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1. CONCERNING THE SONS OF AMMON thus saith the Lord, Are there no sons in Israel? or have they no one to succeed them? wherefore has Melchol inherited Galaad, and why shall their people dwell in their cities?
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1. The word H1697 that H834 came H1961 to H413 Jeremiah H3414 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , saying H559 ,
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2. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will cause to be heard Or, at, as far as, or against in Rabbath a tumult of wars; and they shall become a waste and ruined place, and her altars shall be burned with fire; then shall Israel succeed to his dominion.
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2. Thus H3541 speaketh H559 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 , saying H559 , Write H3789 thee H853 all H3605 the words H1697 that H834 I have spoken H1696 unto H413 thee in H413 a book H5612 .
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3. Howl, O Esebon, for Gai has perished; cry, ye daughters of Rabbath, gird yourselves with sack-clothes, and lament; for Melchol shall go into banishment, his priests and his princes together.
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3. For H3588 , lo H2009 , the days H3117 come H935 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that I will bring again H7725 H853 the captivity H7622 of my people H5971 Israel H3478 and Judah H3063 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 : and I will cause them to return H7725 to H413 the land H776 that H834 I gave H5414 to their fathers H1 , and they shall possess H3423 it.
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4. Why do ye exult in the plains of the Enakim, thou haughty daughter, that trustest in thy treasures, that sayest, Who shall come in to me?
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4. And these H428 are the words H1697 that H834 the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 concerning H413 Israel H3478 and concerning H413 Judah H3063 .
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5. Behold, I will bring terror upon thee, saith the Lord, from all the country round about thee; and ye shall be scattered every one right before him, and there is none to gather you.
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5. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; We have heard H8085 a voice H6963 of trembling H2731 , of fear H6343 , and not H369 of peace H7965 .
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6. CONCERNING DAMASCUS. Emath is brought to shame, and Arphath: for they have heard an evil report: they are amazed, they are angry, they shall be utterly unable to rest.
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6. Ask H7592 ye now H4994 , and see H7200 whether H518 a man H2145 doth travail with child H3205 ? wherefore H4069 do I see H7200 every H3605 man H1397 with his hands H3027 on H5921 his loins H2504 , as a woman in travail H3205 , and all H3605 faces H6440 are turned H2015 into paleness H3420 ?
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7. Damascus is utterly weakened, she is put to flight; trembling has seized upon her.
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7. Alas H1945 ! for H3588 that H1931 day H3117 is great H1419 , so that none H4480 H369 is like it H3644 : it H1931 is even the time H6256 of Jacob H3290 's trouble H6869 ; but he shall be saved H3467 out of H4480 it.
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8. How has she not left my city, they have loved the village?
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8. For it shall come to pass H1961 in that H1931 day H3117 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , that I will break H7665 his yoke H5923 from off H4480 H5921 thy neck H6677 , and will burst H5423 thy bonds H4147 , and strangers H2114 shall no H3808 more H5750 serve H5647 themselves of him:
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9. Therefore shall the young men fall in thy streets, and all thy warriors shall fall, saith the Lord.
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9. But they shall serve H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 their God H430 , and David H1732 their king H4428 , whom H834 I will raise up H6965 unto them.
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10. And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the streets of the son of Ader.
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10. Therefore fear H3372 thou H859 not H408 , O my servant H5650 Jacob H3290 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; neither H408 be dismayed H2865 , O Israel H3478 : for H3588 , lo H2009 , I will save H3467 thee from afar H4480 H7350 , and thy seed H2233 from the land H4480 H776 of their captivity H7628 ; and Jacob H3290 shall return H7725 , and shall be in rest H8252 , and be quiet H7599 , and none H369 shall make him afraid H2729 .
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11. CONCERNING KEDAR Heb. the kingdoms of Hazor THE QUEEN OF THE PALACE, WHOM NABUCHODONOSOR KING OF BABYLON SMOTE, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, and go up to Kedar, and fill the sons of Kedem.
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11. For H3588 I H589 am with H854 thee, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , to save H3467 thee: though H3588 I make H6213 a full end H3617 of all H3605 nations H1471 whither H834 H8033 I have scattered H6327 thee, yet H389 will I not H3808 make H6213 a full end H3617 of thee : but I will correct H3256 thee in measure H4941 , and will not H3808 leave thee altogether unpunished H5352 H5352 .
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12. They shall take their tents and their sheep, they shall take for themselves their garments, and all their Gr. vessels baggage and their camels; and summon ye destruction against them from every side.
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12. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , Thy bruise H7667 is incurable H605 , and thy wound H4347 is grievous H2470 .
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13. Flee ye, dig very deep for a dwelling-place, ye that dwell in the palace; for the king of Babylon has framed a counsel, and devised a device against you.
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13. There is none H369 to plead H1777 thy cause H1779 , that thou mayest be bound up H4205 : thou hast no H369 healing H8585 medicines H7499 .
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14. Rise up, and go up against a nation settled and dwelling at ease, who have no doors, nor Lit. acorns; q. d. nuts, as of screws bolts, nor bars, who dwell alone.
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14. All H3605 thy lovers H157 have forgotten H7911 thee ; they seek H1875 thee not H3808 ; for H3588 I have wounded H5221 thee with the wound H4347 of an enemy H341 , with the chastisement H4148 of a cruel H394 one, for H5921 the multitude H7230 of thine iniquity H5771 ; because thy sins H2403 were increased H6105 .
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15. And their camels shall be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle shall be destroyed: and I will scatter them as chaff with every wind, having their hair cut about their foreheads, I will bring on their overthrow from all sides, saith the Lord.
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15. Why H4100 criest H2199 thou for H5921 thine affliction H7667 ? thy sorrow H4341 is incurable H605 for H5921 the multitude H7230 of thine iniquity H5771 : because thy sins H2403 were increased H6105 , I have done H6213 these H428 things unto thee.
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16. And the palace shall be a resting-place for ostriches, and desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, and no son of man shall dwell there.
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16. Therefore H3651 all H3605 they that devour H398 thee shall be devoured H398 ; and all H3605 thine adversaries H6862 , every one H3605 of them , shall go H1980 into captivity H7628 ; and they that spoil H7601 thee shall be H1961 a spoil H4933 , and all H3605 that prey H962 upon thee will I give H5414 for a prey H957 .
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