Jeremiah 49:1

Concerning 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?

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD speaks concerning the Ammonites, delivering a prophetic declaration immediately before the announced destruction of Rabbah. The message addresses the nation's current territorial displacement and impending reversal.

The words — עַמּוֹן (a.Mon) = Ammon names the targeted nation, while הֲ/בָנִים (ha./va.Nim) = ¿/ [do] children introduces the rhetorical question challenging Israel's spiritual status.

The thread — This condemnation of Ammon appears in Deuteronomy 23:3, Ezekiel 25:2, and Amos 1:13, where the same nation faces repeated divine judgment for its actions.

Why it lands — The text states that a foreign king has seized territory and displaced a people, then asks why this occurred. It requires the reader to acknowledge that national loss follows divine judgment rather than mere historical chance, and to recognize God's authority over all nations.

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The Hebrew words

לִבְנֵ֣יli/v.Neiof/ [the] people of עַמּ֗וֹןa.MonAmmon כֹּ֚הkohthus אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh הֲבָנִ֥יםha./va.Nim¿/ [do] children אֵין֙'einnot לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle./Yis.ra.'El[belong] to/ Israel אִם־'im-or?יוֹרֵ֖שׁyo.Resh[does] an heir אֵ֣ין'einnotל֑וֹl/o[belongs] to <the>/ itמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'why?יָרַ֤שׁya.Rashhas he dispossessed מַלְכָּם֙mal.KamMilcom אֶת־'et-<obj.>גָּ֔דGadGad וְעַמּ֖וֹve./'a.M/oand/ people/ his בְּעָרָ֥יוbe./'a.Ra/vin/ cities/ its יָשָֽׁב׃ya.Shavhas it dwelt?

King James Version

Concerning 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?

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 23:3 No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.
Ezekiel 25:2 “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
Amos 1:13 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.
Zephaniah 2:8 “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
2 Chronicles 20:1 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
Jeremiah 25:21 Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;
Jeremiah 49:7 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
Ezekiel 21:28 Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—
Genesis 19:38 The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.
Deuteronomy 2:19 But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”