Jeremiah 49:3 — Cry, people of Heshbon;
your town will become
a pile of rubble.
You will turn h… — CEV | maBible
Read Jeremiah 49:3 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Jeremiah 49.3, Jeremiah 49v3, Jr. 49:3. Cry, people of Heshbon;
your town will become
a pile of rubble.
You will turn here and there,
but your path will be blocked.
Put on sackcloth and mourn,
y…
Other reference formats: Jeremiah 49.3, Jeremiah 49v3, Jr. 49:3.
3 Cry, people of Heshbon;
your town will become
a pile of rubble.
You will turn here and there,
but your path will be blocked.
Put on sackcloth and mourn,
you citizens of Rabbah,
because the idol you worship
will be taken
to a foreign country,
along with its priests
and temple officials.
Notes and references
Heshbon: See also 48.45; since Heshbon was near the border of Moab and Ammon, it was probably ruled by the country that was stronger at the time.
your town will become a pile of rubble: Or “because the town of Ai has been destroyed”; referring to an Ammonite town named Ai, not the town of that name near Bethel in the land of Israel.
You will turn … blocked: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
sackcloth: See the note at 4.8.
the idol you worship: Hebrew “Milcom” (see verse 1 and the note there).