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# Jeremiah 49 General Notes
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### Structure and formatting
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The ULB sets the lines in 49:1-11, 14-27, 29-33, 37-39 farther to the right on the page than the rest of the text because they are part of a long quotation.
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Jeremiah's prophesies about other nations conclude in this chapter. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])
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### Special concepts in this chapter
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#### Covenant with Abraham
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Ammon is destroyed because it drove the people of the tribe of Gad from their homeland. This is in line with the promises of the covenant Yahweh made with Abraham to curse those who curse Abraham's descendants. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse]])
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### Important figures of speech in this chapter
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#### Rhetorical questions
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There are many rhetorical questions in this chapter. The purpose of these rhetorical questions is to convict those Yahweh addresses. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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## Links:
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* __[Jeremiah 49:1 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../48/intro.md) | [>>](../50/intro.md)__
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