Jeremiah 49

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Prophecy against Ammon

49 Concerning the sons of ^(A)Ammon. This is what the Lord says:

“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no heirs?
Why then has ^[a]Malcam taken possession of Gad,
And his people settled in its cities?
²Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will cause an alarm of ^(B)war to be heard
Against ^(C)Rabbah of the sons of Ammon;
And it will become a desolate heap,
And her ^(D)towns will be set on fire.
Then Israel will take ^(E)possession of his possessors,”
Says the Lord.
³“Wail, ^(F)Heshbon, for ^(G)Ai has been destroyed!
Cry out, daughters of Rabbah,
^(H)Put on sackcloth and mourn,
And move about inside the walls;
For ^[b]Malcam will ^(I)go into exile
Together with his priests and his leaders.
⁴How you ^(J)boast about the valleys!
Your valley is flowing away,
You ^(K)backsliding daughter
Who trusts in her ^(L)treasures, saying,
‘^(M)Who can come against me?’
⁵Behold, I am going to bring ^(N)terror upon you,”
Declares the Lord ^[c]God of armies,
“From all directions around you;
And you will be ^(O)driven away ^[d]one after another,
With no one to gather the ^(P)fugitives together.
⁶But afterward I will ^(Q)restore
The fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”
Declares the Lord.

Prophecy against Edom

⁷Concerning ^(R)Edom.
This is what the Lord of armies says:
“Is there no longer any ^(S)wisdom in ^(T)Teman?
Has good advice been lost by the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
⁸Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths,
You inhabitants of ^(U)Dedan,
For I ^[e]will bring the ^(V)disaster of Esau upon him
At the time I ^[f]punish him.
⁹^(W)If grape pickers came to you,
Would they not leave gleanings?
If thieves came by night,
They would destroy only what was sufficient for them.
¹⁰But I have ^(X)stripped Esau bare,
I have uncovered his hiding places
So that he will not be able to conceal himself;
His ^[g]offspring have been destroyed along with his ^[h]brothers
And his neighbors, and ^(Y)he no longer exists.
¹¹Leave your ^[i]^(Z)orphans behind, I will keep them alive;
And let your ^(AA)widows trust in Me.”

¹²For this is what the Lord says: “Behold, those ^[j]who were not sentenced to drink the ^(AB)cup will certainly drink it, so are you the one who will be held ^(AC)completely blameless? You will not be held blameless, but you will certainly drink it. ¹³For I have ^(AD)sworn by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that ^(AE)Bozrah will become an ^(AF)object of horror, a disgrace, a wasteland, and a curse; and all its cities will become permanent ruins.”

¹⁴I have ^(AG)heard a message from the Lord,
And a ^(AH)messenger is being sent among the nations, saying,
“^(AI)Gather yourselves together and come against her,
And rise up for battle!”
¹⁵“For behold, I have made you small among the nations,
Despised among people.
¹⁶As for the terror you cause,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
You who live in the clefts of ^[k]the ^(AJ)rock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as ^(AK)high as an eagle’s,
I will ^(AL)bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.

¹⁷“Edom will become an ^(AM)object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will ^[l]^(AN)hiss at all its wounds. ¹⁸Like the ^(AO)overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “^(AP)no one will live there, nor will ^[m]anyone of mankind reside in it. ¹⁹^(AQ)Behold, one will come up like a lion from the ^(AR)thicket of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will chase him away from it, and I will appoint over it whoever is ^(AS)chosen. For who is ^(AT)like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd ^(AU)who can stand against Me?”

²⁰Therefore hear the ^(AV)plan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has in mind against the inhabitants of Teman: they will certainly drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; He will certainly make their pasture ^(AW)desolate because of them. ²¹The ^(AX)earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the ^[n]Red Sea. ²²Behold, ^[o]He will mount up and ^(AY)swoop like an eagle, and spread out His wings ^[p]against Bozrah; and the ^(AZ)hearts of the warriors of Edom on that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Prophecy against Damascus

²³Concerning ^(BA)Damascus:
“^(BB)Hamath and ^(BC)Arpad are put to shame,
For they have heard bad news;
They ^(BD)despair.
There is anxiety at the sea,
It ^(BE)cannot be calmed.
²⁴Damascus has become helpless;
She has turned away to flee,
And panic has gripped her;
^(BF)Distress and labor pains have seized her
Like a woman in childbirth.
²⁵How the ^(BG)city of praise has not been deserted,
The town of My joy!
²⁶Therefore, her ^(BH)young men will fall in her streets,
And all the men of war will perish on that day,” declares the Lord of armies.
²⁷“I will ^(BI)set fire to the wall of Damascus,
And it will devour the fortified palace of ^(BJ)Ben-hadad.”

Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor

²⁸Concerning ^(BK)Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. This is what the Lord says:

“Arise, go up to Kedar
And devastate the ^[q]^(BL)people of the east.
²⁹They will take away their tents and their flocks;
They will carry off for themselves
Their tent ^(BM)curtains, all their goods and their ^(BN)camels,
And they will call out to one another, ‘^(BO)Horror on every side!’
³⁰Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths,
You inhabitants of Hazor,” declares the Lord;
“For ^(BP)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has formed a plan against you
And devised a scheme against you.
³¹Arise, go up against a nation which is ^(BQ)at ease,
Which lives securely,” declares the Lord.
“It has ^(BR)no gates or bars;
They ^(BS)dwell alone.
³²Their camels will become plunder,
And their many livestock for spoils,
And I will ^(BT)scatter to all the winds those who ^(BU)cut the corners of their hair;
And I will bring their disaster from every side,” declares the Lord.
³³“Hazor will become a ^(BV)haunt of jackals,
A desolation forever;
No one will live there,
Nor will ^[r]anyone of mankind reside in it.”

Prophecy against Elam

³⁴The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning ^(BW)Elam, ^(BX)at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

³⁵“This is what the Lord of armies says:
‘Behold, I am going to ^(BY)break the bow of Elam,
The ^[s]finest of their might.
³⁶I will bring upon Elam the ^(BZ)four winds
From the four ends of heaven,
And will ^(CA)scatter them to all these winds;
And there will be no nation
To which the outcasts of Elam will not go.
³⁷So I will ^[t]shatter Elam before their enemies
And before those who seek their lives;
And I will ^(CB)bring disaster upon them,
Even My ^(CC)fierce anger,’ declares the Lord,
‘And I will ^(CD)send the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.
³⁸Then I will set My throne in Elam,
And eliminate from there the king and officials,’
Declares the Lord.
³⁹‘But it will come about in the last days
That I will ^(CE)restore the fortunes of Elam,’”
Declares the Lord.

Footnotes

Jeremiah 49:1 In 1 Kin 11:5, 33 and Zeph 1:5, Milcom
Jeremiah 49:3 See note v 1
Jeremiah 49:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Jeremiah 49:5 Lit each one before him
Jeremiah 49:8 Or brought
Jeremiah 49:8 Or punished
Jeremiah 49:10 Lit seed
Jeremiah 49:10 Or relatives
Jeremiah 49:11 Or fatherless
Jeremiah 49:12 Lit whose judgment was not to
Jeremiah 49:16 Or Sela
Jeremiah 49:17 Or whistle
Jeremiah 49:18 Lit a son of man
Jeremiah 49:21 Lit Sea of Reeds
Jeremiah 49:22 Or one
Jeremiah 49:22 Or over
Jeremiah 49:28 Lit sons
Jeremiah 49:33 Lit a son of man
Jeremiah 49:35 Lit first
Jeremiah 49:37 Or dismay

Psalm 26-27

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Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.

A Psalm of David.

26 ^[a]^(A)Vindicate me, Lord, for I have ^(B)walked in my integrity,
And I have ^(C)trusted in the Lord ^[b]^(D)without wavering.
²^(E)Examine me, Lord, and put me to the test;
^(F)Refine my ^[c]mind and my heart.
³For Your ^[d]^(G)goodness is before my eyes,
And I have ^(H)walked in Your truth.
⁴I do not ^(I)sit with ^[e]deceitful people,
Nor will I go with ^[f]^(J)pretenders.
⁵I ^(K)hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.
⁶I will ^(L)wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go around ^(M)Your altar, Lord,
⁷That I may proclaim with the voice of ^(N)thanksgiving
And declare all Your ^[g]wonders.

⁸Lord, I ^(O)love the dwelling of Your house,
And the place ^[h]where Your ^(P)glory remains.
⁹^(Q)Do not ^[i]take my soul away along with sinners,
Nor my life with ^(R)men of bloodshed,
¹⁰In whose hands is a ^(S)wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of ^(T)bribes.
¹¹But as for me, I will ^(U)walk in my integrity;
^(V)Redeem me, and be gracious to me.
¹²^(W)My foot stands on ^(X)level ground;
In the ^(Y)congregations I will bless the Lord.

A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.

A Psalm of David.

27 The Lord is my ^(Z)light and my ^(AA)salvation;
Whom should I fear?
The Lord is the ^[j]^(AB)defense of my life;
^(AC)Whom should I dread?
²When evildoers came upon me to ^(AD)devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they ^(AE)stumbled and fell.
³If an ^(AF)army encamps against me,
My heart will not fear;
If war arises against me,
In spite of this I am ^(AG)confident.

⁴^(AH)One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may ^(AI)dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold ^(AJ)the ^[k]beauty of the Lord
And to ^[l]^(AK)meditate in His temple.
⁵For on the ^(AL)day of trouble He will ^(AM)conceal me in His ^[m]tabernacle;
He will ^(AN)hide me in the secret place of His tent;
He will ^(AO)lift me up on a rock.
⁶And now ^(AP)my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer ^(AQ)sacrifices in His tent ^[n]with shouts of joy;
I will ^(AR)sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

⁷^(AS)Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and ^(AT)answer me.
⁸When You said, “^(AU)Seek My face,” my heart said to You,
“^(AV)I shall seek Your face, Lord.”
⁹^(AW)Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in ^(AX)anger;
You have been ^(AY)my help;
^(AZ)Do not abandon me nor ^(BA)forsake me,
God of my salvation!
¹⁰^[o]For my father and ^(BB)my mother have forsaken me,
But ^(BC)the Lord will take me up.

¹¹^(BD)Teach me Your way, Lord,
And lead me on a ^(BE)level path
Because of my enemies.
¹²Do not turn me over to the ^[p]^(BF)desire of my enemies,
For ^(BG)false witnesses have risen against me,
And the violent ^(BH)witness.
¹³I certainly believed that I would see the ^(BI)goodness of the Lord
In the ^(BJ)land of the living.
¹⁴^(BK)Wait for the Lord;
Be ^(BL)strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.