Jeremiah 49 · Verse 6

Jeremiah 49:6

And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:6, King James Version

Jeremiah 49:6 in other translations

BSBYet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.
WEB“But afterward I will reverse the captivity of the children of Ammon,” says the LORD.
ASVBut afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith Jehovah.
YLTAnd after this I turn back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, An affirmation of Jehovah.'
DARBYAnd afterwards I will turn the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith Jehovah.
BBEBut after these things, I will let the fate of the children of Ammon be changed, says the Lord.
WebsterAnd afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.

What does Jeremiah 49:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. (Compare Jr 48:47). For the sake of "righteous" Lot their progenitor. Partially fulfilled under Cyrus; in gospel times more fully.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Afterward I will bring again - The Ammonites are supposed to have returned with the Moabites and Israelites, on permission given by the edict of Cyrus.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 49:1-6

Prophecies relative to the Ammonites. (Jr 49:1-6) The Edomites. (Jr 49:7-22) The Syrians. (Jr 49:23-27) The Kedarenes. (Jr 49:28-33) The Elamites. (Jr 49:34-39) Verses 1-6 . Might often prevails against right among men, yet that might shall be controlled by the Almighty, who judges aright; and those will find themselves mistaken, who, like the Ammonites, think every thing their own on which they can lay their hands…

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Jeremiah 49:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַחֲרֵי\־ve.'a.cha.rei-and afterH310
כֵ֗ןKhenthusH3651
אָשִׁ֛יב'a.ShivI will turn backH7725
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁב֥וּתshe.Vut[the] captivity ofH7622
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֖וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 49:6

  • Jeremiah 49:39

    But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 48:47

    Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

  • Jeremiah 46:26

    And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 23:18

    And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

  • Isaiah 19:18-23

    In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it. …

  • Ezekiel 16:53

    When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
39; 46:26; 48:47; Isa 19:18-23; 23:18; Eze 16:53

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 49:5

    Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.

  • Jeremiah 49:6

    And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 49:7

    Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

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Jeremiah 49:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y después de esto haré tornar la cautividad de los hijos de Ammón, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et après cela, je rétablirai les captifs des fils d’Ammon, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber nachher werde ich die Gefangenschaft der Kinder Ammon wenden, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et post hæc reverti faciam captivos filiorum Ammon, ait Dominus.