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Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molek will go into exile, together with his priests and officials. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Cry out, O Heshbon, for the town of Ai is destroyed. Weep, O people of Rabbah! Put on your clothes of mourning. Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, for your god Molech, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth, lament, and run to and fro among the hedges! For Milcom shall go into exile, with his priests and his officials. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Wail, 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a> Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a> “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is plundered! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth! Lament and run to and fro by the walls; For Milcom shall go into captivity With his priests and his princes together. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, daughters of Rabbah, Put on sackcloth and mourn, And move about inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his leaders. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his princes. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his princes. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his princes. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai [in Ammon] has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Wrap yourselves with sackcloth and lament (cry out in grief), And rush back and forth inside the enclosures; For Malcam [your powerless god] will go into exile Together with his priests and his princes. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated; cry out, daughters of Rabbah! Clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and lament; run back and forth within your walls, because Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated; cry out, daughters of Rabbah! Clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and lament; run back and forth within your walls, because Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a> Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth: lament, and run to and fro among the fences; for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Cry, people of Heshbon; your town will become a pile of rubble. You will turn here and there, but your path will be blocked. Put on sackcloth and mourn, you citizens of Rabbah, because the idol you worship will be taken to a foreign country, along with its priests and temple officials. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a> Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled; cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth: lament, and run to and fro among the fences; for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Cry loudly, Heshbon, because Ai is destroyed. Cry, people of Rabbah, put on your sackcloth, and mourn. Run back and forth between the walls. Milcom will be taken away into captivity with its priests and officials. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a> People of Heshbon, cry out! Ai is destroyed! Women of Rabbah, go into mourning! Put on sackcloth and mourn. Run about in confusion. Your god Molech will be taken into exile, together with his priests and princes. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Wail, Heshbon, because Ai is destroyed. Cry out, daughters of Rabbah, put on sackcloth and lament. Run back and forth inside the walls, for Milcom is going into exile along with his priests and his princes. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Wail, 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a> Wail, you people in Heshbon, because Ai in Ammon is destroyed. Cry out in anguish, you people in the villages surrounding Rabbah. Put on sackcloth and cry out in mourning. Run about covered with gashes. For your god Milcom will go into exile along with his priests and officials. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, you daughters of Rabbah, clothe yourself in sackcloth: lament, and run back and forth among the fences; for Milcom shall go into captivity, his priests and his officials together. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. <a href="/web/jeremiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a> “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah! Clothe yourself in sackcloth. Lament, and run back and forth among the fences; for Malcam will go into captivity, his priests and his princes together. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Howl, Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled, "" Cry, daughters of Rabbah, gird on sackcloth, "" Lament, and go to and fro by the hedges, "" For Malcam goes into captivity, "" His priests and his princes together. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Howl, Heshbon, for spoiled is Ai, Cry, daughters of Rabbah, gird on sackcloth, Lament, and go to and fro by the hedges, For Malcam into captivity doth go, His priests and his princes together. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai was laid waste: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird yourselves with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro in the walled places; for their king shall go into captivity, his priests and his chiefs together.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Howl, O Hesebon, for Hai is wasted. Cry, ye daughters of Rabbath, gird yourselves with haircloth: mourn and go about by the hedges: for Melchom shall be carried into captivity, his priests, and his princes together. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Wail, O Heshbon! For Ai has been devastated. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Wrap yourselves with haircloth. Mourn and circle the hedges. For Milcom will be led into the transmigration: his priests and his leaders together. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a> Wail, Heshbon, “The ruin is destroyed!” shriek, villages of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and lament! Run back and forth in the sheepfolds. For Milcom is going into exile, taking priest and prince with him. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth, lament, and slash yourselves with whips! For Milcom shall go into exile, with his priests and his attendants.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed; call for help, O villages of Rabbath, gird you with sackcloth; mourn, be disquieted; for Malcolm shall go into captivity, together with his priests and princes, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> You shall howl, Kheshbon, because Ai is defeated! Call for help, villages of Rabbath! Put on sackcloth! Mourn and rage among each other, because Malkom shall go into captivity, and his Priests and his Princes as one, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is undone; Cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; Lament, and run to and fro among the folds; For Malcam shall go into captivity, His priests and his princes together. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Howl, O Esebon, for Gai has perished; cry, ye daughters of Rabbath, gird yourselves with sack-clothes, and lament; for Melchol shall go into banishment, his priests and his princes together. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/49-3.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=14744" 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> …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. 3<a href="/hebrew/3213.htm" title="3213: hê·lî·lî (V-Hifil-Imp-fs) -- To howl, make a howling. A primitive root; to howl or yell.">Wail,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2809.htm" title="2809: ḥeš·bō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A place E. of the Jordan. The same as cheshbown; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan.">O Heshbon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857: ‘ay (N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city. Or uaya((Neh. 11:31); or eayath (Isaiah 10:28); for iy; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.">Ai</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šud·də·ḏāh- (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">has been destroyed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6817.htm" title="6817: ṣə·‘aq·nāh (V-Qal-Imp-fp) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; to proclaim.">cry out,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">O daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7237.htm" title="7237: rab·bāh (N-proper-fs) -- Two places in Isr. Feminine of rab; great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West.">of Rabbah!</a> <a href="/hebrew/2296.htm" title="2296: ḥă·ḡō·rə·nāh (V-Qal-Imp-fp) -- To gird, gird on, gird oneself. A primitive root; to gird on.">Put on</a> <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm" title="8242: śaq·qîm (N-mp) -- Sack, sackcloth. From shaqaq; properly, a mesh, i.e. Coarse loose cloth or sacking; hence, a bag.">sackcloth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5594.htm" title="5594: sə·p̄ō·ḏə·nāh (V-Qal-Imp-fp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts; generally to lament; by implication, to wail.">and mourn;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7751.htm" title="7751: wə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-Imp-fp) -- A primitive root; properly, to push forth; to lash, i.e. to row; by implication, to travel.">run back and forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1448.htm" title="1448: bag·gə·ḏê·rō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A wall. Feminine of gader; enclosure.">within your walls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·kām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">Milcom</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: bag·gō·w·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hă·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">his priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: wə·śā·rāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">and officials.</a> 4Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’…<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="/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/16-7.htm">Isaiah 16:7-11</a> Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken. / For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. / So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest. ... <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9-11</a> 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. / So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’ <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD. <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</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="/numbers/21-28.htm">Numbers 21:28-30</a> For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights. / 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. / But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.” <a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">2 Kings 3:21-27</a> Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border. / When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way. / “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!” ... <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a> For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust. <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-10</a> When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ... <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28-32</a> Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning— / while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment. / Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you. ... <a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">Ezekiel 35:1-15</a> Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. ... <a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-4</a> This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ... <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a> Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ... <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2-3</a> 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/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12-14</a> When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good. / This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab. / And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, you daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.Howl<a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Jeremiah 48:20</a> Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,<a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8</a> Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.<a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6</a> Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.gird<a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a> For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.<a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a> O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.<a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37</a> For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.run<a href="/job/30-3.htm">Job 30:3-7</a> For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste… <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2</a> He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.their king.<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="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5,33</a> For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites… Milcom<a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Zephaniah 1:5</a> And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;Malcham <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25</a> The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:<a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7</a> For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.<a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Amos 1:15</a> And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/7-32.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Fences</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Folds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Howl</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Malcam</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Rabbah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Run</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/12-8.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-21.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Fences</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Folds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-14.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Howl</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Malcam</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-36.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-38.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Rabbah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-19.htm">Run</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Waste</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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Heshbon was a significant city in the territory of the Ammonites, known for its strategic location. The call to wail indicates impending doom and destruction, a common prophetic motif. Ai, another city, symbolizes defeat and judgment, reminiscent of its earlier destruction in Joshua's conquest (Joshua 8). This phrase underscores the certainty of divine judgment against nations opposing God's people.cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Rabbah was the capital of the Ammonites, and "daughters" refers to its inhabitants, emphasizing their vulnerability. The call to cry out signifies distress and impending calamity. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's judgment on nations for their sins, as seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Ezekiel.Put on sackcloth and mourn; Sackcloth was a coarse material worn as a sign of mourning and repentance. This phrase calls for a public display of grief, acknowledging the severity of the situation. The act of mourning is a response to divine judgment, seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in the story of Nineveh's repentance in <a href="/jonah/3.htm">Jonah 3</a>.run back and forth within your walls, This imagery suggests panic and chaos within the city, highlighting the futility of seeking refuge in human defenses. It reflects the broader biblical theme that security is found in God alone, not in physical fortifications or human strength, as echoed in Psalms and Proverbs.for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. Milcom, also known as Molech, was the chief deity of the Ammonites. The exile of Milcom signifies the impotence of false gods before the true God. The mention of priests and officials indicates the complete overthrow of the religious and political structures. This echoes the biblical theme of God's supremacy over all false idols, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (Exodus) and the fall of Babylon (Revelation).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/heshbon.htm">Heshbon</a> A significant city in ancient Moab, often associated with the Amorites and later the Israelites. It was a center of power and influence. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ai.htm">Ai</a> A city that was destroyed, symbolizing defeat and desolation. It serves as a warning to other cities and nations. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rabbah.htm">Rabbah</a> The capital city of the Ammonites, known for its strength and fortifications. It is called to mourn in this passage. 4. <a href="/topical/m/molech.htm">Molech</a> A deity worshiped by the Ammonites, often associated with child sacrifice. The exile of Molech signifies the downfall of false gods and their worshipers. 5. <a href="/topical/p/priests_and_officials.htm">Priests and Officials</a> Religious and political leaders who are also destined for exile, indicating the complete overthrow of the Ammonite society and its religious practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> The passage highlights the inevitable downfall of those who place their trust in false gods. It serves as a reminder to examine our own lives for modern-day idols that may lead us away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The imagery of mourning and wearing sackcloth is a call to genuine repentance. As believers, we are encouraged to turn away from sin and seek God's forgiveness with sincere hearts. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The prophecy against Ammon demonstrates God's control over all nations. It reassures us that no power or principality is beyond His reach and judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leaders.htm">The Role of Leaders</a> The mention of priests and officials going into exile underscores the responsibility of leaders to guide their people in truth. It challenges us to pray for and support godly leadership in our communities. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_judgment.htm">Hope in Judgment</a> Even in the midst of judgment, there is hope for restoration. This passage invites us to trust in God's ultimate plan for redemption and renewal.<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_was_benjamin_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Benjamin in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_kedar,_hazor's_destruction.htm">(Jeremiah 49:28-33) What evidence supports the claim that Kedar and Hazor were permanently destroyed if historical records indicate nomadic tribes continued to inhabit those territories?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_ammonites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Ammonites in the Bible?</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>(3) Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled.--Heshbon has appeared in <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm" title="There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also you shall be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue you.">Jeremiah 48:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm" title="They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the middle of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.">Jeremiah 48:45</a>, as connected with the fortunes of Moab, but it was strictly an Ammonite city. The "Ai" here is obviously not the city near Jericho of <a href="/joshua/8-28.htm" title="And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation to this day.">Joshua 8:28</a>, and unless we assume an error in the text ("Ai" for "Ar"= city), we must infer the existence of a Trans-jordanic city of the same name.Run to and fro by the hedges.--Hedges, in the English sense of the word, have never been common in the East, and the word here denotes either the palings round the sheep-folds, or the walls round the vineyards of the villages that are described as the "daughters of Rabbah." The word is never used for the walls of a city, but appears in <a href="/numbers/22-24.htm" title="But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.">Numbers 22:24</a>; <a href="/numbers/32-16.htm" title="And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:">Numbers 32:16</a>; <a href="/numbers/32-24.htm" title="Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.">Numbers 32:24</a>; <a href="/numbers/32-36.htm" title="And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.">Numbers 32:36</a> in the sense of "sheep-folds." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Heshbon. Here mentioned as de jure a Gadite, but de facto an Ammonitish, town; in <a href="/numbers/21-26.htm">Numbers 21:26</a> it appears as "the city of Sihon" the Amorite. In <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Isaiah 15:4</a> and Isaiah 16:9 it is reckoned to the Moabites. There was a continual warfare between the neigh-bouring tribes of Reuben and Gad on the one hand, and the Moabites and Ammonites on the other. Let Heshbon lament, because Ai is spoiled. The introduction of At, which is only known to us as a Canaanitish town, near Bethel, on the wrong side of the Jordan for Moab, is startling. It is replied that we have no list of the Ammonitish cities, and that there may have been another town named At. The reply is valid; but loaves a second difficulty untouched, viz. that the mention of a third place destroys the continuity of thought. First, we are made acquainted with the fall of Rabbah; then Heshbon (probably the second place in the country) is called upon to wail because x has been taken by storm; then the populations of the "daughter" cities are summoned to join in the lamentation over Rabbah; - is it not reasonable to conclude that the subject of the mourning is one and the same? Now, it is well known that the received text abounds in small errors arising from the confusion of similar Hebrew letters, and that among the letters most easily confounded are yod and resh. Is it not an obvious conclusion that for Ai we should rather read Ar ("the city"), a name as suitable for the capital of Ammon as for that of Moab? It is true that we have no example elsewhere of Rabbah being called by the name of Ar; but in <a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm">2 Samuel 10:3, 14</a> it is described as "the city," and we have to be on our guard against the argument a silentio - that favourite weapon of destructive criticism! Since a conjecture must be made, it is more respectful to the prophet to choose the one which is most suitable to the context. Daughters of Rabbah; i.e. unwalled towns (as in ver. 2). Run to and fro by the hedges; rather, by the enclosures; i.e. wander about in the open country, seeking a lodging place in the enclosures of the sheepfolds (so <a href="/numbers/32-24.htm">Numbers 32:24</a>, Hebrew) or the vineyards (so <a href="/numbers/22-24.htm">Numbers 22:24</a>, Hebrew). Their king; or, Milcom (see on ver. 1). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Wail, הֵילִ֨ילִי (hê·lî·lî) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3213.htm">Strong's 3213: </a> To howl, make a howling O Heshbon, חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן (ḥeš·bō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2809.htm">Strong's 2809: </a> Heshbon -- a place East of the Jordan for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Ai עַ֗י (‘ay) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5857.htm">Strong's 5857: </a> Ai -- a Canaanite city has been destroyed; שֻׁדְּדָה־ (šud·də·ḏāh-) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin cry out, צְעַקְנָה֮ (ṣə·‘aq·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6817.htm">Strong's 6817: </a> To shriek, to proclaim O daughters בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Rabbah! רַבָּה֒ (rab·bāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7237.htm">Strong's 7237: </a> Rabbah -- two places in Israel Put on חֲגֹ֣רְנָה (ḥă·ḡō·rə·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> To gird, gird on, gird oneself sackcloth שַׂקִּ֔ים (śaq·qîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8242.htm">Strong's 8242: </a> A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag and mourn; סְפֹ֕דְנָה (sə·p̄ō·ḏə·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5594.htm">Strong's 5594: </a> To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail run back and forth וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה (wə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7751.htm">Strong's 7751: </a> To push forth, to lash, to row, to travel within your walls, בַּגְּדֵר֑וֹת (bag·gə·ḏê·rō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1448.htm">Strong's 1448: </a> Enclosure for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Molech מַלְכָּם֙ (mal·kām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king will go יֵלֵ֔ךְ (yê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk into exile בַּגּוֹלָ֣ה (bag·gō·w·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> Exile, exiles together with יַחְדָּֽיו׃ (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A unit, unitedly his priests כֹּהֲנָ֥יו (kō·hă·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest and officials. וְשָׂרָ֖יו (wə·śā·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 49:3 Wail Heshbon for Ai is laid waste (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 49:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 49:4" /></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>