16 “Tell this to the nations,
    proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land,(A)
    raising a war cry(B) against the cities of Judah.(C)

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16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

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16 “Make mention to the nations,
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a (A)far country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah.

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When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you,(A) sound a blast on the trumpets.(B) Then you will be remembered(C) by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.(D)

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And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

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(A)“When you go to war in your land against the enemy who (B)oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be (C)remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

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But the days are coming,”
    declares the Lord,
“when I will sound the battle cry(A)
    against Rabbah(B) of the Ammonites;
it will become a mound of ruins,(C)
    and its surrounding villages will be set on fire.
Then Israel will drive out
    those who drove her out,(D)
says the Lord.

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Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.

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(A)Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war
In (B)Rabbah of the Ammonites;
It shall be a desolate mound,
And her [a]villages shall be burned with fire.
Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:2 Lit. daughters

16     a day of trumpet and battle cry(A)
against the fortified cities
    and against the corner towers.(B)

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16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

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16 A day of (A)trumpet and alarm
Against the fortified cities
And against the high towers.

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