
Jeremiah 49 Contemporary English Version (CEV)What the Lord Says about Ammon49 The Lord has this to say about the nation of Ammon: The people of Israel 3 Cry, people of Heshbon;[b] Put on sackcloth[e] and mourn, What the Lord Says about Edom7-8 The Lord All-Powerful says about Edom: Wisdom and common sense 12 Even those nations that don’t deserve to be punished will have to drink from the cup of my anger. So how can you possibly hope to escape? 13 I, the Lord, swear in my own name that your city of Bozrah[l] and all your towns will suffer a horrible fate. They will lie in ruins forever, and people will use the name “Bozrah” as a curse word. 14 I have sent a messenger 19 I will attack you What the Lord Says about Damascus23 The Lord says about Damascus: The towns of Hamath and Arpad[q] 25 I once was pleased 27 I will set fire to your city walls Nebuchadnezzar and the People of the Desert28 Here is what the Lord says about the Kedar tribe and the desert villages[u] that were conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar[v] of Babylonia: Listen, you people of Kedar 30 Run and hide, People of the Arabian Desert,[x] What the Lord Says about Elam34-35 Not long after Zedekiah[aa] became king of Judah, the Lord told me to say: People of Elam,[ab] 39 But I promise that someday Footnotes:
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