Moab and Ammon

¹³ This is what the Lord says:

³ Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you said “Aha!^(A)” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated^(B) and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile,^{(C) 4} therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East^(D) as a possession. They will set up their camps^(E) and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.^{(F) 5} I will turn Rabbah^(G) into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep.^(H) Then you will know that I am the Lord. ⁶ For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands^(I) and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,^{(J) 7} therefore I will stretch out my hand^(K) against you and give you as plunder^(L) to the nations. I will wipe you out from among the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy^(M) you, and you will know that I am the Lord.^(N)’”

A Prophecy Against Moab

⁸ “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Moab^(O) and Seir^(P) said, “Look, Judah has become like all the other nations,” ⁹ therefore I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning at its frontier towns—Beth Jeshimoth^(Q), Baal Meon^(R) and Kiriathaim^(S)—the glory of that land. ¹⁰ I will give Moab along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered^(T) among the nations; ¹¹ and I will inflict punishment on Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”^(U)

A Message About Ammon

49 Concerning the Ammonites:^(A)

This is what the Lord says:

² This is what the Sovereign Lord says:^(A) The enemy said of you, “Aha!^(B) The ancient heights^(C) have become our possession.^(D)”’