Jeremiah

Jeremiah 49:1–6

¹Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says:

“Has Israel no sons?

Is he without heir?

Why then has Milcom^a taken possession of Gad?

Why have his people settled in their cities?

²Therefore, behold, the days are coming,

declares the LORD,

when I will sound the battle cry

against Rabbah of the Ammonites.

It will become a heap of ruins,

and its villages will be burned.

Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors,

says the LORD.

³Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed;

cry out, O daughters of Rabbah!

Put on sackcloth and mourn;

run back and forth within your walls,

for Milcom will go into exile

together with his priests and officials.

⁴Why do you boast of your valleys—

your valleys so fruitful,^b

O faithless daughter?

You trust in your riches and say,

‘Who can come against me?’

⁵Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you,

declares the Lord GOD of Hosts,

from all those around you.

You will each be driven headlong,

with no one to regather the fugitives.

⁶Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,^c”

declares the LORD.

Footnotes

a 49:1 Or their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; also in verse 3; see Leviticus 18:21|LEV 18:21and 1 Kings 11:7.
b 49:4 Or your valleys flowing
c 49:6 Or restore the fortunes of the Ammonites

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Jeremiah 49:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Concerning the Ammonites	לִבְנֵ֣י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
this is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Has Israel	לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	lə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
no	אֵין֙	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
sons	הֲבָנִ֥ים	hă·ḇā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
Is he without	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
heir	יוֹרֵ֖שׁ	yō·w·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
Why then	מַדּ֗וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
has Milcom	מַלְכָּם֙	mal·kām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4428 king
taken possession	יָרַ֤שׁ	yā·raš	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
of Gad	גָּ֔ד	gāḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1410 Gad
Why have his people	וְעַמּ֖וֹ	wə·‘am·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
settled	יָשָֽׁב׃	yā·šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in their cities	בְּעָרָ֥יו	bə·‘ā·rāw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement

Jeremiah 49:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֡ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
behold	הִנֵּה֩	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the days	יָמִ֨ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
are coming	בָּאִ֜ים	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
when I will sound	וְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּי	wə·hiš·ma‘·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
the battle	מִלְחָמָ֗ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
cry	תְּרוּעַ֣ת	tə·rū·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Rabbah	רַבַּ֨ת	rab·baṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7237 Rabba
of the Ammonites	בְּנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
It will become	וְהָֽיְתָה֙	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a heap	לְתֵ֣ל	lə·ṯêl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8510 mound
of ruins	שְׁמָמָ֔ה	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
and its villages	וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ	ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
will be burned	תִּצַּ֑תְנָה	tiṣ·ṣaṯ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3341 kindle, burn
Then Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
will drive out	וְיָרַ֧שׁ	wə·yā·raš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
their dispossessors	יֹרְשָׁ֖יו	yō·rə·šāw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
says	אָמַ֥ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 49:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wail	הֵילִ֨ילִי	hê·lî·lî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H3213 howl, make a howling
O Heshbon	חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן	ḥeš·bō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Ai	עַ֗י	‘ay	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
has been destroyed	שֻׁדְּדָה־	šud·də·ḏāh-	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
cry out	צְעַקְנָה֮	ṣə·‘aq·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural	H6817 cry, cry out, call
O daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of Rabbah	רַבָּה֒	rab·bāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7237 Rabba
Put on	חֲגֹ֣רְנָה	ḥă·ḡō·rə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
sackcloth	שַׂקִּ֔ים	śaq·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and mourn	סְפֹ֕דְנָה	sə·p̄ō·ḏə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural	H5594 wail, lament
run back and forth	וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה	wə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine plural	H7751 go or rove about
within your walls	בַּגְּדֵר֑וֹת	bag·gə·ḏê·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1448 wall
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Milcom	מַלְכָּם֙	mal·kām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4428 king
will go	יֵלֵ֔ךְ	yê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
into exile	בַּגּוֹלָ֣ה	bag·gō·w·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1473 exiles, exile
together with	יַחְדָּֽיו׃	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
his priests	כֹּהֲנָ֥יו	kō·hă·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3548 priest
and officials	וְשָׂרָ֖יו	wə·śā·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

Jeremiah 49:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you boast	תִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙	tiṯ·hal·lî	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1984 shine
of your valleys	בָּֽעֲמָקִ֔ים	bā·‘ă·mā·qîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6010 vale
your valleys	עִמְקֵ֔ךְ	‘im·qêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6010 vale
so fruitful	זָ֣ב	zāḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2100 flow, gush
O faithless	הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑ה	haš·šō·w·ḇê·ḇāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7728 backturning, apostate
daughter	הַבַּ֖ת	hab·baṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1323 daughter
You trust	הַבֹּֽטְחָה֙	hab·bō·ṭə·ḥāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H982 trust
in your riches	בְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָ	bə·’ō·ṣə·rō·ṯe·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
Who	מִ֖י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can come against	יָב֥וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
me	אֵלָֽי׃	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to

Jeremiah 49:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנְנִי֩	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I am about to bring	מֵבִ֨יא	mê·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
terror	פַּ֗חַד	pa·ḥaḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H6343 dread
upon you	עָלַ֜יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֧י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
from all those	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
around you	סְבִיבָ֑יִךְ	sə·ḇî·ḇā·yiḵ	Adverb; second person feminine singular	H5439 circuit, round about
You will each be driven	וְנִדַּחְתֶּם֙	wə·nid·daḥ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
headlong	לְפָנָ֔יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
with no one	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to regather	מְקַבֵּ֖ץ	mə·qab·bêṣ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H6908 gather, collect
the fugitives	לַנֹּדֵֽד׃	lan·nō·ḏêḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter

Jeremiah 49:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet afterward	וְאַחֲרֵי־	wə·’a·ḥă·rê-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
I will restore	אָשִׁ֛יב	’ā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
the Ammonites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
from captivity	שְׁב֥וּת	šə·ḇūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7622 exile, prisoners, former state of prosperity
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh