Jeremiah 49
King James Version · 39 verses · 737 cross-references linking it to 296 other chapters
Explore Jeremiah 49 in the interactive map- 1Concerning 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?41 cross-references: Ezekiel 25:2–10, Zephaniah 2:8–11, Deuteronomy 23:3, Amos 1:13–15, Jeremiah 25:21
- 2Therefore, 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.26 cross-references: Jeremiah 4:19, Deuteronomy 3:11, Ezekiel 21:20, Ezekiel 25:4–6, 2 Samuel 11:1
- 3Howl, 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.30 cross-references: Jeremiah 48:7, Isaiah 15:2, Jeremiah 48:37, 1 Kings 11:33, Jeremiah 4:8
- 4Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?20 cross-references: 1 Timothy 6:17, Jeremiah 21:13, Jeremiah 9:23, Psalms 62:10, Jeremiah 48:7
- 5Behold, 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.14 cross-references: Jeremiah 46:5, Jeremiah 49:29, Jeremiah 48:41–44, 2 Kings 7:6–7, Joshua 2:9
- 6And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.13 cross-references: Jeremiah 49:39, Jeremiah 48:47, Isaiah 19:18–23, Ezekiel 16:53, Isaiah 23:18
- 7Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?61 cross-references: Amos 1:11–12, Genesis 36:15, Genesis 25:30, Jeremiah 49:20, Jeremiah 25:21
- 8Flee 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.22 cross-references: Jeremiah 25:23, Jeremiah 46:21, Isaiah 21:13, Jeremiah 49:30, Jeremiah 49:32
- 9If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.7 cross-references: Obadiah 1:5–6, Isaiah 17:6
- 10But 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.13 cross-references: Isaiah 17:14, Malachi 1:3–4, Jeremiah 23:24, Psalms 37:35–36, Romans 9:13
- 11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.20 cross-references: Psalms 68:5, James 1:27, Hosea 14:3, 1 Timothy 5:5, Jonah 4:11
- 12For 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.19 cross-references: Jeremiah 25:28–29, Obadiah 1:16, Lamentations 4:21–22, Jeremiah 46:27, Proverbs 17:5
- 13For 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.31 cross-references: Genesis 36:33, Genesis 22:16, Isaiah 34:6, Amos 6:8, Isaiah 34:9–15
- 14I 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.13 cross-references: Isaiah 30:4, Obadiah 1:1–4, Jeremiah 51:27–28, Jeremiah 51:46, Isaiah 13:2–3
- 15For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.6 cross-references: Obadiah 1:2, Luke 1:51, 1 Samuel 2:7–8, 1 Samuel 2:30, Micah 7:10
- 16Thy 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.33 cross-references: Amos 9:2, Job 39:27, Isaiah 49:25, Proverbs 16:18, Obadiah 1:3–4
- 17Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.23 cross-references: Ezekiel 35:7, Jeremiah 50:13, Jeremiah 49:13, Jeremiah 51:37, Jeremiah 18:16
- 18As 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.20 cross-references: Jeremiah 49:33, Deuteronomy 29:23, Zephaniah 2:9, Genesis 19:24–25, Amos 4:11
- 19Behold, 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?41 cross-references: Jeremiah 12:5, Jeremiah 30:21, Exodus 15:11, Joshua 3:15, Job 41:10
- 20Therefore 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.25 cross-references: Jeremiah 50:45, Malachi 1:3–4, Jeremiah 49:7, Acts 4:28, Isaiah 14:24–27
- 21The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.11 cross-references: Jeremiah 50:46, Ezekiel 21:16, Revelation 18:10, Isaiah 14:4–15, Ezekiel 32:10
- 22Behold, 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.28 cross-references: Jeremiah 48:40–41, Hosea 8:1, Isaiah 13:8, Deuteronomy 28:49, Jeremiah 30:6
- 23Concerning 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.43 cross-references: 2 Kings 18:34, Isaiah 10:9, Isaiah 57:20, Genesis 14:15, 2 Kings 19:13
- 24Damascus 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.
- 25How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!11 cross-references: Jeremiah 33:9, Jeremiah 51:41, Psalms 37:35–36, Isaiah 1:26, Isaiah 14:4–6
- 26Therefore 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.10 cross-references: Jeremiah 50:30, Jeremiah 11:22, Amos 4:10, Ezekiel 27:27, Jeremiah 51:3–4
- 27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.11 cross-references: Amos 1:3–5, 1 Kings 15:18–20, 1 Kings 20:1–22, 2 Kings 13:3, 2 Kings 13:5
- 28Concerning 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.23 cross-references: Genesis 25:13, Judges 6:3, Isaiah 11:14, Jeremiah 49:14, Ezekiel 27:21
- 29Their 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.27 cross-references: Jeremiah 46:5, Jeremiah 6:25, Habakkuk 3:7, Psalms 120:5, Genesis 37:25
- 30Flee, 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.6 cross-references: Jeremiah 25:9, Isaiah 10:7, Jeremiah 27:6, Jeremiah 25:24–25
- 31Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.18 cross-references: Ezekiel 38:11, Isaiah 47:8, Deuteronomy 33:28, Micah 7:14, Numbers 23:9
- 32And 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.13 cross-references: Jeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 25:23, Ezekiel 12:14–15, Jeremiah 49:36, Ezekiel 5:10
- 33And 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.16 cross-references: Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 51:37, Zephaniah 2:13–15, Malachi 1:3
- 34The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,18 cross-references: Genesis 14:1, Jeremiah 25:25, Genesis 10:22, Daniel 8:2, Isaiah 21:2
- 35Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.9 cross-references: Isaiah 22:6, Psalms 46:9, Jeremiah 51:56, Jeremiah 50:14, Jeremiah 50:29
- 36And 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.21 cross-references: Jeremiah 49:32, Ezekiel 5:10, Amos 9:9, Daniel 8:8, Revelation 7:1
- 37For 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:17 cross-references: Jeremiah 9:16, Jeremiah 48:2, Psalms 48:4–6, Jeremiah 49:29, Jeremiah 49:24
- 38And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the Lord.2 cross-references: Daniel 7:9–14, Jeremiah 43:10
- 39But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord.26 cross-references: Jeremiah 48:47, Ezekiel 29:14, Micah 4:1, Hosea 3:5, Ezekiel 38:16
Explained connections
- The oracle against Edom
Obadiah's prophecy against Edom closely matches Jeremiah 49:14–16. Both condemn Edom's pride and its betrayal of Judah during Jerusalem's fall.
Chapters most linked to Jeremiah 49
- Jeremiah 4828 links
- Obadiah 127 links
- Jeremiah 5027 links
- Jeremiah 2519 links
- Amos 117 links
- Jeremiah 5115 links
- Ezekiel 2512 links
- Isaiah 2111 links
- Genesis 3610 links
- Isaiah 1310 links
- Jeremiah 3010 links
- Isaiah 349 links
- Jeremiah 49 links
- Jeremiah 469 links
- Zephaniah 28 links
- Isaiah 148 links
People in Jeremiah 49
God, Esau, Nebuchadnezzar, Gad, Ben-hadad, Kedar, Jeremiah, Zedekiah
Places in Jeremiah 49
Elam, Edom, Damascus, Hazor, Rabbah, Teman, Bozrah, Babylon, Gad, Heshbon, Ai, Dedan, Esau, Sodom, Gomorrah, Jordan, Red Sea, Hamath, Arpad, Kedar