Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith
the LORD
; Hath Israel
no sons
? hath he no heir
? why then doth their king
inherit
Gad
, and his people
dwell
in his cities
?
Therefore, behold, the days come
, saith
the LORD
, that I will cause an alarm
of war
to be heard
in Rabbah
of the Ammonites
; and it shall be a desolate
heap
, and her daughters
shall be burned
with fire
: then shall Israel
be heir
unto them that were his heirs
, saith
the LORD
.
Howl, O Heshbon
, for Ai
is spoiled
: cry
, ye daughters
of Rabbah
, gird
you with sackcloth
; lament
, and run to and fro
by the hedges
; for their king
shall go
into captivity
, and his priests
and his princes
together
.
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys
, thy flowing
valley
, O backsliding
daughter
? that trusted
in her treasures
, saying , Who shall come
unto me?
Behold, I will bring a fear
upon thee, saith
the Lord
GOD
of hosts
, from all those that be about
thee; and ye shall be driven out
every man
right forth
; and none shall gather up
him that wandereth
.
And afterward I will bring again
the captivity
of the children
of Ammon
, saith
the LORD
.
Concerning Edom, thus saith
the LORD
of hosts
; Is wisdom
no more in Teman
? is counsel
perished
from the prudent
? is their wisdom
vanished
?
Flee ye, turn back
, dwell
deep
, O inhabitants
of Dedan
; for I will bring
the calamity
of Esau
upon him, the time
that I will visit
him.
If grapegatherers come
to thee, would they not leave
some gleaning grapes
? if thieves
by night
, they will destroy
till they have enough
.
But I have made Esau bare
, I have uncovered
his secret places
, and he shall not be able
to hide
himself: his seed
is spoiled
, and his brethren
, and his neighbours
, and he is not.
Leave thy fatherless children
, I will preserve them alive
; and let thy widows
trust
in me.
For thus saith the LORD
; Behold, they whose judgment
was not to drink
of the cup
have assuredly
drunken
; and art thou he that shall altogether
go unpunished
? thou shalt not go unpunished
, but thou shalt surely
drink
of it .
For I have sworn by myself, saith
the LORD
, that Bozrah
shall become a desolation
, a reproach
, a waste
, and a curse
; and all the cities
thereof shall be perpetual
wastes
.
I have heard a rumour
from the LORD
, and an ambassador
is sent
unto the heathen
, saying , Gather ye together
, and come
against her, and rise up
to the battle
.
For, lo, I will make thee small
among the heathen
, and despised
among men
.
Thy terribleness hath deceived
thee, and the pride
of thine heart
, O thou that dwellest
in the clefts
of the rock
, that holdest
the height
of the hill
: though thou shouldest make thy nest
as high
as the eagle
, I will bring thee down
from thence, saith
the LORD
.
Also Edom shall be a desolation
: every one that goeth
by it shall be astonished
, and shall hiss
at all the plagues
thereof.
As in the overthrow of Sodom
and Gomorrah
and the neighbour
cities thereof, saith
the LORD
, no man
shall abide
there, neither shall a son
of man
dwell
in it.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion
from the swelling
of Jordan
against the habitation
of the strong
: but I will suddenly
make him run away
from her: and who is a chosen
man, that I may appoint
over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time
? and who is that shepherd
that will stand
before
me?
Therefore hear the counsel
of the LORD
, that he hath taken
against Edom
; and his purposes
, that he hath purposed
against the inhabitants
of Teman
: Surely the least
of the flock
shall draw them out
: surely he shall make their habitations
desolate
with them.
The earth is moved
at the noise
of their fall
, at the cry
the noise
thereof was heard
in the Red
sea
.
Behold, he shall come up and fly
as the eagle
, and spread
his wings
over Bozrah
: and at that day
shall the heart
of the mighty men
of Edom
be as the heart
of a woman
in her pangs
.
Concerning Damascus. Hamath
is confounded
, and Arpad
: for they have heard
evil
tidings
: they are fainthearted
; there is sorrow
on the sea
; it cannot
be quiet
.
Damascus is waxed feeble
, and turneth
herself to flee
, and fear
hath seized
on her : anguish
and sorrows
have taken
her, as a woman in travail
.
How is the city of praise
not left
, the city
of my joy
!
Therefore her young men shall fall
in her streets
, and all the men
of war
shall be cut off
in that day
, saith
the LORD
of hosts
.
And I will kindle a fire
in the wall
of Damascus
, and it shall consume
the palaces
of Benhadad
.
Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms
of Hazor
, which Nebuchadrezzar
king
of Babylon
shall smite
, thus saith
the LORD
; Arise
ye, go up
to Kedar
, and spoil
the men
of the east
.
Their tents and their flocks
shall they take away
: they shall take
to themselves their curtains
, and all their vessels
, and their camels
; and they shall cry
unto them, Fear
is on every side
.
Flee, get
you far off
, dwell
deep
, O ye inhabitants
of Hazor
, saith
the LORD
; for Nebuchadrezzar
king
of Babylon
hath taken counsel
against you, and hath conceived
a purpose
against you.
Arise, get you up
unto the wealthy
nation
, that dwelleth
without care
, saith
the LORD
, which have neither gates
nor bars
, which dwell
alone
.
And their camels shall be a booty
, and the multitude
of their cattle
a spoil
: and I will scatter
into all winds
them that are in the utmost
corners
; and I will bring
their calamity
from all sides
thereof, saith
the LORD
.
And Hazor shall be a dwelling
for dragons
, and a desolation
for
ever
: there shall no man
abide
there, nor any son
of man
dwell
in it.
The word of the LORD
that came to Jeremiah
the prophet
against Elam
in the beginning
of the reign
of Zedekiah
king
of Judah
, saying
,
Thus saith the LORD
of hosts
; Behold, I will break
the bow
of Elam
, the chief
of their might
.
And upon Elam will I bring
the four
winds
from the four
quarters
of heaven
, and will scatter
them toward all those winds
; and there shall be no nation
whither the outcasts
of Elam
shall not come
.
For I will cause Elam to be dismayed
before
their enemies
, and before
them that seek
their life
: and I will bring
evil
upon them, even my fierce
anger
, saith
the LORD
; and I will send
the sword
after
them, till I have consumed
them:
And I will set my throne
in Elam
, and will destroy
from thence the king
and the princes
, saith
the LORD
.
But it shall come to pass in the latter days
, that I will bring again
the captivity
of Elam
, saith
the LORD
.