Jeremiah 49:1-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Does Israel have no sons?
Is he without an heir?
Why then has Milcom^[a][b] dispossessed Gad^(B)
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^(C) heard
against Rabbah of the Ammonites.
It will become a desolate mound,
and its villages will be burned down.
Israel will dispossess their dispossessors,
says the Lord.
³ Wail, Heshbon,^(D) for Ai is devastated;
cry out, daughters of Rabbah!
Clothe yourselves with sackcloth,^(E) and lament;
run back and forth within your walls,^[c]
because Milcom will go into exile
together with his priests and officials.^(F)
4 Why do you brag about your valleys,
your flowing valley,^[d]
you faithless daughter?
You who trust in your treasures
and boast, “Who can attack me?”
⁵ Look, I am about to bring terror on you^(G)—
this is the declaration of
the Lord God of Hosts—
from all those around you.
You will be banished, each man headlong,
with no one to gather up the fugitives.
⁶ But after that, I will restore the fortunes^[e] of the Ammonites.^(H)
This is the Lord’s declaration.