Jeremiah 49:1–6

Judgment on Ammon

49Against the ^aAmmonites. Thus says the Lord:

“Has Israel no sons?

Has he no heir?

Why then does ¹Milcom inherit ^bGad,

And his people dwell in its cities?

^2cTherefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,

“That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war

In ^dRabbah of the Ammonites;

It shall be a desolate mound,

And her ²villages shall be burned with fire.

Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance,” says the Lord.

³“Wail, O ^eHeshbon, for Ai is plundered!

Cry, you daughters of Rabbah,

^fGird yourselves with sackcloth!

Lament and run to and fro by the walls;

For ³Milcom shall go into captivity

With his ^gpriests and his princes together.

⁴Why ^hdo you boast in the valleys,

⁴Your flowing valley, O ⁱbacksliding daughter?

Who trusted in her ^jtreasures, ^ksaying,

‘Who will come against me?’

⁵Behold, I will bring fear upon you,”

Says the Lord God of hosts,

“From all those who are around you;

You shall be driven out, everyone headlong,

And no one will gather those who wander off.

⁶But ^lafterward I will bring back

The captives of the people of Ammon,” says the Lord.