Jeremiah 49
1 to/for son: descendant/people Ammon thus to say LORD son: child nothing to/for Israel if: surely yes to possess: possess nothing to/for him why? to possess: take Milcom [obj] Gad and people his in/on/with city his to dwell
[This message is] about the Ammon people-group. This is what Yahweh says: “There are [RHQ] plenty of Israeli people left to occupy [the land of the tribe of] Gad. So, why are [RHQ] [the people who worship the god] Molech living in those towns?
2 to/for so behold day to come (in): come utterance LORD and to hear: hear to(wards) Rabbah son: descendant/people Ammon shout battle and to be to/for mound devastation and daughter: village her in/on/with fire to kindle and to possess: take Israel [obj] to possess: take him to say LORD
There will be a time when I will sound the battle-cry [for their enemies] to attack [their capital city], Rabbah. [Then] it will become a heap of ruins, and [all] the nearby towns will be burned. Then [the people of] Israel will again possess the land that the Ammon people-group took away from them.
3 to wail Heshbon for to ruin Ai to cry daughter Rabbah to gird sackcloth to mourn and to rove in/on/with wall for Milcom in/on/with captivity to go: went priest his and ruler his together
You people of Heshbon [city] [MTY], wail, because Ai [town nearby] will be destroyed. You people of Rabbah [city], weep; put on (rough clothing/sackcloth) [to show you are mourning]; run back and forth [in confusion] inside the city walls, because [your god] Milcom, along with its priests and officials, will be taken away (in exile/to other countries).
4 what? to boast: boast in/on/with valley to flow: flowing valley your [the] daughter [the] backsliding [the] to trust in/on/with treasure her who? to come (in): come to(wards) me
You are [RHQ] very proud of your very fertile valleys, [but they will soon be ruined]. You rebellious people, you trusted in your wealth, and you said, ‘Certainly no [RHQ] army will be able to attack us!’
5 look! I to come (in): bring upon you dread utterance Lord YHWH/God Hosts from all around you and to banish man: anyone to/for face: before his and nothing to gather to/for to wander
But listen to this: 'I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will cause you to become terrified. You will all be forced to flee [to other countries], and no one will be able to bring you together [again].'
6 and after so to return: rescue [obj] captivity son: descendant/people Ammon utterance LORD
But some day I will enable the Ammon people-group to return to their land. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
7 to/for Edom thus to say LORD Hosts nothing still wisdom in/on/with Teman to perish counsel from to understand to overrun wisdom their
[This message is] about the Edom people-group. This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “It seems that [RHQ] there are no wise people in Teman [district in Edom]! There are no people left who can give others [good] advice. The people who were wise [PRS] have disappeared.
8 to flee to turn be deep to/for to dwell to dwell Dedan for calamity Esau to come (in): bring upon him time to reckon: punish him
You people of Dedan [city in the south of Edom], turn and flee and hide in deep [caves], because when I cause the Edom people-group to experience disaster, I will punish you, too.
9 if to gather/restrain/fortify to come (in): come to/for you not to remain gleaning if thief in/on/with night to ruin sufficiency their
Those who harvest grapes always [RHQ] leave some on the vines. When thieves come at night, they surely [RHQ] steal only as much as they want.
10 for I to strip [obj] Esau to reveal: uncover [obj] hiding his and to hide not be able to ruin seed: children his and brother: male-sibling his and neighboring his and nothing he
But I will cause everything in Edom to be destroyed, and there will be nothing left, and there will be no place for people to hide. [Many of] [HYP] the children, their relatives and their neighbors, will die, and Edom will not exist any more.
11 to leave: forsake [emph?] orphan your I to live and widow your upon me to trust
But I will protect the orphans, and the widows [also] will [be able to] depend on me [to help them].”
12 for thus to say LORD behold which nothing justice their to/for to drink [the] cup to drink to drink and you(m. s.) he/she/it to clear to clear not to clear for to drink to drink
And this is [also] what Yahweh says: “If those who do not deserve to suffer [MET] must suffer, you people of Edom must [RHQ] suffer much more [DOU]! You will not escape being punished.
13 for in/on/with me to swear utterance LORD for to/for horror: appalled to/for reproach to/for desolation and to/for curse to be Bozrah and all city her to be to/for desolation forever: enduring
I, Yahweh, have solemnly promised, using my own name, that [your chief city] Bozrah will become a place that people will be horrified about. It will be a heap of ruins. People will make fun of it and use its name when they curse people. All the nearby towns and villages will be a ruins forever.”
14 tidings to hear: hear from with LORD and envoy in/on/with nation to send: depart to gather and to come (in): come upon her and to arise: rise to/for battle
I heard this message from Yahweh: “I have sent an ambassador to [many] nations, [to tell them to] gather together to attack Edom. They must prepare for battle!”
15 for behold small to give: make you in/on/with nation to despise in/on/with man
[And Yahweh says to the people of Edom, ] “I will cause your nation to become very unimportant among the [other] nations. They will all despise your country.
16 terror your to deceive [obj] you arrogance heart your to dwell in/on/with cleft [the] crag to capture height hill for to exult like/as eagle nest your from there to go down you utterance LORD
You have caused [people of other nations] to be terrified, and you [MTY] have been very proud, but you have deceived yourselves. You live in caves in the rock cliffs; [you think that you are safe there because] you live high up there. But even if you make your homes as high up as the eagles’ nests, I will cause you to come [crashing] down.
17 and to be Edom to/for horror: appalled all to pass upon her be desolate: appalled and to whistle upon all wound her
Edom will become a place about which people are horrified; people who pass by will be horrified and will (gasp/be shocked) when they see the destruction.
18 like/as overthrow Sodom and Gomorrah and neighboring her to say LORD not to dwell there man: anyone and not to sojourn in/on/with her son: descendant/people man
Edom will be destroyed as [completely as] Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns were destroyed [long ago]. [As a result, ] no one will live there [any more] [DOU].
19 behold like/as lion to ascend: rise from pride [the] Jordan to(wards) pasture strong for to disturb to run: run him from upon her and who? to choose to(wards) her to reckon: overseer for who? like me and who? to appoint me and who? this to pasture which to stand: stand to/for face: before my
I will come to Edom [suddenly] like [SIM] a lion comes out of the jungle and [leaps on the sheep that are] eating in the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Edom from their land. And [then] I will appoint for them a leader whom I will choose; [I can do that] because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can object to what I do. No ruler can oppose me.
20 to/for so to hear: hear counsel LORD which to advise to(wards) Edom and plot his which to devise: devise to(wards) to dwell Teman if not to drag them little [the] flock if: surely yes not be desolate: appalled upon them pasture their
Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Teman [town] and [the rest of] Edom: Even the little children will be dragged away, and I will completely get rid of the people [MET] who live there.
21 from voice: sound to fall: kill they to shake [the] land: country/planet cry in/on/with sea Red (Sea) to hear: hear voice: sound her
When Edom is destroyed, the noise [will be extremely great], with the result that the earth will shake, and the wailing of the people will be heard [as far away as] the Red Sea.
22 behold like/as eagle to ascend: rise and to fly and to spread wing his upon Bozrah and to be heart mighty man Edom in/on/with day [the] he/she/it like/as heart woman to distress
Look! The enemy troops will swoop/rush down over Bozrah like an eagle spreads its wings when it swoops down [to seize an animal]. On that day, [even the strongest] warriors of Edom will [be afraid] like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth.”
23 to/for Damascus be ashamed Hamath and Arpad for tidings bad: harmful to hear: hear to melt in/on/with sea anxiety to quiet not be able
[This message is] about Damascus. [This is what Yahweh says]: “[The people in the nearby cities of] Hamath and Arpad are confused, because they have heard bad news [about Damascus]. They are very anxious and restless, like [SIM] a sea in a big storm.
24 to slacken Damascus to turn to/for to flee and panic to strengthen: hold distress and pain to grasp her like/as to beget
The people of Damascus have become very weak, and [they all] have (panicked/fled [because] they are very afraid). The people are anguished and in pain like [SIM] a woman [experiences] who is about to give birth.
25 how? not to leave: forsake city (praise *Q(K)*) town rejoicing my
That famous city, that I was [previously] pleased with, will be abandoned.
26 to/for so to fall: kill youth her in/on/with street/plaza her and all human [the] battle to silence: silent in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance LORD Hosts
Its young men will fall in the streets. Its soldiers will all be killed in one day.
27 and to kindle fire in/on/with wall Damascus and to eat citadel: fortress Ben-hadad Ben-hadad
And I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will start a fire to burn the walls that surround Damascus, and the palaces of [King] Ben-Hadad will be burned down.”
28 to/for Kedar and to/for kingdom Hazor which to smite (Nebuchadnezzar *Q(K)*) king Babylon thus to say LORD to arise: rise to ascend: rise to(wards) Kedar and to ruin [obj] son: descendant/people front: east
[This is a message] about the Kedar [people-group] and the kingdom of Hazor which [the army of] Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon attacked. This is what Yahweh says: “[I will cause an army to] advance to attack Kedar and destroy those people who live east [of Judah].
29 tent their and flock their to take: take curtain their and all article/utensil their and camel their to lift: bear to/for them and to call: call out upon them terror from around: side
Their tents and their flocks [of sheep] will be captured. The curtains [in their tents] and their camels and their other possessions will be taken away. [Everywhere] men will shout, ‘We are terrified [because terrible things are happening] all around us!’
30 to flee to wander much be deep to/for to dwell to dwell Hazor utterance LORD for to advise upon you Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon counsel and to devise: devise (upon you *Q(K)*) plot
So [I, ] Yahweh, say, ‘Run away [quickly]! You people who live in Hazor, go and hide in deep [caves], because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon wants to attack you [with his army]; he is planning to destroy you!’
31 to arise: rise to ascend: rise to(wards) nation at ease to dwell to/for security utterance LORD not door and not bar to/for him isolation to dwell
But I say [to Nebuchadnezzar], ‘Go up and attack that nation whose people feel secure; they do not have allies [who will help them] and do not have [walls with] gates that have bars in them.
32 and to be camel their to/for plunder and crowd livestock their to/for spoil and to scatter them to/for all spirit: breath to cut side and from all side: beside his to come (in): bring [obj] calamity their utterance LORD
Your troops will seize their camels and [other] livestock. I will scatter in every direction [IDM] those people who live in remote places (OR, who cut their hair short). I will cause them to experience disasters from every direction.
33 and to be Hazor to/for habitation jackal devastation till forever: enduring not to dwell there man: anyone and not to sojourn in/on/with her son: descendant/people man
Hazor will become a place where jackals/wolves live, and it will be deserted forever. No one will live there again; no one will settle there [DOU].’”
34 which to be word LORD to(wards) Jeremiah [the] prophet to(wards) Elam in/on/with first: beginning royalty Zedekiah king Judah to/for to say
I received this message from Yahweh when King Zedekiah was starting to rule Judah.
35 thus to say LORD Hosts look! I to break [obj] bow Elam first: best might their
This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “The men of Elam are famous (archers/men who shoot arrows well); that is how they have made their country very powerful. But I will get rid of them [MET].
36 and to come (in): bring to(wards) Elam four spirit: breath from four end [the] heaven and to scatter them to/for all [the] spirit: breath [the] these and not to be [the] nation which not to come (in): come there to banish (Elam *Q(K)*)
I will bring their enemies from all directions [IDM, DOU], and they will scatter the people of Elam in all directions. The people of Elam will be exiled to every nation on the earth [LIT, HYP].
37 and to to be dismayed [obj] Elam (to/for face: before *LAB(h)*) enemy their and to/for face: before to seek soul: life their and to come (in): bring upon them distress: harm [obj] burning anger face: anger my utterance LORD and to send: depart after them [obj] [the] sword till to end: destroy I [obj] them
Because I am very angry with the people of Elam, I will enable their enemies to smash Elam; I will cause the people of Elam to experience great disasters. I will enable their enemies, who want to kill them, to pursue them [and kill them] with swords until I completely get rid of all of them.
38 and to set: make throne my in/on/with Elam and to perish from there king and ruler utterance LORD
I, Yahweh, will judge them there [MTY], and [then] I will get rid of their king and [his] officials.
39 and to be in/on/with end [the] day (to return: rescue *Q(K)*) [obj] (captivity *Q(k)*) Elam utterance LORD
But some day, I will enable the people of Elam to return to their land. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
