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Prophecies against Ammon

49 To the people of Ammon:

This is what the Lord says:

“Does Israel have no sons?
    Does he have no heir?
Why then has Milcom[a] taken possession of Gad,
    and his people settled in its towns?
Therefore, look, the time is[b] coming,”
    declares the Lord,
“when I’ll cause a battle cry to be heard in
    Rabbah[c] of the Ammonites.
It will become a desolate mound,
    and its towns will be burned with fire.
Israel will take possession of those who possessed him,”
    says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:1 Milcom or Molech was the chief deity of the Ammonites.
  2. Jeremiah 49:2 Lit. the days are
  3. Jeremiah 49:2 Rabbah was the capital city of Ammon.