Jeremiah 49:1-39
[We are almost through the book of Jeremiah. This is the 22nd book we have journaled together. And we have been doing this for – wait for it – three years!
What a blast it has been!]
In this chapter – we have some judgements on various nations.
👉 Judgement on Ammon (v 1-6)
- shall become desolate
- villages burned
- called to mourn
- trusted in treasures
- terror will come
- God will restore
👉 Judgement on Edom (v 7-22)
- calamity and punishment
- stripped bear
- no hiding place or protection
- made small among the nations
- deceived by their pride
👉 Judgement on Damascus (v 23-27)
- heard bad news
- troubled
- panic, anguish, sorrow
- no defenders
- strongholds devoured
👉 Judgement on Kedar/Hazor (v 28-33)
- all their goods taken
- terror on every side
- an everlasting waste
👉 Judgement on Elam (v 34-39)
- will break the bow of their night
- no place for the people to go
- disaster
- consumed by the Lord
- will be restored
We can trust the Lord to take care of business, friends. Not one attack against his people is unnoticed. It may not be on our timeline – but we don’t have to worry that any evil will go unpunished.
Ah, but the last verse…restoration. Future hope for the Gentiles.
It’s a perfect picture of God – judgement and mercy all mixed together.
You are loved.
