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Jeremiah 49:1

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Judgment on Ammon

49aConcerning the Ammonites.

Thus says the Lord:

“Has Israel no sons?

Has he no heir?

Why then has bMilcom1 cdispossessed Gad,

and his people settled in its cities?

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or their king; also verse 3

Cross references

  1. ach. 25:21; [Ezek. 21:28; 25:2]
  2. b[1 Kgs. 11:5, 33; 2 Kgs. 23:13]
  3. c[Amos 1:13]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Concerning the Ammonites:

This is what the Lord says:

“Has Israel no sons?

Has Israel no heir?

Why then has Molek taken possession of Gad?

Why do his people live in its towns?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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?

NLTNew Living Translation

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?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Concerning the Ammonites: Thus says Yahweh,

“Are there no sons for Israel?

Or is there no heir for him?

Why has Milcom taken possession of Gad,

and his people dwelled in its towns?

KJV 1900King James Version

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?