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

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

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

Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon, 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 tell the children of Ammon, Hear the word of the Lord Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Because you said, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was made 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.

therefore, behold, I will deliver you to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in you, and make their dwellings in you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your 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.”

I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

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 says the Lord Yahweh: Because you have clapped your hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of your soul 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

therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand on you, and will deliver you for a plunder to the nations; and I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish out of the countries: I will destroy you; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

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

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because Moab and Seir say, Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations;

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.

to the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon; and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon 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 on Moab; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

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

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself on 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 says the Lord Yahweh, I will stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and animal from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; even to Dedan shall they 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

I will lay my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel; and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath; and they shall know my vengeance, says the Lord Yahweh.

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

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual hostility;

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 says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I will stretch out my hand on the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, 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.”’”

I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall lay my vengeance on them.