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JER EM IAH 49
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34 “Instead, their awful cries of terror can be
heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and
Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and
Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim
are dried up now.
35 “I will put an end to Moab,” says the Lord,
“for the people offer sacrifices at the pagan
shrines and burn incense to their false gods.
36 My heart moans like a flute for Moab and Kirhareseth, for all their wealth has disappeared.
37 The people shave their heads and beards in
mourning. They slash their hands and put on
clothes made of burlap. 38 There is crying and
sorrow in every Moabite home and on every
street. For I have smashed Moab like an old,
unwanted jar. 39 How it is shattered! Hear the
wailing! See the shame of Moab! It has become
an object of ridicule, an example of ruin to all
its neighbors.”
40 This is what the Lord says:
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“Look! The enemy swoops down like
an eagle,
spreading his wings over Moab.
Its cities will fall,
and its strongholds will be seized.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in
anguish
like a woman in labor.
Moab will no longer be a nation,
for it has boasted against the Lord.
“Terror and traps and snares will be
your lot,
O Moab,” says the Lord.
“Those who flee in terror will fall into
a trap,
and those who escape the trap will step
into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,”
says the Lord.
“The people flee as far as Heshbon
but are unable to go on.
For a fire comes from Heshbon,
King Sihon’s ancient home,
to devour the entire land
with all its rebellious people.
“What sorrow awaits you, O people
of Moab!
The people of the god Chemosh are
destroyed!
Your sons and your daughters
have been taken away as captives.
But I will restore the fortunes of Moab
in days to come.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
This is the end of Jeremiah’s prophecy concerning Moab.
49:1 Hebrew Malcam, a variant spelling of Molech; also in 49:3.
49:8 Hebrew Esau; also in 49:10.
A Message about Ammon
This message was given concerning the
Ammonites. This is what the Lord says:
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“Are there no descendants of Israel
to inherit the land of Gad?
Why are you, who worship Molech,*
living in its towns?
In the days to come,” says the Lord,
“I will sound the battle cry against
your city of Rabbah.
It will become a desolate heap of ruins,
and the neighboring towns will be
burned.
Then Israel will take back the land
you took from her,” says the Lord.
“Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests
and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.
You are proud of your fertile valleys,
but they will soon be ruined.
You trusted in your wealth,
you rebellious daughter,
and thought no one could ever harm you.
But look! I will bring terror upon you,”
says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s
Armies.
“Your neighbors will chase you from
your land,
and no one will help your exiles as
they flee.
But I will restore the fortunes of the
Ammonites
in days to come.
I, the Lord, have spoken.”
Messages about Edom
7 This message was given concerning Edom. This
is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
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“Is there no wisdom in Teman?
Is no one left to give wise counsel?
Turn and flee!
Hide in deep caves, you people of
Dedan!
For when I bring disaster on Edom,*
I will punish you, too!
Those who harvest grapes
always leave a few for the poor.
If thieves came at night,
they would not take everything.
But I will strip bare the land of Edom,
and there will be no place left to hide.
Its children, its brothers, and its neighbors
will all be destroyed,
and Edom itself will be no more.