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Jeremiah 49

Prophecy against Ammon

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Concerning the sons of  aAmmon. Thus says the LORD: "Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has  1Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities?

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"Therefore behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "That I will cause a  1 atrumpet 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 the LORD.

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"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.

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"How  aboastful you are about the valleys! Your valley is flowing away, O  bbacksliding daughter Who trusts in her  ctreasures, saying,dWho will come against me?'

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"Behold, I am going to bring  aterror upon you," Declares the Lord  1GOD of hosts, "From all directions around you; And each of you will be  bdriven out  2headlong, With no one to gather the  cfugitives together.

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"But afterward I will  arestore The  1fortunes of the sons of Ammon," Declares the LORD.

Prophecy against Edom

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Concerning  aEdom. Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Is there no longer any  bwisdom in  cTeman? Has good counsel been lost to the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

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"Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of  aDedan, For I  1will bring the  bdisaster of Esau upon him At the time I  2punish him.

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aIf grape gatherers came to you, Would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, They would destroy only  1until they had enough.

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"But I have  astripped Esau bare, I have uncovered his hiding places So that he will not be able to conceal himself; His  1offspring has been destroyed along with his  2relatives And his neighbors, and  bhe is no more.

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"Leave your  1 aorphans behind, I will keep them alive; And let your  bwidows trust in Me."

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For thus says the LORD, "Behold, those  1who were not sentenced to drink the  acup will certainly drink it, and are you the one who will be  bcompletely acquitted? You will not be acquitted, but you will certainly drink it.

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"For I have  asworn by Myself," declares the LORD, "that  bBozrah will become an  cobject of horror, a reproach, a ruin and a curse; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins."

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I have  aheard a message from the LORD, And an  benvoy is sent among the nations, saying,cGather yourselves together and come against her, And rise up for battle!"

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"For behold, I have made you small among the nations, Despised among men.

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"As for the terror of you, The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, O you who live in the clefts of  1the  arock, Who occupy the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as  bhigh as an eagle's, I will  cbring you down from there," declares the LORD.

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"Edom will become an  aobject of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will  bhiss at all its wounds.

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"Like the  aoverthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors," says the LORD, " bno one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it.

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aBehold, one will come up like a lion from the  1 bthickets of the Jordan against  2a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is  cchosen I shall appoint over it. For who is  dlike Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd  ewho can stand against Me?"

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Therefore hear the  aplan of the LORD which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their  1pasture  bdesolate because of them.

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The  aearth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the  1Red Sea.

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Behold,  1He will mount up and  aswoop like an eagle and spread out His wings  2against Bozrah; and the  bhearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Prophecy against Damascus

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Concerning  aDamascus. " bHamath and  cArpad are put to shame, For they have heard bad news; They are  ddisheartened. There is anxiety by the sea, It  ecannot be calmed.

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"Damascus has become helpless; She has turned away to flee, And panic has gripped her;  aDistress and pangs have taken hold of her Like a woman in childbirth.

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"How  1the  acity of praise has not been deserted, The town of My joy!

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"Therefore, her  ayoung men will fall in her streets, And all the men of war will be  1silenced in that day," declares the LORD of hosts.

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"I will  aset fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the  1fortified towers of  bBen-hadad."

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

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Concerning  aKedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the LORD, "Arise, go up to Kedar And devastate the  1 bmen of the east.

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"They will take away their tents and their flocks; They will carry off for themselves Their tent  acurtains, all their goods and their  bcamels, And they will call out to one another, ` cTerror on every side!'

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"Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor," declares the LORD; "For  aNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has formed a plan against you And devised a scheme against you.

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"Arise, go up against a nation which is  aat ease, Which lives securely," declares the LORD. "It has  bno gates or bars; They  cdwell alone.

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"Their camels will become plunder, And their many cattle for booty, And I will  ascatter to all the winds those who  bcut the corners of their hair; And I will bring their disaster from every side," declares the LORD.

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"Hazor will become a  ahaunt of jackals, A desolation forever; No one will live there, Nor will a son of man reside in it."

Prophecy against Elam

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That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet concerning  aElam,  bat the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

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"Thus says the LORD of hosts, `Behold, I am going to  abreak the bow of Elam, The  1finest of their might.

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`I will bring upon Elam the  afour winds From the four ends of heaven, And will  bscatter them to all these winds; And there will be no nation To which the outcasts of Elam will not go.

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`So I will  1shatter Elam before their enemies And before those who seek their lives; And I will  abring calamity upon them, Even My  bfierce anger,' declares the LORD, `And I will  csend out the sword after them Until I have consumed them.

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`Then I will set My throne in Elam And destroy  1out of it king and princes,' Declares the LORD.

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`But it will come about in the last days That I will  arestore the  1fortunes of Elam,' " Declares the LORD.



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