Jeremiah Chapter 49
Ayo, what’s up with the Ammonites? The Lord was like, "Does Israel not have any dudes? No heirs? So why’s their king flexing Gad and chilling in their cities?"
Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why {then} doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? {Concerning: or, Against} {their king: or, Melcom}
For real, the days are rolling in, says the Lord, when I’ll drop a war bell in Rabbah of the Ammonites; it’s gonna be a total mess, and her daughters are gonna get burned: then Israel will take back what’s theirs, says the Lord.
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.
Shout out, Heshbon, ‘cause Ai’s finished: scream, daughters of Rabbah, throw on your sackcloth; mourn and run around like wild; their king’s going into captivity, along with his priests and princes.
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, {and} his priests and his princes together. {their king: or, Melcom}
Why you showing off in the valleys, vibing hard, O backsliding daughter? You put your trust in your riches, saying, "Who’s gonna come for me?"
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, {saying}, Who shall come unto me? {thy...: or, thy valley floweth away}
Peep this, I’m dropping fear on you, says the Lord God of hosts, from everyone around you; you’re getting driven out, no cap, and no one’s gonna scoop up those straggling.
Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.
And later, I’ll bring back the captives of the kids of Ammon, says the Lord.
And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.
About Edom, the Lord of hosts says; Is there no wisdom left in Teman? Did the wise just bail? Is their brains gone?
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; {Is} wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
Dip out, turn back, go deep, O people of Dedan; I’m bringing Esau’s drama on him, the time I’ll check on him.
Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time {that} I will visit him. {turn...: or, they are turned back}
If grape gatherers come to you, wouldn’t they leave some grapes behind? If thieves roll in at night, they’ll just snatch what they need.
If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave {some} gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. {till...: Heb. their sufficiency}
But I’ve laid Esau bare, revealed his secret spots, and he can’t hide: his crew is toast, and his fam and buddies are out too.
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.
Forget the orphans, I got them on lock; let the widows vibe with me, no cap.
Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve {them} alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
The Lord's like, "Yo, those who thought they were chill are about to sip from the cup of judgment; ain’t nobody escaping this."
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment {was} not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and {art} thou he {that} shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink {of it}.
I swear on myself, says the Lord, Bozrah's gonna be a ghost town, straight up trash, and a whole curse; all its cities will be complete wastelands.
For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
Heard a word from the Lord, and a messenger's going to the nations, saying, "Gather up, let’s roll out and battle."
I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, {saying}, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
I’m about to make you tiny among the nations, and people are gonna look at you like, "Sus."
For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, {and} despised among men.
Your fear's playing you, and your pride's got you all twisted, chilling in the rock's crevices; no matter how high you soar like an eagle, I'm bringing you down, says the Lord.
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, {and} the pride of thine 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.
Edom's gonna be a mess: everyone passing by will be shook and hissing at all its disasters.
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
Just like Sodom and Gomorrah got wrecked, says the Lord, no one’s gonna stick around there, not even a single soul.
As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour {cities} thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
Check it, he’s coming up like a lion from the Jordan, ready to pounce on the stronghold; but I’m making him dip real quick: who’s my chosen one to take over? Who can even compare to me? Who's got the time? And who’s the shepherd that can stand before me?
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who {is} a chosen {man, that} I may appoint over her? for who {is} like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who {is} that shepherd that will stand before me? {appoint me...: or, convent me in judgment?}
So listen to the Lord's strategy against Edom and his plans for Teman's crew: even the tiniest sheep will lead them out; he's about to turn their homes into desolation.
Therefore hear 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 draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
The earth quakes when they drop, and the Red Sea peeps their drama, no cap.
The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea. {Red sea: Heb. Weedy sea}
Yo, he’s gonna swoop in like an eagle, spreading wings over Bozrah, and the tough guys of Edom gonna be shook like a woman in labor, fr.
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
About Damascus: Hamath’s totally lost, and Arpad’s feeling sus; they heard some bad news and now they’re all anxious, vibes are off, for real.
Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; {there is} sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. {fainthearted: Heb. melted} {on...: or, as on the sea}
Damascus is weak, trying to bounce, fear got her acting like she’s in major pain, just like a woman in labor, periodt.
Damascus is waxed feeble, {and} turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on {her}: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
How's the city of good vibes not holding strong, the place that brings me joy!
How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
So, her young ones are gonna fall in the streets, and all the warriors gonna get taken out that day, says the Lord of hosts, lit.
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
I’m about to light a fire in Damascus’s walls, and it’s gonna burn down Ben-hadad’s fancy spots.
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.
About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar from Babylon gonna wreck, says the Lord; get up, roll out to Kedar, and grab those east side dudes.
Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.
They gonna take their tents, flocks, curtains, and all their goods, and they gonna shout that fear’s everywhere, no cap.
Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear {is} on every side.
Dip out, go far, chill deep, Hazor folks, says the Lord; for Nebuchadrezzar from Babylon is scheming against you, and he’s got a plan, fr.
Flee, get you 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. {get...: Heb. flit greatly}
Yo, rise up and vibe with that chill nation, no worries, says the Lord, they got no gates or bars, just living solo.
Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, {which} dwell alone. {wealthy: or, that is at ease}
Their camels gonna be straight fire, and all that cattle’s up for grabs: I’m scattering the crew from every corner, bringing chaos from all sides, says the Lord.
And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them {that are} in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD. {in...: Heb. cut off into corners, or, that have the corners of their hair polled}
Hazor’s gonna be a hangout for dragons, total ghost town forever: no one’s sticking around, no cap.
And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, {and} a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor {any} son of man dwell in it.
The word from the Lord hit up Jeremiah about Elam when Zedekiah was king of Judah, saying,
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
Check it, says the Lord of hosts; I’m breaking Elam’s bow, the top dog of their strength.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
I’m sending the four winds on Elam from all directions, scattering them like confetti; no nation will find safety from the outcasts of Elam.
And upon Elam will I bring 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 outcasts of Elam shall not come.
I’m making Elam shook in front of their enemies, those hunting them down: I’m bringing the heat, my fierce anger, says the Lord; I’ll send the sword after them until they’re finished.
For 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:
I’m setting my throne in Elam, and I’ll take out their king and princes, says the Lord.
And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
But in the future, I’ll bring Elam back from the brink, says the Lord.
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, {that} I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.