Judgment on Gentile Nations—Ammon

25 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ² “Son of man, set your face against the ^(A)sons of Ammon and prophesy against them, ³ and say to the sons of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord ^[a]God! This is what the Lord God says: “Because you said, ‘^(B)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 exile, ⁴ therefore, behold, I am going to give you to the ^[b](C)people of the east as a possession, and they will set up their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they will ^(D)eat your fruit and drink your milk. ⁵ I will make ^(E)Rabbah a pasture for camels, and the sons of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” ⁶ For this is what the Lord God says: “Because you have ^(F)clapped your hands and stamped your feet, and have ^(G)rejoiced with all the malice in your soul against the land of Israel, ⁷ therefore, behold, I have ^(H)reached out with My hand against you and I will give you as ^(I)plunder to the nations. And I will ^(J)cut you off from the peoples and ^(K)eliminate you from the lands. I will exterminate you. So you will ^(L)know that I am the Lord.”

Moab

⁸ ‘The Lord God says this: “Because ^(M)Moab and Seir say, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations,’ ⁹ therefore, behold, I am going to ^[c]deprive the flank of Moab of its cities, of its cities ^[d]which are on its frontiers, the glory of the land, ^(N)Beth-jeshimoth, ^(O)Baal-meon, and ^(P)Kiriathaim; ¹⁰ and I will give it as a possession along with the sons of Ammon to the ^[e](Q)people of the east, so that the sons of Ammon will not be remembered among the nations. ¹¹ So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the Lord.”

Edom

¹² ‘The Lord God says this: “Because ^(R)Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has incurred great guilt, and avenged themselves upon them,” ¹³ therefore this is what the Lord God says: “I will also ^(S)reach out with My hand against Edom and ^(T)eliminate human and animal life from it. And I will turn it into ruins; from ^(U)Teman even to ^(V)Dedan they will fall by the sword. ¹⁴ And ^(W)I will inflict My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel. Therefore, they will act in Edom ^(X)in accordance with My anger and My wrath; so they will know My vengeance,” declares the Lord God.

Philistia

¹⁵ ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Because the Philistines have acted in ^(Y)revenge, and have taken vengeance with malice in their souls to destroy with everlasting hostility,” ¹⁶ therefore this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to ^(Z)reach out with My hand against the Philistines and eliminate the ^(AA)Cherethites; and I will destroy the remnant of the seacoast. ¹⁷ I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will ^(AB)know that I am the Lord, when I inflict My vengeance on them.”’”

Judgment on Tyre

26 Now in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ² “Son of man, because ^(AC)Tyre has said in regard to Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The ^(AD)gateway of the peoples is broken; it has ^[f](AE)opened to me. I shall be filled, now that she is laid waste,’ ³ therefore this is what the Lord ^[g]God says: ‘Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring up ^(AF)many nations against you, as the ^(AG)sea brings up its waves. ⁴ They will ^(AH)destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers; and I will sweep her debris away from her and make her a bare rock. ⁵ She will become a dry place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord God; ‘and she will become ^(AI)plunder for the nations. ⁶ Also her ^(AJ)daughters who are ^[h]on the mainland will be killed by the sword, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

⁷ For the Lord God says this: “Behold, I am going to bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, ^(AK)king of kings, with horses, ^(AL)chariots, cavalry, and ^[i]a great army. ⁸ He will kill your daughters ^[j]on the mainland with the sword; and he will make ^(AM)siege walls against you, pile up an ^(AN)assault ramp against you, and raise up a large shield against you. ⁹ And he will direct the blow of his battering rams against your walls, and he will tear down your towers with his ^[k]axes. ¹⁰ Because of the multitude of his ^(AO)horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will ^(AP)shake from the noise of cavalry, ^[l]wagons, and chariots when he ^(AQ)enters your gates as warriors enter a city that is breached. ¹¹ With the hoofs of his ^(AR)horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong ^[m]pillars will ^(AS)go down to the ground. ¹² Also they will take your riches as spoils and plunder your ^(AT)merchandise, ^(AU)tear down your walls and destroy your ^(AV)delightful houses, and ^[n]throw your stones, your timbers, and your debris ^(AW)into the water. ¹³ So I will put an end to the sound of your ^(AX)songs, and the sound of your ^(AY)harps will no longer be heard. ¹⁴ I will turn you into a bare rock; you will become a dry place for the spreading of nets. You will not be ^(AZ)rebuilt, for I the ^(BA)Lord have spoken,” declares the Lord God.

¹⁵ The Lord God says this to Tyre: “Will the ^(BB)coastlands not ^(BC)shake from the sound of your downfall when the wounded groan, when the slaughter takes place in your midst? ¹⁶ Then all the princes of the sea will ^(BD)descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their colorfully woven garments. They will ^(BE)clothe themselves with ^[o]trembling; they will sit on the ground, ^(BF)tremble again and again, and be appalled at you. ¹⁷ And they will take up a ^(BG)song of mourning over you and say to you,

¹⁹ For this is what the Lord God says: “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities which are not inhabited, when I ^(BL)bring up the deep over you and the great waters cover you, ²⁰ then I will bring you down with those who ^(BM)go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you remain in the ^(BN)lower parts of the earth, like the ancient ruins, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not ^[q]be inhabited; but I will put ^(BO)glory in the land of the living. ²¹ I will ^[r]cause you ^(BP)sudden terrors and you will no longer exist; though you will be sought, ^(BQ)you will never be found again,” declares the Lord God.