³ Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God: Because you said, “Aha!” over my sanctuary when it was profaned and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate and over the house of Judah when it went into exile,^(A)

² Thus says the Lord God: Because the enemy said of you, “Aha!” and, “The ancient heights have become our possession,”^(A)

Penitence and Trust in God

⁶ For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within you against the land of Israel,^(A)

¹⁰ Because you said, “These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will take possession of them”—although the Lord was there^(A)— ¹¹ therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, I will deal with you according to the anger and envy that you showed because of your hatred against them, and I will make myself known among you^[a] when I judge you.^{(B) 12} You shall know that I, the Lord, have heard all the abusive speech that you uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, “They are laid desolate; they are given us to devour.” ¹³ And you magnified yourselves against me with your mouth and multiplied your words against me; I heard it.^{(C) 14} Thus says the Lord God: As the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.^{(D) 15} As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, Mount Seir and all Edom, all of it. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.^(E)

² Mortal, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem,

³ therefore, thus says the Lord God:

I have spoken, says the Lord God.

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.^(E)

⁷ For thus says the Lord God: I will bring against Tyre from the north King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, king of kings, together with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a great and powerful army.^(F)

¹⁵ Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: Shall not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter goes on within you?^{(L) 16} Then all the princes of the sea shall step down from their thrones; they shall remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They shall clothe themselves with trembling and shall sit on the ground; they shall tremble every moment and be appalled at you.^{(M) 17} And they shall raise a lamentation over you and say to you:

¹⁹ For thus says the Lord God: When I make you a city laid waste, like cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you and the great waters cover you, ²⁰ then I will thrust you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of long ago, and I will make you live in the world below, among primeval ruins, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or have a place^[e] in the land of the living.^{(P) 21} I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more; though sought for, you will never be found again, says the Lord God.^(Q)