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Jeremiah 49

About the Ammonites. This is what the LORD says. Hasn't Israel got sons? Hasn't he got an heir? So why has Milkom taken over Gad, and his people living in its cities? So look: the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I'll make the war shout heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. And it'll be a destroyed heap, and her villages will be burnt

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Ammon

About the Ammonites. This is what the LORD says. Hasn't Israel got sons? Hasn't he got an heir? So why has Milkom taken over Gad, and his people living in its cities? So look: the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I'll make the war shout heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. And it'll be a destroyed heap, and her villages will be burnt with fire. Then Israel will take over those who took him over, declares the LORD. Howl, Heshbon, because Ai is destroyed. Cry out, you daughters of Rabbah. Put on coarse mourning cloth and grieve and run up and down among the fences. Because Milkom will go into exile with his priests and his officials together. Why do you boast about your valleys, your flowing valley, you turning-away daughter who trusted in her treasures: Who'll come at me? Look: I'll bring terror on you, declares the LORD God Almighty, from everyone round you. And you'll be driven out, every man straight ahead, and nobody will gather up those wandering off. But afterwards I'll bring the Ammonites back from where they've been taken, declares the LORD.

About the Ammonites. This is what the Lord says. Hasn't Israel got sons? Hasn't he got an heir? So why has Milkom taken over Gad, and his people living in its towns? So look — the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I'll make the war shout heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. And it'll be a wrecked heap, and her villages will be burnt with fire. Then Israel will take over the ones who took him over, declares the Lord. Howl, Heshbon, because Ai is wrecked. Cry out, you daughters of Rabbah. Put on sackcloth and grieve and run up and down among the fences. Because Milkom will go into exile with his priests and his officials together. Why do you boast about your valleys, your flowing valley, you turning-away daughter who trusted in her treasures: Who'll come at me? Look — I'll bring terror on you, declares the Lord God Almighty, from everyone round you. And you'll be driven out, every man straight ahead, and nobody will gather up the ones wandering off. But afterwards I'll bring the Ammonites back from where they've been taken, declares the Lord.

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? 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. 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. Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? 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 afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.

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About the Ammonites. This is what the LORD says. Hasn't Israel got sons? Hasn't he got an heir? So why has Milkom taken over Gad, and his people living in its cities?

Plain English

About the Ammonites. This is what the Lord says. Hasn't Israel got sons? Hasn't he got an heir? So why has Milkom taken over Gad, and his people living in its towns?

King James Version, 1611

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?

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So look: the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I'll make the war shout heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. And it'll be a destroyed heap, and her villages will be burnt with fire. Then Israel will take over those who took him over, declares the LORD.

Plain English

So look — the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I'll make the war shout heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. And it'll be a wrecked heap, and her villages will be burnt with fire. Then Israel will take over the ones who took him over, declares the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

3

Howl, Heshbon, because Ai is destroyed. Cry out, you daughters of Rabbah. Put on coarse mourning cloth and grieve and run up and down among the fences. Because Milkom will go into exile with his priests and his officials together.

Plain English

Howl, Heshbon, because Ai is wrecked. Cry out, you daughters of Rabbah. Put on sackcloth and grieve and run up and down among the fences. Because Milkom will go into exile with his priests and his officials together.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Why do you boast about your valleys, your flowing valley, you turning-away daughter who trusted in her treasures: Who'll come at me?

King James Version, 1611

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

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Look: I'll bring terror on you, declares the LORD God Almighty, from everyone round you. And you'll be driven out, every man straight ahead, and nobody will gather up those wandering off.

Plain English

Look — I'll bring terror on you, declares the Lord God Almighty, from everyone round you. And you'll be driven out, every man straight ahead, and nobody will gather up the ones wandering off.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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But afterwards I'll bring the Ammonites back from where they've been taken, declares the LORD.

Plain English

But afterwards I'll bring the Ammonites back from where they've been taken, declares the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.

Edom

about Edom, this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Is there no more wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the sensible? Has their wisdom vanished? Run, turn back, get down low to live, you who live in Dedan. Because I'll bring Esau's trouble on him, the time I deal with him. If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleanings? If thieves came at night, they'd destroy till they'd had enough. But I've stripped Esau bare. I've uncovered his hiding places and he can't hide himself. His offspring is destroyed, and his brothers and his neighbours, and he's gone. Leave your orphans — I'll keep them alive. And let your widows trust in me. Because this is what the LORD says: Look: those whose judgment wasn't to drink the cup have definitely drunk it. And are you the one who'll go free? You won't go free. You'll definitely drink it. Because I've sworn by myself, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a horror, an insult, a wasteland and a curse. And all her cities will be destroyed forever. I've heard word from the LORD, and a messenger has been sent to the nations: Gather together and come at her, and rise for the battle. Because look: I've made you small among the nations, sneered at among men. The terror you inspire has taken you in, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the cracks of the rock and hold the height of the hill. Even if you build your nest as high as the eagle, I'll bring you down from there, declares the LORD. And Edom will be a horror. Everyone who goes past will be shocked and hiss at all her wounds. Like the overturning of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbours, says the LORD, nobody will live there and no son of man will stay in it. Look: he'll come up like a lion out of the thick scrub of the Jordan against the strong fold. But I'll make him run off her in a moment. And who's the chosen man I'll set over her? Because who's like me, and who'll set me a time, and who's the shepherd who'll stand before me? So listen to the counsel of the LORD that he's taken against Edom, and his plans that he's planned against the people of Teman: The little ones of the flock will definitely be dragged off. He'll definitely make their fold a horror over them. The earth shakes at the noise of their falling. The cry — its noise is heard at the Red Sea. Look: he'll come up and fly like an eagle and spread his wings out over Bozrah. And on that day the hearts of Edom's strong men will be like the heart of a woman in labour.

About Edom. This is what the Lord Almighty says. Isn't there any wisdom left in Teman? Has advice gone from the ones who understand? Has their wisdom gone off? Run, turn back, get down low to live, you who live in Dedan. Because I'll bring Esau's trouble on him, the time I deal with him. If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleanings? If thieves came at night, they'd wreck till they'd had enough. But I've stripped Esau bare. I've uncovered his hiding places and he can't hide himself. His offspring is wrecked, and his brothers and his neighbours, and he's gone. Leave your orphans — I'll keep them alive. And let your widows trust in me. Because this is what the Lord says: Look — the ones whose judgment wasn't to drink the cup have definitely drunk it. And are you the one who'll go free? You won't go free. You'll definitely drink it. Because I've sworn by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah will be a horror, an insult, a wreck and a curse. And all her towns will be wrecks forever. I've heard word from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent to the nations: Gather together and come at her, and get up for the battle. Because look — I've made you small among the nations, sneered at among men. The terror you inspire has taken you in, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the cracks of the rock and hold the height of the hill. Even if you build your nest as high as the eagle, I'll bring you down from there, declares the Lord. And Edom will be a horror. Everyone who goes past will be shocked and hiss at all her wounds. Like the overturning of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbours, says the Lord, nobody will live there and no son of man will stay in it. Look — he'll come up like a lion out of the thick scrub of the Jordan against the strong fold. But I'll make him run off her in a moment. And who's the chosen man I'll set over her? Because who's like me, and who'll set me a time, and who's the shepherd who'll stand in front of me? So listen to the counsel of the Lord that he's taken against Edom, and his plans that he's planned against the people of Teman: The little ones of the flock will definitely be dragged off. He'll definitely make their fold a horror over them. The earth shakes at the noise of their falling. The cry — its noise is heard at the Red Sea. Look — he'll come up and fly like an eagle and spread his wings out over Bozrah. And on that day the hearts of Edom's strong men will be like the heart of a woman in labour.

Concerning 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 will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have 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 preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. 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. 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. 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. For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men. 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. Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth 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 a son of man dwell in it. 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? 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 is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea. 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.

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about Edom, this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Is there no more wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the sensible? Has their wisdom vanished?

Plain English

About Edom. This is what the Lord Almighty says. Isn't there any wisdom left in Teman? Has advice gone from the ones who understand? Has their wisdom gone off?

King James Version, 1611

Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

8

Run, turn back, get down low to live, you who live in Dedan. Because I'll bring Esau's trouble on him, the time I deal with him.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleanings? If thieves came at night, they'd destroy till they'd had enough.

Plain English

If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleanings? If thieves came at night, they'd wreck till they'd had enough.

King James Version, 1611

If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

10

But I've stripped Esau bare. I've uncovered his hiding places and he can't hide himself. His offspring is destroyed, and his brothers and his neighbours, and he's gone.

Plain English

But I've stripped Esau bare. I've uncovered his hiding places and he can't hide himself. His offspring is wrecked, and his brothers and his neighbours, and he's gone.

King James Version, 1611

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.

11

Leave your orphans — I'll keep them alive. And let your widows trust in me.

King James Version, 1611

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

12

Because this is what the LORD says: Look: those whose judgment wasn't to drink the cup have definitely drunk it. And are you the one who'll go free? You won't go free. You'll definitely drink it.

Plain English

Because this is what the Lord says: Look — the ones whose judgment wasn't to drink the cup have definitely drunk it. And are you the one who'll go free? You won't go free. You'll definitely drink it.

King James Version, 1611

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.

13

Because I've sworn by myself, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a horror, an insult, a wasteland and a curse. And all her cities will be destroyed forever.

Plain English

Because I've sworn by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah will be a horror, an insult, a wreck and a curse. And all her towns will be wrecks forever.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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I've heard word from the LORD, and a messenger has been sent to the nations: Gather together and come at her, and rise for the battle.

Plain English

I've heard word from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent to the nations: Gather together and come at her, and get up for the battle.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Because look: I've made you small among the nations, sneered at among men.

Plain English

Because look — I've made you small among the nations, sneered at among men.

King James Version, 1611

For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.

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The terror you inspire has taken you in, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the cracks of the rock and hold the height of the hill. Even if you build your nest as high as the eagle, I'll bring you down from there, declares the LORD.

Plain English

The terror you inspire has taken you in, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the cracks of the rock and hold the height of the hill. Even if you build your nest as high as the eagle, I'll bring you down from there, declares the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And Edom will be a horror. Everyone who goes past will be shocked and hiss at all her wounds.

King James Version, 1611

Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

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Like the overturning of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbours, says the LORD, nobody will live there and no son of man will stay in it.

Plain English

Like the overturning of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbours, says the Lord, nobody will live there and no son of man will stay in it.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Look: he'll come up like a lion out of the thick scrub of the Jordan against the strong fold. But I'll make him run off her in a moment. And who's the chosen man I'll set over her? Because who's like me, and who'll set me a time, and who's the shepherd who'll stand before me?

Plain English

Look — he'll come up like a lion out of the thick scrub of the Jordan against the strong fold. But I'll make him run off her in a moment. And who's the chosen man I'll set over her? Because who's like me, and who'll set me a time, and who's the shepherd who'll stand in front of me?

King James Version, 1611

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?

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So listen to the counsel of the LORD that he's taken against Edom, and his plans that he's planned against the people of Teman: The little ones of the flock will definitely be dragged off. He'll definitely make their fold a horror over them.

Plain English

So listen to the counsel of the Lord that he's taken against Edom, and his plans that he's planned against the people of Teman: The little ones of the flock will definitely be dragged off. He'll definitely make their fold a horror over them.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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The earth shakes at the noise of their falling. The cry — its noise is heard at the Red Sea.

King James Version, 1611

The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.

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Look: he'll come up and fly like an eagle and spread his wings out over Bozrah. And on that day the hearts of Edom's strong men will be like the heart of a woman in labour.

Plain English

Look — he'll come up and fly like an eagle and spread his wings out over Bozrah. And on that day the hearts of Edom's strong men will be like the heart of a woman in labour.

King James Version, 1611

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.

Damascus, Kedar and Elam

About Damascus. Hamath is ashamed, and Arpad, because they've heard bad news. They've melted. There's trouble on the sea — it can't be quiet. Damascus has gone weak and turned to run, and shaking has taken hold of her. Trouble and pains have grabbed her like a woman in labour. How the city of praise isn't left, the city of my joy. So her young men will fall in her streets, and all the fighting men will be silenced on that day, declares the LORD Almighty. And I'll light a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it'll eat up the palaces of Ben-Hadad. About Kedar and about the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon struck down. This is what the LORD says: Rise and go up to Kedar and destroy the people of the east. They'll take their tents and their flocks. They'll carry off their curtains and all their gear and their camels. And they'll cry out at them: Terror all round. Run, get right away, get down low to live, you who live in Hazor, declares the LORD. Because Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you and planned a plan against you. Rise and go up to a nation at ease, living safely, declares the LORD — no gates and no bars, living on their own. And their camels will be plunder, and the crowd of their cattle will be loot. And I'll scatter to every wind those with the corners of their hair shaved. And I'll bring their trouble from every side, declares the LORD. Hazor will become a home for jackals, a wasteland forever. Nobody will live there; no one will settle there. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam, at the start of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah: This is what the LORD Almighty says. Look: I'll break the bow of Elam, the best of their strength. And I'll bring on Elam the four winds from the four corners of heaven, and scatter them to all those winds. And there won't be a nation the outcasts of Elam don't come to. And I'll make Elam fall apart before their enemies and before those after their life. And I'll bring trouble on them, the heat of my anger, declares the LORD. And I'll send the sword after them till I've consumed them. And I'll set my throne in Elam and destroy the king and the officials there, declares the LORD. But in the days to come I'll bring Elam back from where they've been taken, declares the LORD.

About Damascus. Hamath is ashamed, and Arpad, because they've heard bad news. They've melted. There's trouble on the sea — it can't be quiet. Damascus has gone weak and turned to run, and shaking has taken hold of her. Trouble and pains have grabbed her like a woman in labour. How the town of praise isn't left, the town of my joy. So her young men will fall in her streets, and all the fighting men will be silenced on that day, declares the Lord Almighty. And I'll light a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it'll eat up the palaces of Ben-Hadad. About Kedar and about the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down. This is what the Lord says: Get up and go up to Kedar and wreck the people of the east. They'll take their tents and their flocks. They'll carry off their curtains and all their gear and their camels. And they'll call out at them: Terror all round. Run, get right away, get down low to live, you who live in Hazor, declares the Lord. Because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you and planned a plan against you. Get up and go up to a nation at ease, living safely, declares the Lord — no gates and no bars, living on their own. And their camels will be plunder, and the crowd of their cattle will be loot. And I'll scatter to every wind the ones with the corners of their hair shaved. And I'll bring their trouble from every side, declares the Lord. And Hazor will be a home for jackals, a wreck forever. Nobody will live there and no son of man will stay in it. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam, at the start of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah: This is what the Lord Almighty says. Look — I'll break the bow of Elam, the best of their strength. And I'll bring on Elam the four winds from the four corners of the sky, and scatter them to all those winds. And there won't be a nation the outcasts of Elam don't come to. And I'll make Elam fall apart in front of their enemies and in front of the ones after their life. And I'll bring trouble on them, the heat of my anger, declares the Lord. And I'll send the sword after them till I've finished them off. And I'll set my throne in Elam and finish off the king and the officials there, declares the Lord. But in the days to come I'll bring Elam back from where they've been taken, declares the Lord.

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. 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 is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! 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. And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad. 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. 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. 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. Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. 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. 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 of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against 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 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. 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: And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

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About Damascus. Hamath is ashamed, and Arpad, because they've heard bad news. They've melted. There's trouble on the sea — it can't be quiet.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Damascus has gone weak and turned to run, and shaking has taken hold of her. Trouble and pains have grabbed her like a woman in labour.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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How the city of praise isn't left, the city of my joy.

Plain English

How the town of praise isn't left, the town of my joy.

King James Version, 1611

How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

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So her young men will fall in her streets, and all the fighting men will be silenced on that day, declares the LORD Almighty.

Plain English

So her young men will fall in her streets, and all the fighting men will be silenced on that day, declares the Lord Almighty.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And I'll light a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it'll eat up the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

King James Version, 1611

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.

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About Kedar and about the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon struck down. This is what the LORD says: Rise and go up to Kedar and destroy the people of the east.

Plain English

About Kedar and about the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down. This is what the Lord says: Get up and go up to Kedar and wreck the people of the east.

King James Version, 1611

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.

29

They'll take their tents and their flocks. They'll carry off their curtains and all their gear and their camels. And they'll cry out at them: Terror all round.

Plain English

They'll take their tents and their flocks. They'll carry off their curtains and all their gear and their camels. And they'll call out at them: Terror all round.

King James Version, 1611

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.

30

Run, get right away, get down low to live, you who live in Hazor, declares the LORD. Because Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you and planned a plan against you.

Plain English

Run, get right away, get down low to live, you who live in Hazor, declares the Lord. Because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you and planned a plan against you.

King James Version, 1611

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.

31

Rise and go up to a nation at ease, living safely, declares the LORD — no gates and no bars, living on their own.

Plain English

Get up and go up to a nation at ease, living safely, declares the Lord — no gates and no bars, living on their own.

King James Version, 1611

Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.

32

And their camels will be plunder, and the crowd of their cattle will be loot. And I'll scatter to every wind those with the corners of their hair shaved. And I'll bring their trouble from every side, declares the LORD.

Plain English

And their camels will be plunder, and the crowd of their cattle will be loot. And I'll scatter to every wind the ones with the corners of their hair shaved. And I'll bring their trouble from every side, declares the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

33

Hazor will become a home for jackals, a wasteland forever. Nobody will live there; no one will settle there.

Plain English

And Hazor will be a home for jackals, a wreck forever. Nobody will live there and no son of man will stay in it.

King James Version, 1611

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.

34

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam, at the start of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah:

Plain English

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam, at the start of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah:

King James Version, 1611

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,

35

This is what the LORD Almighty says. Look: I'll break the bow of Elam, the best of their strength.

Plain English

This is what the Lord Almighty says. Look — I'll break the bow of Elam, the best of their strength.

King James Version, 1611

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

36

And I'll bring on Elam the four winds from the four corners of heaven, and scatter them to all those winds. And there won't be a nation the outcasts of Elam don't come to.

Plain English

And I'll bring on Elam the four winds from the four corners of the sky, and scatter them to all those winds. And there won't be a nation the outcasts of Elam don't come to.

King James Version, 1611

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.

37

And I'll make Elam fall apart before their enemies and before those after their life. And I'll bring trouble on them, the heat of my anger, declares the LORD. And I'll send the sword after them till I've consumed them.

Plain English

And I'll make Elam fall apart in front of their enemies and in front of the ones after their life. And I'll bring trouble on them, the heat of my anger, declares the Lord. And I'll send the sword after them till I've finished them off.

King James Version, 1611

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:

38

And I'll set my throne in Elam and destroy the king and the officials there, declares the LORD.

Plain English

And I'll set my throne in Elam and finish off the king and the officials there, declares the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.

39

But in the days to come I'll bring Elam back from where they've been taken, declares the LORD.

Plain English

But in the days to come I'll bring Elam back from where they've been taken, declares the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.