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Jeremiah 49 (WEBP)

[1] 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?
[2] 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.
[3] “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.
[4] Why do you boast in the valleys, your flowing valley, backsliding daughter? You trusted in her treasures, saying, ‘Who will come to me?’
[5] Behold, I will bring a terror on you,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, “from all who are around you. All of you will be driven completely out, and there will be no one to gather together the fugitives.
[6] “But afterward I will reverse the captivity of the children of Ammon,” says Yahweh.
[7] Of Edom, Yahweh of Armies says: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?
[8] Flee! Turn back! Dwell in the depths, inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau on him when I visit him.
[9] If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? If thieves came by night, wouldn’t they steal until they had enough?
[10] But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he will not be able to hide himself. His offspring is destroyed, with his brothers and his neighbors; and he is no more.
[11] Leave your fatherless children. I will preserve them alive. Let your widows trust in me.”
[12] For Yahweh says: “Behold, they to whom it didn’t pertain to drink of the cup will certainly drink; and are you he who will altogether go unpunished? You won’t go unpunished, but you will surely drink.
[13] For I have sworn by myself,” says Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. All its cities will be perpetual wastes.”
[14] I have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Gather yourselves together! Come against her! Rise up to the battle!”
[15] “For, behold, I have made you small among the nations, and despised among men.
[16] As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill, though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there,” says Yahweh.
[17] “Edom will become an astonishment. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and will hiss at all its plagues.
[18] As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and its neighbor cities,” says Yahweh, “no man will dwell there, neither will any son of man live therein.
[19] “Behold, he will come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will suddenly make them run away from it, and whoever is chosen, I will appoint him over it. For who is like me? Who will appoint me a time? Who is the shepherd who will stand before me?”
[20] Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh, that he has taken against Edom, and his purposes that he has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they will drag them away, the little ones of the flock. Surely he will make their habitation desolate over them.
[21] The earth trembles at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise which is heard in the Red Sea.
[22] Behold, he will come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah. The heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
[23] Of Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are confounded, for they have heard evil news. They have melted away. There is sorrow on the sea. It can’t be quiet.
[24] Damascus has grown feeble, she turns herself to flee, and trembling has seized her. Anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail.
[25] How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
[26] Therefore her young men will fall in her streets, and all the men of war will be brought to silence in that day,” says Yahweh of Armies.
[27] “I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
[28] Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck, Yahweh says: “Arise, go up to Kedar, and destroy the children of the east.
[29] They will take their tents and their flocks. they will carry away for themselves their curtains, all their vessels, and their camels; and they will cry to them, ‘Terror on every side!’
[30] Flee! Wander far off! Dwell in the depths, you inhabitants of Hazor,” says Yahweh; “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, and has conceived a purpose against you.
[31] Arise! Go up to a nation that is at ease, that dwells without care,” says Yahweh; “that has neither gates nor bars, that dwells alone.
[32] Their camels will be a booty, and the multitude of their livestock a plunder. I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners of their beards cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them,” says Yahweh.
[33] Hazor will be a dwelling place of jackals, a desolation forever. No man will dwell there, neither will any son of man live therein.”
[34] Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
[35] “Yahweh of Armies says: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
[36] I will bring on Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds. There will be no nation where the outcasts of Elam will not come.
[37] I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life. I will bring evil on them, even my fierce anger,’ says Yahweh; ‘and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.
[38] I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from there king and princes,’ says Yahweh.
[39] ‘But it will happen in the latter days that I will reverse the captivity of Elam,’ says Yahweh.”

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 49 (KJVS)

[1] Concerning the Ammonites , thus saith () the LORD ; Hath Israel no sons ? hath he no heir ()? why [then] doth their king inherit () Gad , and his people dwell () in his cities ?
[2] Therefore, behold, the days come (), saith () the LORD , that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard () in Rabbah of the Ammonites ; and it shall be a desolate heap , and her daughters shall be burned () with fire : then shall Israel be heir () unto them that were his heirs (), saith () the LORD .
[3] Howl (), O Heshbon , for Ai is spoiled (): 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 .
[4] Wherefore gloriest () thou in the valleys , thy flowing () valley , O backsliding daughter ? that trusted () in her treasures , [saying], Who shall come () unto me?
[5] Behold, I will bring () a fear upon thee, saith () the Lord GOD of hosts , from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out () every man right forth ; and none shall gather up () him that wandereth ().
[6] And afterward I will bring again () the captivity of the children of Ammon , saith () the LORD .
[7] Concerning Edom , thus saith () the LORD of hosts ; [Is] wisdom no more in Teman ? is counsel perished () from the prudent ()? is their wisdom vanished ()?
[8] Flee () ye, turn back (), dwell () deep (), O inhabitants () of Dedan ; for I will bring () the calamity of Esau upon him, the time [that] I will visit () him.
[9] If grapegatherers () come () to thee, would they not leave () [some] gleaning grapes ? if thieves by night , they will destroy () till they have enough .
[10] But I have made Esau bare (), I have uncovered () his secret places , and he shall not be able () to hide () himself: his seed is spoiled (), and his brethren , and his neighbours , and he [is] not.
[11] Leave () thy fatherless children , I will preserve [them] alive (); and let thy widows trust () in me.
[12] For thus saith () the LORD ; Behold, they whose judgment [was] not to drink () of the cup have assuredly () drunken (); and [art] thou he [that] shall altogether () go unpunished ()? thou shalt not go unpunished (), but thou shalt surely () drink () [of it].
[13] For I have sworn () by myself, saith () the LORD , that Bozrah shall become a desolation , a reproach , a waste , and a curse ; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes .
[14] I have heard () a rumour from the LORD , and an ambassador is sent () unto the heathen , [saying], Gather ye together (), and come () against her, and rise up () to the battle .
[15] For, lo, I will make () thee small among the heathen , [and] despised () among men .
[16] Thy terribleness hath deceived () thee, [and] the pride of thine heart , O thou that dwellest () in the clefts of the rock , that holdest () the height of the hill : though thou shouldest make thy nest as high () as the eagle , I will bring thee down () from thence, saith () the LORD .
[17] Also Edom shall be a desolation : every one that goeth () by it shall be astonished (), and shall hiss () at all the plagues thereof.
[18] As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith () the LORD , no man shall abide () there, neither shall a son of man dwell () in it.
[19] Behold, he shall come up () like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong : but I will suddenly () make him run away () from her: and who [is] a chosen () [man, that] I may appoint () over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time ()? and who [is] that shepherd () that will stand () before me?
[20] Therefore hear () the counsel of the LORD , that he hath taken () against Edom ; and his purposes , that he hath purposed () against the inhabitants () of Teman : Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out (): surely he shall make their habitations desolate () with them.
[21] The earth is moved () at the noise of their fall (), at the cry the noise thereof was heard () in the Red sea .
[22] Behold, he shall come up () and fly () as the eagle , and spread () his wings over Bozrah : and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs ().
[23] Concerning Damascus . Hamath is confounded (), and Arpad : for they have heard () evil tidings : they are fainthearted (); [there is] sorrow on the sea ; it cannot () be quiet ().
[24] Damascus is waxed feeble (), [and] turneth () herself to flee (), and fear hath seized () on [her]: anguish and sorrows have taken () her, as a woman in travail ().
[25] How is the city of praise not left (), the city of my joy !
[26] Therefore her young men shall fall () in her streets , and all the men of war shall be cut off () in that day , saith () the LORD of hosts .
[27] And I will kindle () a fire in the wall of Damascus , and it shall consume () the palaces of Benhadad .
[28] Concerning Kedar , and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor , which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite (), thus saith () the LORD ; Arise () ye, go up () to Kedar , and spoil () the men of the east .
[29] Their tents and their flocks shall they take away (): they shall take () to themselves their curtains , and all their vessels , and their camels ; and they shall cry () unto them, Fear [is] on every side .
[30] Flee (), get () you far off , dwell () deep (), O ye inhabitants () of Hazor , saith () the LORD ; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel () against you, and hath conceived () a purpose against you.
[31] Arise (), get you up () unto the wealthy nation , that dwelleth () without care , saith () the LORD , which have neither gates nor bars , [which] dwell () alone .
[32] And their camels shall be a booty , and the multitude of their cattle a spoil : and I will scatter () into all winds them [that are] in the utmost () corners ; and I will bring () their calamity from all sides thereof, saith () the LORD .
[33] And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons , [and] a desolation for ever : there shall no man abide () there, nor [any] son of man dwell () in it.
[34] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah , saying (),
[35] Thus saith () the LORD of hosts ; Behold, I will break () the bow of Elam , the chief of their might .
[36] And upon Elam will I bring () the four winds from the four quarters of heaven , and will scatter () them toward all those winds ; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts () of Elam () shall not come ().
[37] For I will cause Elam to be dismayed () before their enemies (), and before them that seek () their life : and I will bring () evil upon them, [even] my fierce anger , saith () the LORD ; and I will send () the sword after them, till I have consumed () them:
[38] And I will set () my throne in Elam , and will destroy () from thence the king and the princes , saith () the LORD .
[39] But it shall come to pass in the latter days , [that] I will bring again () (8675) () the captivity () of Elam , saith () the LORD .

Young’s Literal Translation

Jeremiah 49 (YLT)

[1] 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?
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] What-dost thou boast thyself in valleys? Flowed hath thy valley, O backsliding daughter, Who is trusting in her treasures: Who doth come in unto me?
[5] Lo, I am bringing in upon thee a fear, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, From all round about thee, And ye have been driven out each before it, And there is no gatherer of the wandering.
[6] And after this I turn back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, An affirmation of Jehovah.’
[7] Concerning Edom: ‘Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Perished hath counsel from the intelligent? Vanished hath their wisdom?
[8] Flee, turn, go deep to dwell, ye inhabitants of Dedan, For the calamity of Esau I brought in upon him, The time I inspected him.
[9] If gatherers have come in to thee, They do not leave gleanings, If thieves in the night, They have destroyed their sufficiency!
[10] For I-I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, And to be hidden he is not able, Spoiled is his seed, and his brethren, And his neighbours, and he is not.
[11] Leave thine orphans-I do keep alive, And thy widows-on Me trust ye,
[12] For thus said Jehovah: They whose judgment is not to drink of the cup, Do certainly drink, And thou art he that is entirely acquitted! Thou art not acquitted, for thou certainly drinkest.
[13] For, by Myself, I have sworn, An affirmation of Jehovah, That for a desolation, for a reproach, For a waste, and for a reviling-is Bozrah, And all her cities are for wastes age-during.
[14] A report I have heard from Jehovah, And an ambassador among nations is sent, Gather yourselves and come in against her, And rise ye for battle.
[15] For, lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised among men.
[16] Thy terribleness hath lifted thee up, The pride of thy heart, O dweller in clefts of the rock, Holding the high place of the height, For thou makest high as an eagle thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.
[17] And Edom hath been for a desolation, Every passer by her is astonished, And doth hiss because of all her plagues.
[18] As the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, And its neighbours, said Jehovah, No one doth dwell there, Nor sojourn in her doth a son of man.
[19] Lo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause him to run from off her, And who is chosen? concerning her I lay a charge, For who is like Me? and who conveneth Me? And who is this shepherd who standeth before Me?
[20] Therefore, hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, That He hath counselled concerning Edom, And His devices that He hath devised Concerning the inhabitants of Teman: Drag them out do not little ones of the flock, Make desolate over them doth he not their habitation?
[21] From the noise of their fall hath the earth shaken, The cry-at the sea of Suph is its voice heard.
[22] Lo, as an eagle he cometh up, and flieth, And he spreadeth his wings over Bozrah, And the heart of the mighty of Edom hath been in that day, As the heart of a distressed woman!’
[23] Concerning Damascus: Ashamed hath been Hamath and Arpad, For an evil report they have heard, They have been melted, in the sea is sorrow, To be quiet it is not able.
[24] Feeble hath been Damascus, She turned to flee, and fear strengthened her, Distress and pangs have seized her, as a travailing woman.
[25] How is it not left-the city of praise, The city of my joy!
[26] Therefore fall do her young men in her broad places, And all the men of war are cut off in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
[27] And I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!’
[28] Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath smitten: ‘Thus said Jehovah: Arise ye, go ye up unto Kedar, And spoil the sons of the east.
[29] Their tents and their flock they do take, Their curtains, and all their vessels, And their camels, they bear away for themselves, And they called concerning them, Fear is round about.
[30] Flee, bemoan mightily, go deep to dwell, Ye inhabitants of Hazor-an affirmation of Jehovah, For given counsel against you hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, Yea, he deviseth against them a device.
[31] Rise ye, go up unto a nation at rest, Dwelling confidently, an affirmation of Jehovah, It hath no two-leaved doors nor bar, Alone they do dwell.
[32] And their camels have been for a prey, And the multitude of their cattle for a spoil, And I have scattered them to every wind, Who cut off the corner of the beard, And from all its passages I bring in their calamity, An affirmation of Jehovah.
[33] And Hazor hath been for a habitation of dragons, A desolation-unto the age, No one doth dwell there, nor sojourn in it doth a son of man!’
[34] That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:
[35] ‘Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am breaking the bow of Elam, The beginning of their might.
[36] And I have brought in to Elam four winds, From the four ends of the heavens, And have scattered them to all these winds, And there is no nation whither outcasts of Elam come not in.
[37] And I have affrighted Elam before their enemies, And before those seeking their life, And I have brought in against them evil, The heat of Mine anger, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sent after them the sword, Till I have consumed them;
[38] And I have set My throne in Elam, And I have destroyed thence King and princes-an affirmation of Jehovah.
[39] And it hath come to pass, in the latter end of the days, I turn back to the captivity of Elam, An affirmation of Jehovah!’