Jeremiah 49:1 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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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✦ MADE SIMPLE

About the Ammonites — God's asking: 'Wait, doesn't Israel have any sons left? No one to inherit what's theirs? So why is the Ammonite king taking over Gad's territory and letting his people move into those cities?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's calling out the Ammonites for taking land that wasn't theirs to take.

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Deuteronomy 2:19

When you come near the territory of the Ammonites, don't trouble them or fight with them. I will not give you any of the Ammonites' land to possess, because I have already given it to the descendants of Lot as their inheritance.

Deuteronomy 3:16

To the tribes of Reuben and Gad, I gave the land from Gilead down to the Arnon River, including half the valley, with the border extending to the Jabbok River, which marks the boundary of the Ammonites' territory.

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Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer (which sits on the bank of the Arnon River), including the middle of the river and half of Gilead, all the way to the Jabbok River, which forms the border with the Ammonites.

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