Jeremiah 49:1–6

A Message Concerning Ammon

49 Concerning the ⌊Ammonites⌋:a 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?

2 ⌊Therefore⌋b look, days are coming,” ⌊declares⌋c Yahweh,

“and I will sound against Rabbah, the ⌊Ammonites⌋,d

the alarm of the war,

and it will become as a mound of desolation,

and its daughters will burn in the fire.

Then Israel will dispossess his dispossessors,” says Yahweh.

3 “Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated.

Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, put on sackcloth.

Lament and run back and forth among the walls.

For Milcom will go into exile,

his priests and his officials together.

4 Why do you boast in your valleys?

Your valleyse are ebbing.

O unfaithful daughter, who trusted in her treasures,

who said, ‘Who will come against me?’

5 Look, I am going to bring dread on you,”

⌊declares⌋f Lord Yahweh of hosts,

“from all your surrounding neighbors.

And you will be scattered,

each one ⌊before it⌋,g

and there is no one who gathers the fugitives.h

6 Yet ⌊afterward⌋i I will restore

the fortunesj of the ⌊Ammonites⌋,”k ⌊declares⌋l Yahweh.