are occupying the land of the Gadites. True, the present generation has lost its property, but the next is the heir to all its rights and privileges. Their king; rather, their King - their Melech or Moloch; it is the heavenly, not the earthly king who is referred to (so in <a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Amos 1:15</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Zephaniah 1:5</a>). The Septuagint, the Syriac, and the Vulgate, however, read Milcom, which was the name of the Ammonite deity; this is only a different vocalizing of the consonants of the text. The actual vowel points give "malcam." This reading may, of course, be interpreted of the earthly king of the Ammonites. But this view ignores the obvious parallelism of <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7</a>, "Chemosh shall go forth into captivity." Inherit. The primary meaning of the word is "to take possession of, especially by force, <a href="/1_kings/21-6.htm">1 Kings 21:6</a>" (Gesenius, ad voc.), and this is the sense evidently required here (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Concerning the Ammonites, לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son this is what כֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (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 says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Has Israel לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc no אֵין֙ (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle sons? הֲבָנִ֥ים (hă·ḇā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Is he without אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle heir? יוֹרֵ֖שׁ (yō·w·rêš) Verb - Qal - Participle - 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 Why then מַדּ֗וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> Why? for what reason? has Molech מַלְכָּם֙ (mal·kām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king taken possession יָרַ֤שׁ (yā·raš) Verb - Qal - 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 of Gad גָּ֔ד (gāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet and his people וְעַמּ֖וֹ (wə·‘am·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock settled יָשָֽׁב׃ (yā·šāḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in their cities? בְּעָרָ֥יו (bə·‘ā·rāw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:1 Of the children of Ammon (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:47"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:47" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:2" /></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>