New International Version (NIV)
1Concerning the Ammonites:
This is what the Lord says:
“Has Israel no sons?
Has Israel no heir?
Why then has Molek49:1 Or their king; also in verse 3 taken possession of Gad?
Why do his people live in its towns?
Jeremiah 49:1
Jeremiah 49:1 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
1Concerning the sons of Ammon. This is what the Lord says:
“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no heirs?
Why then has 49:1 In 1 Kin 11:5, 33 and Zeph 1:5, MilcomMalcam taken possession of Gad,
And his people settled in its cities?
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
1Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord:
“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no heirs?
Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad
And his people settled in its cities?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
1Concerning the 49:1 When the tribes of the Northern Kingdom were taken captive in 734-732 b.c., the Ammonites, a nomadic, warlike people descended from Lot through his younger daughter, moved into the territory of the tribe of Gad east of the Jordan.sons (descendants) of Ammon.
Thus says the Lord:
“Does Israel have no sons [to reclaim Gad from the Ammonites]?
Has he no heir?
Why then has 49:1 Malcam or Milcom (1 Kin 11:5, 33; Zeph 1:5) was the national god of the Ammonites. Other variant forms of this name include Milcham and Malcham.Malcam taken possession of Gad
And [why do] his people live in the cities [of Gad]?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
1Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the Lord says:
“Has Israel no sons?
Is he without heir?
Why then has Milcom49:1 Or their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; also in verse 3; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7. taken possession of Gad?
Why have his people settled in their cities?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
1Here is what the Lord says about the people of Ammon.
He says,
“Doesn’t Israel have any sons?
Doesn’t Israel have anyone
to take over the family property?
Then why has the god named Molek taken over Gad?
Why do those who worship him live in its towns?