Jeremiah 49:1–6

Word Against Ammon

¹Concerning the sons of ^aAmmon. Thus says Yahweh:

“Does Israel have no sons?

Or has he no one who can take possession?

Why then has ¹Malcam taken possession of Gad

And his people settled in its cities?

²“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh,

“That I will cause a ^1atrumpet blast of war to be heard

Against ^bRabbah of the sons of Ammon;

And it will become a desolate heap,

And her ^ctowns will be set on fire.

Then Israel will take ^dpossession of his possessors,”

Says Yahweh.

³“Wail, O ^aHeshbon, for ^bAi has been destroyed!

Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,

^cGird yourselves with sackcloth and lament,

And rush back and forth inside the walls;

For ¹Malcam will ^dgo into exile

Together with his priests and his princes.

⁴“How ^aboastful you are about the valleys!

Your valley is flowing away,

O ^bfaithless daughter

Who trusts in her ^ctreasures, saying,

‘^dWho will come against me?’

⁵“Behold, I am going to bring ^adread upon you,”

Declares Lord Yahweh of hosts,

“From all around you;

And each of you will be ^bbanished ¹headlong,

With no one to gather the ^cone who flees.

⁶“But afterward I will ^1areturn

The ²fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”

Declares Yahweh.