Concerning the sons of aAmmon
. Thus
says
the LORD
: "Does Israel
have
no
sons
? Or
has
he no
heirs
? Why
then has 1Malcam
taken
possession
of Gad
And his people
settled
in its cities
?
"Therefore behold
, the days
are coming
," declares
the LORD
, "That I will cause a 1 atrumpet
blast
of war
to be heard
Against
bRabbah
of the sons
of Ammon
; And it will become
a desolate
heap
, And her ctowns
will be set
on fire
. Then Israel
will take
dpossession
of his possessors
," Says
the LORD
.
"Wail, O aHeshbon
, for bAi
has been destroyed
! Cry
out, O daughters
of Rabbah
, cGird
yourselves
with sackcloth
and lament
, And rush
back
and forth
inside the walls
; For 1Malcam
will dgo
into exile
Together
with his priests
and his princes
.
"How aboastful
you are about the valleys
! Your valley
is flowing
away, O bbacksliding
daughter
Who trusts
in her ctreasures
, saying, ` dWho
will come
against
me?'
"Behold, I am going to bring
aterror
upon you," Declares
the Lord
1GOD
of hosts
, "From all
directions around
you; And each
of you will be bdriven
out 2headlong
, With no
one
to gather
the cfugitives
together.
"But afterward I will arestore
The 1fortunes
of the sons
of Ammon
," Declares
the LORD
.
Concerning aEdom. Thus
says
the LORD
of hosts
, "Is there
no
longer
any
bwisdom
in cTeman
? Has good counsel
been
lost
to the prudent
? Has their wisdom
decayed
?
"Flee away, turn
back
, dwell
in the depths
, O inhabitants
of aDedan
, For I 1will bring
the bdisaster
of Esau
upon him At the time
I 2punish
him.
" aIf grape gatherers
came
to you, Would they not leave
gleanings
? If
thieves
came by night
, They would destroy
only 1until they had enough
.
"But I have astripped Esau
bare
, I have uncovered
his hiding
places
So that he will not be able
to conceal
himself; His 1offspring
has been destroyed
along with his 2relatives
And his neighbors
, and bhe is no
more
.
"Leave your 1 aorphans
behind
, I will keep
them alive
; And let your bwidows
trust
in Me."
For thus says
the LORD
, "Behold
, those 1who
were not sentenced
to drink
the acup
will certainly
drink
it, and are you the one
who will be bcompletely
acquitted
? You will not be acquitted
, but you will certainly
drink
it.
"For I have asworn by Myself," declares
the LORD
, "that bBozrah
will become
an cobject
of horror
, a reproach
, a ruin
and a curse
; and all
its cities
will become
perpetual
ruins
."
I have aheard a message
from the LORD
, And an benvoy
is sent
among the nations
, saying, " cGather
yourselves together and come
against
her, And rise
up for battle
!"
"For behold, I have made
you small
among the nations
, Despised
among men
.
"As for the terror of you, The arrogance
of your heart
has deceived
you, O you who live
in the clefts
of 1the arock
, Who occupy
the height
of the hill
. Though
you make
your nest
as bhigh
as an eagle's
, I will cbring
you down
from there
," declares
the LORD
.
"Edom will become
an aobject
of horror
; everyone
who passes
by it will be horrified
and will bhiss
at all
its wounds
.
"Like the aoverthrow of Sodom
and Gomorrah
with its neighbors
," says
the LORD
, " bno
one
will live
there
, nor
will a son
of man
reside
in it.
" aBehold, one will come
up like a lion
from the 1 bthickets
of the Jordan
against
2a perennially
watered pasture
; for in an instant
I will make him run
away from it, and whoever
is cchosen
I shall appoint
over
it. For who
is dlike
Me, and who
will summon
Me into court? And who
then
is the shepherd
ewho
can stand
against
Me?"
Therefore hear
the aplan
of the LORD
which
He has planned
against
Edom
, and His purposes
which
He has purposed
against
the inhabitants
of Teman
: surely
they will drag
them off
, even the little
ones
of the flock
; surely
He will make
their 1pasture
bdesolate
because
of them.
The aearth has quaked
at the noise
of their downfall
. There is an outcry
! The noise
of it has been heard
at the 1Red
Sea
.
Behold, 1He will mount
up and aswoop
like an eagle
and spread
out His wings
2against
Bozrah
; and the bhearts
of the mighty
men
of Edom
in that day
will be like the heart
of a woman
in labor
.
Concerning aDamascus. " bHamath
and cArpad
are put
to shame
, For they have heard
bad
news
; They are ddisheartened
. There is anxiety
by the sea
, It ecannot
be calmed
.
"Damascus has become
helpless
; She has turned
away to flee
, And panic
has gripped
her; aDistress
and pangs
have taken
hold
of her Like a woman in childbirth
.
"How 1the acity
of praise
has not been deserted
, The town
of My joy
!
"Therefore, her ayoung
men
will fall
in her streets
, And all
the men
of war
will be 1silenced
in that day
," declares
the LORD
of hosts
.
"I will aset fire
to the wall
of Damascus
, And it will devour
the 1fortified
towers
of bBen-hadad
."
Concerning aKedar and the kingdoms
of Hazor
, which
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
defeated
. Thus
says
the LORD
, "Arise
, go
up to Kedar
And devastate
the 1 bmen
of the east
.
"They will take away their tents
and their flocks
; They will carry
off
for themselves Their tent
acurtains
, all
their goods
and their bcamels
, And they will call
out to one another, ` cTerror
on every
side
!'
"Run away
, flee
! Dwell
in the depths
, O inhabitants
of Hazor
," declares
the LORD
; "For aNebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
has formed
a plan
against
you And devised
a scheme
against
you.
"Arise, go
up against
a nation
which is aat ease
, Which lives
securely
," declares
the LORD
. "It has bno
gates
or bars
; They cdwell
alone
.
"Their camels will become
plunder
, And their many
cattle
for booty
, And I will ascatter
to all
the winds
those who bcut
the corners
of their hair; And I will bring
their disaster
from every
side
," declares
the LORD
.
"Hazor will become
a ahaunt
of jackals
, A desolation
forever
; No
one
will live
there
, Nor
will a son
of man
reside
in it."
That which came
as the word
of the LORD
to Jeremiah
the prophet
concerning
aElam
, bat the beginning
of the reign
of Zedekiah
king
of Judah
, saying
:
"Thus says
the LORD
of hosts
, `Behold
, I am going to abreak
the bow
of Elam
, The 1finest
of their might
.
`I will bring upon Elam
the afour
winds
From the four
ends
of heaven
, And will bscatter
them to all
these
winds
; And there
will be no
nation
To which
the outcasts
of Elam
will not go
.
`So I will 1shatter Elam
before
their enemies
And before
those who seek
their lives
; And I will abring
calamity
upon them, Even My bfierce
anger
,' declares
the LORD
, `And I will csend
out the sword
after
them Until
I have consumed
them.
`Then I will set My throne
in Elam
And destroy
1out of it king
and princes
,' Declares
the LORD
.
`But it will come about in the last
days
That I will arestore
the 1fortunes
of Elam
,' " Declares
the LORD
.