1 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,

2 “ Son of man, look toward the Ammonites and speak against them.

Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;

3 T ell them, ‘Hear the Word of the Lord God! The Lord God says, “Because you were happy when My holy place was made unclean, and when the land of Israel was made waste, and when the people of Judah were taken away,

and say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;

4 I am going to give you to the people of the east. They will put up their tents among you and live among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.

5 I will turn the city of Rabbah into a field for camels, and Ammon into a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

6 F or the Lord God says, “Because you have clapped your hands and crushed under your feet and showed your joy because of your hate for Israel,

For thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

7 I have put out My hand against you. I will give you away to the nations. And I will destroy you from the nations and from the lands. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” Word against Moab

behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

8 ‘ The Lord God says, “Because Moab and Seir say, ‘See, Judah is like all the nations,’

Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;

9 I will lay waste the side of Moab, beginning with these cities there, Beth-jeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim, the best of the country.

therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,

10 I will give it to the people of the east, as I did with Ammon, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered among the nations.

unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.

11 I will punish Moab, and they will know that I am the Lord.” Word against Edom

And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

12 ‘ The Lord God says, “Because Edom has fought against Judah in its anger, and has become very guilty by doing so,”

Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

13 t he Lord God says, “I will put out My hand against Edom and kill its men and their animals. I will destroy it and they will fall by the sword from Teman to Dedan.

therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

14 I will punish Edom by the hand of My people Israel. They will act in My anger against Edom, and Edom will know My anger,” says the Lord God. Word against Philistia

And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.

15 ‘ The Lord God says, “Because the Philistines have fought to destroy Judah with the lasting anger that is in their hearts,”

Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

16 t he Lord God says, “I will put out My hand against the Philistines. And I will destroy the Cherethites and those left beside the sea.

therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

17 I will punish them in My anger, and they will know that I am the Lord when I punish them.”’”

And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.