Yeremia 49:2

49:2 Because you did that,

I, the Lord, affirm that ¹  a time is coming

when I will make Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon,

hear the sound of the battle cry.

It will become a mound covered with ruins. ² 

Its villages will be burned to the ground. ³ 

Then Israel will take back its land

from those who took their land from them.

I, the Lord, affirm it! ⁴ 

Yeremia 49:5

49:5 I will bring terror on you from every side,”

says the Lord God who rules over all. ⁵ 

“You will be scattered in every direction. ⁶ 

No one will gather the fugitives back together.

[49:2]  ¹ tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.”

[49:2]  ² tn Heb “a desolate tel.” For the explanation of what a “tel” is see the study note on 30:18.

[49:2]  ³ tn Heb “Its daughters will be burned with fire.” For the use of the word “daughters” to refer to the villages surrounding a larger city see BDB 123 s.v. I בַּת 4 and compare the usage in Judg 1:27.

[49:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “says the Lord.” The first person is used to maintain the first person address throughout.

[49:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “The Lord Yahweh of armies.” For an explanation of the rendering here and of the significance of this title see the study note on 2:19.

[49:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “You will be scattered each man [straight] before him.”