Jeremiah 49:2
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 49
“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.”Jeremiah 49:2
What Does Jeremiah 49:2 Mean?
Jeremiah 49:2 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 49, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 49:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 4:19“My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.”Deuteronomy 3:11“For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.”Deuteronomy 13:16“And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.”Ezekiel 21:20“Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.”2 Samuel 11:1“And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.”Ezekiel 25:4“Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.”Amos 1:14“But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:”Numbers 21:25“And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.”Joshua 13:24“And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.”2 Samuel 12:27“And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.”1 Chronicles 20:1“And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.”Psalms 48:11“Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.”Psalms 97:8“Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.”Isaiah 14:1“For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.”Isaiah 17:1“The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.”Jeremiah 49:1“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?”Ezekiel 16:46“And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.”Joshua 8:28“And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.”Jeremiah 50:12“Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.”Ezekiel 25:7“Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.”
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