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Jeremiah 49:2

Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.

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ASV

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess them that did possess him, saith Jehovah.

KJV

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.

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25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לָכֵ֡ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
הִנֵּה֩hi.Nehhere!H2009 →
יָמִ֨יםya.MimdaysH3117 →
בָּאִ֜יםba.'Im[are] comingH935 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּיVe.hish.ma'.tiand I will sound aloudH8085 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
רַבַּ֨תra.BatRabbah ofH7237 →
בְּנֵי־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
עַמּ֜וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983 →
תְּרוּעַ֣תte.ru.'Ata shout ofH8643 →
מִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahbattleH4421 →
וְהָֽיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.Tahand it will becomeH1961 →
לְתֵ֣לle.Tel<into> a mound ofH8510 →
שְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahdesolationH8077 →
וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haand daughters itsH1323 →
בָּאֵ֣שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784 →
תִּצַּ֑תְנָהti.Tzat.nahthey will be kindledH3341 →
וְיָרַ֧שׁve.ya.Rashand it will dispossessH3423 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יֹרְשָׁ֖יוyo.re.Shav[those who] dispossessed itH3423 →
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.Deuteronomy 13:16And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.Ezekiel 21:20Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.Deuteronomy 3:11(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)Ezekiel 25:4–6therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.2 Samuel 11:1In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.Amos 1:14So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.Isaiah 17:1This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins.Joshua 13:24–25This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:Numbers 21:25Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.Psalms 97:8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.2 Samuel 12:27–29Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.Isaiah 14:1–3For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.Ezekiel 16:46–55Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.Jeremiah 49:1Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?Psalms 48:11Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.Joshua 8:28So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.Ezekiel 25:14I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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