Jeremiah 49:2-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 49:1-6

The Ammonites were next, both in kindred and neighbourhood, to the Moabites, and therefore are next set to the bar. Their country joined to that of the two tribes and a half, on the other side Jordan, and was but a bad neighbour; however, being a neighbour, they shall have a share in these circular predictions. 1. An action is here brought, in God's name, against the Ammonites, for an illegal encroachment upon the rightful possessions of the tribe of Gad, that lay next them, Jer. 49:1. A writ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:2

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord ,.... Or, "are coming" F25 באים "sunt venientes", Montanus, Schmidt. ; as they did, in a very little time after this prophecy: that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites ; the metropolis of the Ammonites; it was their royal city in the times of David, 1 Kings 11:1 ; called by Polybius F26 Hist. l. 5. p. 414. Rabbahamana; and by Ptolemy F1 Geograph. l. 5. c. 15. Philadelphia, which name it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:3

Howl, O Heshbon ,.... Which was a city of Moab, though it formerly belonged to the Amorites; see Jeremiah 48:2 ; it was upon the border of Ammon, and near to Ai, now destroyed; and therefore is called upon to howl and lament, because its destruction also was near at hand, and might be expected; hence Kimchi gathers, that the Ammonites were destroyed before the Moabites: but some have thought that Heshbon was a double city, divided by a river, which ran through it; and that that city which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:3

Run to and fro by the hedges - It is supposed that this may refer to the women making lamentations for the dead, that were in general buried by the walls of their gardens; but others think that it refers to the smaller cities or villages, called here the daughters of Rabbah, the metropolis; the inhabitants of which are exhorted to seek safety somewhere else, as none can be expected from them, now that the enemy is at hand. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:2

Verse 2 God testifies here plainly that he would not suffer the Ammonites for ever to enjoy their unjust plunder. He says that the days would come, in order to sustain with hope the minds of his children: for the Prophet announced his prediction at a time when the Ammonites were in a state of security; and then, some years elapsed while that people enjoyed their spoils. He therefore holds here the minds of the faithful in suspense, that they might learn patiently to wait until the fixed time of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:3

Verse 3 The Prophet now triumphs, as it were, over the land of Ammon, and, according to his accustomed manner, as we have before seen; for had the prophets spoken without metaphors, and simply narrated the things treated of by them, their words would have been frigid and inefficient, and would not have penetrated into the hearts of men. This, then, is the reason why the prophets adopted an elevated style, and adorned with grandeur their prophecies; for they never, like rhetoricians, affected... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:1-2

The paradox of Israel's inheritance. The fittingness of this prediction is very striking. It is Ammon, the appropriator of Gad, who is the special subject of it. I. ITS UNLIKELIHOOD . At the time the prediction was uttered appearances were completely against it. The original promise seemed doomed to failure. The flower and hope of Israel was in exile, and the land lay desolate. Interlopers reaped the benefit of their misfortunes, and seized upon portions of the unoccupied land. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:1-2

A usurper in the inheritance. I. ACTUAL POSSESSION IS NOT THE ONLY THING TO BE CONSIDERED . Ammon is the actual present possessor of the territory of Gad. But every possessor must be ready upon occasion to show his title. With respect to the most trifling article the possessor must be able to make clear that it is his own, that he bought it, or inherited it, or had it given to him; in short, that it came to him in some entirely lawful way. Ammon had taken Gad by force,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:1-3

The violence of the Ammonites shall be severely punished. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:2

The punishment of Ammon. Its capital, Rabbah (see 2 Samuel 12:26 , 2 Samuel 12:27 ), and the "daughter" cities, shall be laid waste. The alarm of war ("alarm" equivalent to "shout"), as in Jeremiah 4:19 . A desolate heap. Fortified towns were built on "heaps, or slight elevations (comp. on Jeremiah 30:18 ), the Hebrew name for which (in the singular) is tel. The "heap" and the ruins of the town together are aptly called a "heap of desolation." Then shall Israel be heir , etc.;... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 49:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:2

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