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Jeremiah 47-49
American Standard Version
Jeremiah 47-49
American Standard Version
47 The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
2 Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. 3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers look not back to their children for feebleness of hands; 4 because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the [a]isle of Caphtor. 5 Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? 6 O thou sword of Jehovah, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard; rest, and be still. 7 How canst thou be quiet, seeing Jehovah hath given [b]thee a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he appointed it.
48 Of Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; [c]Misgab is put to shame and [d]broken down. 2 The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue thee. 3 The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction! 4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. 5 For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction. 6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. 7 For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together. 8 And the destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as Jehovah hath spoken. 9 Give wings unto Moab, [e]that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein. 10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah [f]negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed. 12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will send unto him them that [g]pour off, and they shall [h]pour him off; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their [i]bottles in pieces. 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence. 14 How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war? 15 Moab is laid waste, and [j]they are gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts. 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. 17 All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong [k]staff broken, the beautiful rod! 18 O thou daughter that [l]dwellest in Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab is come up against thee, he hath destroyed thy strongholds. 19 O [m]inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done? 20 Moab is put to shame; for it is [n]broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste. 21 And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath, 22 and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim, 23 and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon, 24 and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.
26 Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Jehovah: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. 27 For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head. 28 O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss. 29 We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogancy, and the haughtiness of his heart. 30 I know his wrath, saith Jehovah, that it is nought; his boastings have wrought nothing. 31 Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall they mourn. 32 With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: thy branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer: upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage the destroyer is fallen. 33 And gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting. 34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, [o]to Eglath-shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become [p]desolate. 35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Jehovah, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
36 Therefore my heart soundeth for Moab like pipes, and my heart soundeth like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: therefore the abundance that he hath gotten is perished. 37 For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. 38 On all the housetops of Moab and in the streets thereof there is lamentation every where; for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein none delighteth, saith Jehovah. 39 How is it broken down! [q]how do they wail! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all that are round about him. 40 For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab. 41 [r]Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah. 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah. 44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon him, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
45 [s]They that fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; [t]for a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and hath devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 46 Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity. 47 Yet will I [u]bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith Jehovah. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
49 Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith Jehovah: Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth [v]Malcam [w]possess Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof? 2 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel [x]possess them that did [y]possess him, saith Jehovah. 3 Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth: lament, and run to and fro among the fences; for [z]Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together. 4 [aa]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, Jehovah of hosts, from all that are round about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth, and there shall be none to gather together the fugitives. 6 But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith Jehovah.
7 Of Edom. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? 8 Flee ye, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I shall visit him. 9 If grape-gatherers came to thee, [ab]would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had 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 destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbors; 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 Jehovah: Behold, they [ac]to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink. 13 For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
14 I have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle. 15 For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, and despised among men. 16 As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of [ad]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 Jehovah. 17 And Edom shall become an astonishment: every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. 18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith Jehovah, no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein. 19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the [ae]pride of the Jordan [af]against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me? 20 Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely [ag]they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their [ah]habitation [ai]desolate over them. 21 The earth trembleth at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea. 22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
23 Of Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil tidings, they are melted away: there is [aj]sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. 24 Damascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on 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 shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts. 27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
28 Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote.
Thus saith Jehovah: Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and destroy the children of the east. 29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side! 30 Flee ye, wander far off, dwell in the depths, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. 31 Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith Jehovah; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone. 32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners of their hair cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, saith Jehovah. 33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation for ever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.
34 The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35 Thus saith Jehovah 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 [ak]the outcasts of Elam shall not come. 37 And 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 Jehovah; 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 king and princes, saith Jehovah. 39 But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will [al]bring back the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:4 Or, sea-coast
- Jeremiah 47:7 Hebrew it.
- Jeremiah 48:1 Or, the high fort
- Jeremiah 48:1 Or, dismayed
- Jeremiah 48:9 Or, for she must fly: and her cities etc.
- Jeremiah 48:10 Or, deceitfully
- Jeremiah 48:12 Hebrew tilt (a vessel).
- Jeremiah 48:12 Hebrew tilt (a vessel).
- Jeremiah 48:12 Or, jars
- Jeremiah 48:15 Or, his cities are gone up in smoke
- Jeremiah 48:17 Or, sceptre
- Jeremiah 48:18 Or, art seated
- Jeremiah 48:19 Hebrew inhabitress.
- Jeremiah 48:20 Or, dismayed
- Jeremiah 48:34 Or, as a heifer three years old
- Jeremiah 48:34 Hebrew desolations.
- Jeremiah 48:39 Or, wail ye!
- Jeremiah 48:41 Or, The cities are taken
- Jeremiah 48:45 Or, Fleeing because of the force, they stand under
- Jeremiah 48:45 Or, but
- Jeremiah 48:47 Or, return to
- Jeremiah 49:1 Or, their king
- Jeremiah 49:1 Or, inherit
- Jeremiah 49:2 Or, inherit
- Jeremiah 49:2 Or, inherit
- Jeremiah 49:3 Or, their king
- Jeremiah 49:4 Or, Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys? thy valley floweth away
- Jeremiah 49:9 Or, they will leave no gleaning grapes; if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. For etc.
- Jeremiah 49:12 Or, whose judgment was not
- Jeremiah 49:16 Or, Sela
- Jeremiah 49:19 Or, swelling
- Jeremiah 49:19 Or, unto the permanent pastures
- Jeremiah 49:20 Or, the little ones of the flock shall drag them away
- Jeremiah 49:20 Or, pastures
- Jeremiah 49:20 Or, astonished at them
- Jeremiah 49:23 Or, care
- Jeremiah 49:36 Another reading is, the everlasting outcasts.
- Jeremiah 49:39 Or, return to
Jeremiah 47-49
New International Version
Jeremiah 47-49
New International Version
A Message About the Philistines
47 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines(A) before Pharaoh attacked Gaza:(B)
2 This is what the Lord says:
“See how the waters are rising in the north;(C)
they will become an overflowing torrent.
They will overflow the land and everything in it,
the towns and those who live in them.
The people will cry out;
all who dwell in the land will wail(D)
3 at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds,
at the noise of enemy chariots(E)
and the rumble of their wheels.
Parents will not turn to help their children;
their hands will hang limp.(F)
4 For the day has come
to destroy all the Philistines
and to remove all survivors
who could help Tyre(G) and Sidon.(H)
The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,(I)
the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[a](J)
5 Gaza will shave(K) her head in mourning;
Ashkelon(L) will be silenced.
You remnant on the plain,
how long will you cut(M) yourselves?
6 “‘Alas, sword(N) of the Lord,
how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
cease and be still.’(O)
7 But how can it rest
when the Lord has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”(P)
A Message About Moab(Q)
48 Concerning Moab:(R)
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:
“Woe to Nebo,(S) for it will be ruined.
Kiriathaim(T) will be disgraced and captured;
the stronghold[b] will be disgraced and shattered.
2 Moab will be praised(U) no more;
in Heshbon[c](V) people will plot her downfall:
‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’(W)
You, the people of Madmen,[d] will also be silenced;
the sword will pursue you.
3 Cries of anguish arise from Horonaim,(X)
cries of great havoc and destruction.
4 Moab will be broken;
her little ones will cry out.[e]
5 They go up the hill to Luhith,(Y)
weeping bitterly as they go;
on the road down to Horonaim(Z)
anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
6 Flee!(AA) Run for your lives;
become like a bush[f] in the desert.(AB)
7 Since you trust in your deeds and riches,(AC)
you too will be taken captive,
and Chemosh(AD) will go into exile,(AE)
together with his priests and officials.(AF)
8 The destroyer(AG) will come against every town,
and not a town will escape.
The valley will be ruined
and the plateau(AH) destroyed,
because the Lord has spoken.
9 Put salt(AI) on Moab,
for she will be laid waste[g];(AJ)
her towns will become desolate,
with no one to live in them.
10 “A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!
A curse on anyone who keeps their sword(AK) from bloodshed!(AL)
11 “Moab has been at rest(AM) from youth,
like wine left on its dregs,(AN)
not poured from one jar to another—
she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
and her aroma is unchanged.
12 But days are coming,”
declares the Lord,
“when I will send men who pour from pitchers,
and they will pour her out;
they will empty her pitchers
and smash her jars.
13 Then Moab will be ashamed(AO) of Chemosh,(AP)
as Israel was ashamed
when they trusted in Bethel.(AQ)
14 “How can you say, ‘We are warriors,(AR)
men valiant in battle’?
15 Moab will be destroyed and her towns invaded;
her finest young men(AS) will go down in the slaughter,(AT)”
declares the King,(AU) whose name is the Lord Almighty.(AV)
16 “The fall of Moab is at hand;(AW)
her calamity will come quickly.
17 Mourn for her, all who live around her,
all who know her fame;(AX)
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,(AY)
how broken the glorious staff!’
18 “Come down from your glory
and sit on the parched ground,(AZ)
you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon,(BA)
for the one who destroys Moab
will come up against you
and ruin your fortified cities.(BB)
19 Stand by the road and watch,
you who live in Aroer.(BC)
Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping,
ask them, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered.
Wail(BD) and cry out!
Announce by the Arnon(BE)
that Moab is destroyed.
21 Judgment has come to the plateau(BF)—
to Holon,(BG) Jahzah(BH) and Mephaath,(BI)
22 to Dibon,(BJ) Nebo(BK) and Beth Diblathaim,
23 to Kiriathaim,(BL) Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,(BM)
24 to Kerioth(BN) and Bozrah(BO)—
to all the towns(BP) of Moab, far and near.
25 Moab’s horn[h](BQ) is cut off;
her arm(BR) is broken,”
declares the Lord.
26 “Make her drunk,(BS)
for she has defied(BT) the Lord.
Let Moab wallow in her vomit;(BU)
let her be an object of ridicule.(BV)
27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?(BW)
Was she caught among thieves,(BX)
that you shake your head(BY) in scorn(BZ)
whenever you speak of her?
28 Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks,
you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove(CA) that makes its nest
at the mouth of a cave.(CB)
29 “We have heard of Moab’s pride(CC)—
how great is her arrogance!—
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
and the haughtiness(CD) of her heart.
30 I know her insolence but it is futile,”
declares the Lord,
“and her boasts(CE) accomplish nothing.
31 Therefore I wail(CF) over Moab,
for all Moab I cry out,
I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.(CG)
32 I weep for you, as Jazer(CH) weeps,
you vines of Sibmah.(CI)
Your branches spread as far as the sea[i];
they reached as far as[j] Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen
on your ripened fruit and grapes.
33 Joy and gladness are gone
from the orchards and fields of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine(CJ) from the presses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy.(CK)
Although there are shouts,
they are not shouts of joy.
34 “The sound of their cry rises
from Heshbon(CL) to Elealeh(CM) and Jahaz,(CN)
from Zoar(CO) as far as Horonaim(CP) and Eglath Shelishiyah,
for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.(CQ)
35 In Moab I will put an end
to those who make offerings on the high places(CR)
and burn incense(CS) to their gods,”
declares the Lord.
36 “So my heart laments(CT) for Moab like the music of a pipe;
it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth.(CU)
The wealth they acquired(CV) is gone.
37 Every head is shaved(CW)
and every beard(CX) cut off;
every hand is slashed
and every waist is covered with sackcloth.(CY)
38 On all the roofs in Moab
and in the public squares(CZ)
there is nothing but mourning,
for I have broken Moab
like a jar(DA) that no one wants,”
declares the Lord.
39 “How shattered(DB) she is! How they wail!
How Moab turns her back in shame!
Moab has become an object of ridicule,(DC)
an object of horror to all those around her.”
40 This is what the Lord says:
“Look! An eagle is swooping(DD) down,
spreading its wings(DE) over Moab.
41 Kerioth[k](DF) will be captured
and the strongholds taken.
In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors(DG)
will be like the heart of a woman in labor.(DH)
42 Moab will be destroyed(DI) as a nation(DJ)
because she defied(DK) the Lord.
43 Terror(DL) and pit and snare(DM) await you,
you people of Moab,”
declares the Lord.
44 “Whoever flees(DN) from the terror
will fall into a pit,
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare;
for I will bring on Moab
the year(DO) of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.
45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
a blaze from the midst of Sihon;(DP)
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls(DQ) of the noisy boasters.
46 Woe to you, Moab!(DR)
The people of Chemosh are destroyed;
your sons are taken into exile
and your daughters into captivity.
47 “Yet I will restore(DS) the fortunes of Moab
in days to come,”
declares the Lord.
Here ends the judgment on Moab.
A Message About Ammon
49 Concerning the Ammonites:(DT)
This is what the Lord says:
“Has Israel no sons?
Has Israel no heir?
Why then has Molek[l](DU) taken possession of Gad?(DV)
Why do his people live in its towns?
2 But the days are coming,”
declares the Lord,
“when I will sound the battle cry(DW)
against Rabbah(DX) of the Ammonites;
it will become a mound of ruins,(DY)
and its surrounding villages will be set on fire.
Then Israel will drive out
those who drove her out,(DZ)”
says the Lord.
3 “Wail, Heshbon,(EA) for Ai(EB) is destroyed!
Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah!
Put on sackcloth(EC) and mourn;
rush here and there inside the walls,
for Molek(ED) will go into exile,(EE)
together with his priests and officials.
4 Why do you boast of your valleys,
boast of your valleys so fruitful?
Unfaithful Daughter Ammon,(EF)
you trust in your riches(EG) and say,
‘Who will attack me?’(EH)
5 I will bring terror on you
from all those around you,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
“Every one of you will be driven away,
and no one will gather the fugitives.(EI)
6 “Yet afterward, I will restore(EJ) the fortunes of the Ammonites,”
declares the Lord.
A Message About Edom(EK)(EL)
7 Concerning Edom:(EM)
This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?(EN)
Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
8 Turn and flee, hide in deep caves,(EO)
you who live in Dedan,(EP)
for I will bring disaster on Esau
at the time when I punish him.
9 If grape pickers came to you,
would they not leave a few grapes?
If thieves came during the night,
would they not steal only as much as they wanted?
10 But I will strip Esau bare;
I will uncover his hiding places,(EQ)
so that he cannot conceal himself.
His armed men are destroyed,
also his allies and neighbors,
so there is no one(ER) to say,
11 ‘Leave your fatherless children;(ES) I will keep them alive.
Your widows(ET) too can depend on me.’”
12 This is what the Lord says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup(EU) must drink it, why should you go unpunished?(EV) You will not go unpunished, but must drink it. 13 I swear(EW) by myself,” declares the Lord, “that Bozrah(EX) will become a ruin and a curse,[m] an object of horror(EY) and reproach;(EZ) and all its towns will be in ruins forever.”(FA)
14 I have heard a message from the Lord;
an envoy was sent to the nations to say,
“Assemble yourselves to attack it!
Rise up for battle!”
15 “Now I will make you small among the nations,
despised by mankind.
16 The terror you inspire
and the pride(FB) of your heart have deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rocks,(FC)
who occupy the heights of the hill.
Though you build your nest(FD) as high as the eagle’s,
from there I will bring you down,”
declares the Lord.
17 “Edom will become an object of horror;(FE)
all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff
because of all its wounds.(FF)
18 As Sodom(FG) and Gomorrah(FH) were overthrown,
along with their neighboring towns,”
says the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
no people will dwell(FI) in it.
19 “Like a lion(FJ) coming up from Jordan’s thickets(FK)
to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Edom from its land in an instant.
Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?
Who is like(FL) me and who can challenge me?(FM)
And what shepherd(FN) can stand against me?”
20 Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Edom,(FO)
what he has purposed(FP) against those who live in Teman:(FQ)
The young of the flock(FR) will be dragged away;
their pasture will be appalled at their fate.(FS)
21 At the sound of their fall the earth will tremble;(FT)
their cry(FU) will resound to the Red Sea.[n]
22 Look! An eagle will soar and swoop(FV) down,
spreading its wings over Bozrah.(FW)
In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors(FX)
will be like the heart of a woman in labor.(FY)
A Message About Damascus
23 Concerning Damascus:(FZ)
“Hamath(GA) and Arpad(GB) are dismayed,
for they have heard bad news.
They are disheartened,
troubled like[o] the restless sea.(GC)
24 Damascus has become feeble,
she has turned to flee
and panic has gripped her;
anguish and pain have seized her,
pain like that of a woman in labor.(GD)
25 Why has the city of renown not been abandoned,
the town in which I delight?
26 Surely, her young men(GE) will fall in the streets;
all her soldiers will be silenced(GF) in that day,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
27 “I will set fire(GG) to the walls of Damascus;(GH)
it will consume(GI) the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.(GJ)”
A Message About Kedar and Hazor
28 Concerning Kedar(GK) and the kingdoms of Hazor,(GL) which Nebuchadnezzar(GM) king of Babylon attacked:
This is what the Lord says:
“Arise, and attack Kedar
and destroy the people of the East.(GN)
29 Their tents and their flocks(GO) will be taken;
their shelters will be carried off
with all their goods and camels.
People will shout to them,
‘Terror(GP) on every side!’
30 “Flee quickly away!
Stay in deep caves,(GQ) you who live in Hazor,(GR)”
declares the Lord.
“Nebuchadnezzar(GS) king of Babylon has plotted against you;
he has devised a plan against you.
31 “Arise and attack a nation at ease,
which lives in confidence,”
declares the Lord,
“a nation that has neither gates nor bars;(GT)
its people live far from danger.
32 Their camels(GU) will become plunder,
and their large herds(GV) will be spoils of war.
I will scatter to the winds(GW) those who are in distant places[p](GX)
and will bring disaster on them from every side,”
declares the Lord.
33 “Hazor(GY) will become a haunt of jackals,(GZ)
a desolate(HA) place forever.
No one will live there;
no people will dwell(HB) in it.”
A Message About Elam
34 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(HC) early in the reign of Zedekiah(HD) king of Judah:
35 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“See, I will break the bow(HE) of Elam,
the mainstay of their might.
36 I will bring against Elam the four winds(HF)
from the four quarters of heaven;(HG)
I will scatter them to the four winds,
and there will not be a nation
where Elam’s exiles do not go.
37 I will shatter Elam before their foes,
before those who want to kill them;
I will bring disaster on them,
even my fierce anger,”(HH)
declares the Lord.
“I will pursue them with the sword(HI)
until I have made an end of them.
38 I will set my throne in Elam
and destroy her king and officials,”
declares the Lord.
39 “Yet I will restore(HJ) the fortunes of Elam
in days to come,”
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:4 That is, Crete
- Jeremiah 48:1 Or captured; / Misgab
- Jeremiah 48:2 The Hebrew for Heshbon sounds like the Hebrew for plot.
- Jeremiah 48:2 The name of the Moabite town Madmen sounds like the Hebrew for be silenced.
- Jeremiah 48:4 Hebrew; Septuagint / proclaim it to Zoar
- Jeremiah 48:6 Or like Aroer
- Jeremiah 48:9 Or Give wings to Moab, / for she will fly away
- Jeremiah 48:25 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Jeremiah 48:32 Probably the Dead Sea
- Jeremiah 48:32 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts as far as the Sea of
- Jeremiah 48:41 Or The cities
- Jeremiah 49:1 Or their king; also in verse 3
- Jeremiah 49:13 That is, its name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that it is cursed.
- Jeremiah 49:21 Or the Sea of Reeds
- Jeremiah 49:23 Hebrew on or by
- Jeremiah 49:32 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
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