Jeremiah:49-50

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* Of the children of Ammon . Thus saith the LORD : Hath Israel no sons ? Hath he no heir ? Why then doth Malcam take possession of Gad , and his people dwell in the cities thereof ? * Therefore , behold , the days come , saith the LORD , that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon ; and it shall become a desolate mound , and her daughters shall be burned with fire ; then shall Israel dispossess them that did dispossess him , saith the LORD . * Wail , O Heshbon , for Ai is undone ; cry , ye daughters of Rabbah , gird you with sackcloth ; lament , and run to and fro among the folds ; for Malcam shall go into captivity , his priests and his princes together . * Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys , thy flowing valley , O backsliding daughter ? that didst trust in thy treasures : 'Who shall come unto me ?' * Behold , I will bring a terror upon thee , saith the Lord GOD of hosts , from all that are round about thee ; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth , and there shall be none to gather up him that wandereth . * But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon , saith the LORD . * Of Edom . Thus saith the LORD of hosts : Is wisdom no more in Teman ? Is counsel perished from the prudent ? Is their wisdom vanished ? * Flee ye , turn back , dwell deep , O inhabitants of Dedan ; For I do bring the calamity of Esau upon him , the time that I shall punish him . * If grape-gatherers came to thee , would they not leave some gleaning grapes ? if thieves by night , would they not destroy till they had enough ? * But I have made Esau bare , I have uncovered his secret places , and he shall not be able to hide himself ; his seed is spoiled , and his brethren , and his neighbours , and he is not . * Leave thy fatherless children , I will rear them , and let thy widows trust in Me . * For thus saith the LORD : Behold , they to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink ; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished ? thou shalt not go unpunished , but thou shalt surely drink . * For I have sworn by Myself , saith the LORD , that Bozrah shall become an astonishment , a reproach , a waste , and a curse ; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes . * I have heard a message from the LORD , and an ambassador is sent among the nations : 'Gather yourselves together , and come against her , and rise up to the battle .' * For , behold , I make thee small among the nations , and despised among men . * Thy terribleness hath deceived thee , even the pride of thy heart , O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock , that holdest the height of the hill ; though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle , I will bring thee down from thence , saith the LORD . * And Edom shall become an astonishment ; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof . * As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof , saith the LORD , no man shall abide there , neither shall any son of man dwell therein . * Behold , he shall come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against the strong habitation ; for I will suddenly make him run away from it , and whoso is chosen , him will I appoint over it ; for who is like Me ? and who will appoint Me a time ? and who is that shepherd that will stand before Me ? * Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD , that He hath taken against Edom ; and His purposes , that He hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman : Surely the least of the flock shall drag them away , surely their habitation shall be appalled at them . * The earth quaketh at the noise of their fall ; there is a cry , the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea . * Behold , he shall come up and swoop down as the vulture , and spread out his wings against Bozrah ; and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs . * Of Damascus . Hamath is ashamed , and Arpad ; for they have heard evil tidings , they are melted away ; there is trouble in the sea ; it cannot be quiet . * Damascus is waxed feeble , she turneth herself to flee , and trembling hath seized on her ; anguish and pangs have taken hold of her , as of a woman in travail . * 'How is the city of praise left unrepaired , the city of my joy ?' * Therefore her young men shall fall in her broad places , and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day , saith the LORD of hosts . * And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus , and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad . * Of Kedar , and of the kingdoms of Hazor , which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote . Thus saith the LORD : Arise ye , go up against Kedar , and spoil the children of the east . * Their tents and their flocks shall they take , they shall carry away for themselves their curtains , and all their vessels , and their camels ; and they shall proclaim against them a terror on every side . * Flee ye , flit far off , dwell deep , O ye inhabitants of Hazor , saith the LORD ; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you , and hath conceived a purpose against you . * Arise , get you up against a nation that is at ease , that dwelleth without care , saith the LORD ; that have neither gates nor bars , that dwell alone . * And their camels shall be a booty , and the multitude of their cattle a spoil ; and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners polled ; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them , saith the LORD . * And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals , a desolation for ever ; no man shall abide there , neither shall any son of man dwell therein . * The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah , saying : * Thus saith the LORD of hosts : Behold , I will break the bow of Elam , the chief of their might . * And I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven , and will scatter them toward all those winds ; and there shall be no nation whither the dispersed of Elam shall not come . * And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies , and before them that seek their life ; and I will bring evil upon them , even My fierce anger , saith the LORD ; and I will send the sword after them , till I have consumed them ; * And I will set My throne in Elam , and will destroy from thence king and princes , saith the LORD . * But it shall come to pass in the end of days , that I will bring back the captivity of Elam , saith the LORD . * The word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon , concerning the land of the Chaldeans , by Jeremiah the prophet . * Declare ye among the nations and announce , and set up a standard ; announce , and conceal not ; say : 'Babylon is taken , Bel is put to shame , Merodach is dismayed ; her images are put to shame , her idols are dismayed .' * For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her , which shall make her land desolate , and none shall dwell therein ; they are fled , they are gone , both man and beast . * In those days , and in that time , saith the LORD , the children of Israel shall come , they and the children of Judah together ; they shall go on their way weeping , and shall seek the LORD their God . * They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces hitherward : 'Come ye , and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten .' * My people hath been lost sheep ; their shepherds have caused them to go astray , they have turned them away on the mountains ; they have gone from mountain to hill , they have forgotten their resting-place . * All that found them have devoured them ; and their adversaries said : 'We are not guilty '; because they have sinned against the LORD , the habitation of justice , even the LORD , the hope of their fathers . * Flee out of the midst of Babylon , and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans , and be as the he-goats before the flocks . * For , lo , I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country ; and they shall set themselves in array against her , from thence she shall be taken ; their arrows shall be as of a mighty man that maketh childless ; none shall return in vain . * And Chaldea shall be a spoil ; all that spoil her shall be satisfied , saith the LORD . * Because ye are glad , because ye rejoice , O ye that plunder My heritage , because ye gambol as a heifer at grass , and neigh as strong horses ; * Your mother shall be sore ashamed , she that bore you shall be confounded ; behold , the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness , a dry land , and a desert . * Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited , but it shall be wholly desolate ; every one that goeth by Babylon shall be appalled and hiss at all her plagues . * Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about , all ye that bend the bow , shoot at her , spare no arrows ; for she hath sinned against the LORD . * Shout against her round about , she hath submitted herself ; her buttresses are fallen , her walls are thrown down ; for it is the vengeance of the LORD , take vengeance upon her ; as she hath done , do unto her . * Cut off the sower from Babylon , and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest ; For fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people , and they shall flee every one to his own land . * Israel is a scattered sheep , the lions have driven him away ; first the king of Assyria hath devoured him , and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones . * Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel : Behold , I will punish the king of Babylon and his land , as I have punished the king of Assyria . * And I will bring Israel back to his pasture , and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan , and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead . * In those days , and in that time , saith the LORD , the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for , and there shall be none , and the sins of Judah , and they shall not be found ; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant . * Go up against the land of Merathaim , even against it , and against the inhabitants of Pekod ; waste and utterly destroy after them , saith the LORD , and do according to all that I have commanded thee . * Hark ! battle is in the land , and great destruction . * How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken ! How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations ! * I have laid a snare for thee , and thou art also taken , O Babylon , and thou wast not aware ; thou art found , and also caught , because thou hast striven against the LORD . * The LORD hath opened His armoury , and hath brought forth the weapons of His indignation ; for it is a work that the Lord GOD of hosts hath to do in the land of the Chaldeans . * Come against her from every quarter , open her granaries , cast her up as heaps , and destroy her utterly ; let nothing of her be left . * Slay all her bullocks , let them go down to the slaughter ; woe unto them ! for their day is come , the time of their visitation . * Hark ! they flee and escape out of the land of Babylon , to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God , the vengeance of His temple . * Call together the archers against Babylon , all them that bend the bow ; encamp against her round about , let none thereof escape ; recompense her according to her work , according to all that she hath done , do unto her : for she hath been arrogant against the LORD , against the Holy One of Israel . * Therefore shall her young men fall in her broad places , and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day , saith the LORD . * Behold , I am against thee , O thou most arrogant , saith the Lord GOD of hosts ; for thy day is come , the time that I will punish thee . * And the most arrogant shall stumble and fall , and none shall raise him up ; and I will kindle a fire in his cities , and it shall devour all that are round about him . * Thus saith the LORD of hosts : The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together ; and all that took them captives hold them fast ; they refuse to let them go . * Their Redeemer is strong , the LORD of hosts is His name ; He will thoroughly plead their cause , that He may give rest to the earth , and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon . * A sword is upon the Chaldeans , saith the LORD , and upon the inhabitants of Babylon , and upon her princes , and upon her wise men . * A sword is upon the boasters , and they shall become fools ; a sword is upon her mighty men , and they shall be dismayed . * A sword is upon their horses , and upon their chariots , and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her , and they shall become as women ; a sword is upon her treasures , and they shall be robbed . * A drought is upon her waters , and they shall be dried up ; for it is a land of graven images , and they are mad upon things of horror . * Therefore the wild-cats with the jackals shall dwell there , and the ostriches shall dwell therein ; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever , neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation . * As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof , saith the LORD ; so shall no man abide there , neither shall any son of man dwell therein . * Behold , a people cometh from the north , and a great nation , and many kings shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the earth . * They lay hold on bow and spear , they are cruel , and have no compassion ; their voice is like the roaring sea , and they ride upon horses ; set in array , as a man for war , against thee , O daughter of Babylon . * The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them , and his hands wax feeble ; anguish hath taken hold of him , and pain , as of a woman in travail . * Behold , he shall come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against the strong habitation ; for I will suddenly make them run away from it , and whoso is chosen , him will I appoint over it ; for who is like Me ? and who will appoint Me a time ? and who is that shepherd that will stand before Me ? * Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD , that He hath taken against Babylon , and His purposes , that He hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans : surely the least of the flock shall drag them away , surely their habitation shall be appalled at them . * At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth quaketh , and the cry is heard among the nations . * Thus saith the LORD : Behold , I will raise up against Babylon , and against them that dwell in Leb-kamai , a destroying wind .

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