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?
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The verse 1 is found in chapter 49 of Jeremiah. The oracle against Ammon denounces the nation’s confidence in its valley and treasures. Milcom and the cities will be affected by judgment, but a promise of restoration eventually appears. The structure demonstrates that a word of judgment against the nations does not eliminate the possibility of future mercy.
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Wider die Kinder Ammon spricht der HERR also: Hat denn Israel nicht Kinder, oder hat es keinen Erben? Warum besitzt denn Milkom das Land Gad, und sein Volk wohnt in jener Städten?
De los hijos de Ammón. Así ha dicho Jehová: ¿No tiene hijos Israel? ¿No tiene heredero? ¿Por qué tomó como por heredad el rey de ellos a Gad, y su pueblo habitó en sus ciudades?
Acerca de los amonitas, así dice Jehová: «¿No tiene hijos Israel? ¿No tiene heredero? ¿Por qué Milcom se ha apoderado de Gad y su pueblo vive en sus ciudades?
Sur les enfants d'Ammon. Ainsi parle l'Eternel: Israël n'a-t-il point de fils? N'a-t-il point d'héritier? Pourquoi Malcom possède-t-il Gad, Et son peuple habite-t-il ses villes?
QUANT’è a’ figliuoli di Ammon, così ha detto il Signore: Israele non ha egli alcuni figliuoli? non ha egli alcuno erede? perchè si è Malcam messo in possesso di Gad, e si è il suo popolo stanziato nelle città di esso?
CONTRA os filhos de Amom. Assim diz o SENHOR: Acaso Israel não tem filhos, nem tem herdeiro? Por que, pois, herdou Malcã a Gade e o seu povo habitou nas suas cidades?
論 亞捫 人。 耶和華如此說: 以色列 沒有兒子嗎? 沒有後嗣嗎? 米勒公 為何承受 迦得 為業呢? 屬它的百姓為何住其中的城鎮呢?
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