Concerning the Ammonites, thussaith the LORD; HathIsrael no sons? hath he no heir? why thendoththeirkinginherit Gad, and his peopledwell in his cities?
Therefore, behold, the dayscome, saith the LORD, that I willcause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolateheap, and her daughtersshall be burnedwithfire: thenshallIsrael be heiruntothemthatwere his heirs, saith the LORD.
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you withsackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for theirkingshall go intocaptivity, and his priests and his princestogether.
Behold, I willbring a fearuponthee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all thosethat be aboutthee; and ye shall be driven out every man rightforth; and noneshallgather up him thatwandereth.
But I havemadeEsaubare, I haveuncovered his secretplaces, and he shall not be able to hidehimself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
For thussaith the LORD; Behold, theywhosejudgment was not to drink of the cup haveassuredlydrunken; and art thou he thatshallaltogether go unpunished? thoushalt not go unpunished, but thoushaltsurelydrink of it.
For I havesworn by myself, saith the LORD, thatBozrahshallbecome a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the citiesthereofshall be perpetualwastes.
I haveheard a rumourfrom the LORD, and an ambassador is sentunto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and comeagainst her, and rise up to the battle.
Thy terriblenesshathdeceivedthee, and the pride of thineheart, O thouthatdwellest in the clefts of the rock, thatholdest the height of the hill: thoughthoushouldestmake thy nest as high as the eagle, I willbringtheedownfromthence, saith the LORD.
As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbourcitiesthereof, saith the LORD, no man shallabidethere, neithershall a son of man dwell in it.
Behold, he shallcome up like a lionfrom the swelling of Jordanagainst the habitation of the strong: but I willsuddenlymake him run awayfrom her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appointover her? for who is like me? and who willappoint me the time? and who is thatshepherdthatwillstandbefore me?
Thereforehear the counsel of the LORD, that he hathtakenagainstEdom; and his purposes, that he hathpurposedagainst the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flockshalldrawthem out: surely he shallmaketheirhabitationsdesolatewiththem.
Behold, he shallcome up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wingsoverBozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
ConcerningDamascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for theyhaveheardeviltidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
ConcerningKedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, whichNebuchadrezzarking of Babylonshallsmite, thussaith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.
Theirtents and theirflocksshalltheytakeaway: theyshalltake to themselvestheircurtains, and all theirvessels, and theircamels; and theyshall cry untothem, Fear is on everyside.
Flee, get you far off, dwelldeep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzarking of Babylonhathtakencounselagainst you, and hathconceived a purposeagainst you.
And theircamelsshall be a booty, and the multitude of theircattle a spoil: and I willscatterinto all windsthemthat are in the utmostcorners; and I willbringtheircalamityfrom all sidesthereof, saith the LORD.
And uponElamwill I bring the fourwindsfrom the fourquarters of heaven, and willscatterthemtoward all thosewinds; and thereshall be no nationwhither the outcasts of Elamshall not come.
For I willcauseElam to be dismayedbeforetheirenemies, and beforethemthatseektheirlife: and I willbringeviluponthem, even my fierceanger, saith the LORD; and I willsend the swordafterthem, till I haveconsumedthem: