Jeremiah 49:1-6 ▼

1 About the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: Does Israel have no sons? Is he without an heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad and his people settled in their cities?

2 Therefore look, the days are coming — this is the LORD’s declaration — when I will make the shout of battle heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a desolate mound, and its surrounding villages will be set on fire. Israel will dispossess their dispossessors, says the LORD.

3 Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated; cry out, daughters of Rabbah! Clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and lament; run back and forth within your walls, because Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.

4 Why do you boast about your valleys, your flowing valley, you faithless daughter — you who trust in your treasures and say, “Who can attack me? ”

5 Look, I am about to bring terror on you — this is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Armies — from all those around you. You will be banished, each person headlong, with no one to gather up the fugitives.

6 But after that, I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites. This is the LORD’s declaration.