Jeremiah 49:2

Easy To Read Version

The Lord says,\par “The time will come in Rabbah of Ammon {\cf2\super [396]} \par when people hear the sounds of battle.\par Rabbah of Ammon will be destroyed.\par It will be an empty hill\par covered with destroyed buildings.\par And the towns around it will be burned.\par Those people forced the people of Israel\par to leave their own land.\par But later, Israel will force them to leave.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:1

In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab, his officers, and all of the Israelites out to destroy the Ammonites. Joab’s army also attacked {their capital city} Rabbah.

Psalm 48:11

\{God,\} Mount Zion is happy.\par The towns of Judah rejoice\par because of your good decisions.\par

Psalm 97:8

Zion, {\cf2\super [530]} listen and be happy!\par Cities of Judah, be happy!\par Why? Because the Lord makes wise decisions.\par

Isaiah 11:14

But Ephraim and Judah will attack the Philistines. {\cf2\super [136]} These two nations will be like birds flying down to catch a small animal. Together, they will take the riches from the people in the east. Ephraim and Judah will control Edom, Moab, {\cf2\super [137]} and the people in Ammon. {\cf2\super [138]}

Isaiah 17:1

This is the sad message for Damascus. {\cf2\super [174]} The Lord says these things will happen to Damascus:

Jeremiah 4:19

Oh, my sadness and worry is making\par my stomach hurt.\par I am bent over in pain.\par Oh, I am so scared.\par My heart is pounding inside me.\par I can’t keep quiet. Why?\par Because I have heard the trumpet blow.\par The trumpet is calling the army to war!\par

Jeremiah 49:1

This message is about the Ammonite people.The Lord says:

Ezekiel 21:20

\{Use the sign\} to show which road the sword will use. One road leads to the Ammonite city of Rabbah. The other road leads to Judah, to the protected city, Jerusalem!

Ezekiel 21:25

And you, evil leader of Israel, you will be killed. Your time of punishment has come! The end is here!”

Amos 1:14

So I will start a fire at the wall of Rabbah. {\cf2\super [28]} That fire will destroy the high towers of Rabbah. Troubles will come to them like a whirlwind {\cf2\super [29]} into their country.

Numbers 10:9

“If you are fighting an enemy in your own land, then blow loudly on the trumpets before you go to fight them. The Lord your God will hear you, and he will save you from your enemies.

Numbers 21:25

Israel took all the Amorite cities and began living in them. They even defeated the city of Heshbon and all the small towns around it.

Deuteronomy 13:16

Then you must gather all the valuable things and take them to the center of the city and burn the city and everything in it. It will be a burnt offering to the Lord your God. The city must become an empty pile of rocks forever. That city must never be built again.

Deuteronomy 3:11

Og was the king of Bashan. Og was one of the few Rephaite people still alive. Og’s bed was made from iron. It was over 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. [15] The bed is still in the city of Rabbah, where the Ammonite people live.)

Joshua 17:11

The people of Manasseh also had towns in the area of Issachar and Asher. Beth Shean, Ibleam and the small towns around them belonged to the people of Manasseh. People of Manasseh also lived in Dor, Endor, Taanach, Megiddo, and the small towns around those cities. They also lived in the three towns of Naphoth.

Joshua 17:16

The people of Joseph said, “It is true that the hill country of Ephraim is not large enough for us. But the Canaanite people living there have powerful weapons—they have iron chariots! [62] And those people control Jezreel Valley, Beth Shean and all the small towns in that area.”