Beginning

Vengeance on Nearby Nations

25 The word of Adonai came to me saying: ² “Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon and prophesy against them. ³ Say to the children of Ammon—hear the word of Adonai, thus says Adonai Elohim—‘Because you said, “Aha!” against My Sanctuary when it was defiled, 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 will give you over to the children of the east as a possession. They will set up their camps among you and make their dwellings among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk. ⁵ I will make Rabbah a grazing place for camels and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am Adonai.’”

⁶ For thus says Adonai Elohim: “Because you have clapped your hands, stomped your feet and rejoiced with all the disdain of your soul against the land of Israel, ⁷ therefore behold, I will stretch out My hand over you. I will deliver you as plunder for the nations. I will cut you off from the people. I will cause you to perish from among the countries. I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am Adonai.”

⁸ Thus says Adonai Elohim: “Because Moab and Seir say, ‘See, the house of Judah is like all the other nations!’ ⁹ therefore behold, I will expose the mountain slope of Moab with all its cities, from its frontier cities, the glorious country of Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. ¹⁰ I will deliver it, together with the children of Ammon, to the children of the east as a possession, so that the children of Ammon will not be remembered among the nations. ¹¹ Then I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know that I am Adonai.”

¹² Thus says Adonai Elohim: “Because Edom has taken severe vengeance against the house of Judah and has grievously offended by taking revenge upon them, ¹³ therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘I will stretch out My hand upon Edom. I will cut off man and beast from it. I will make it desolate. From Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. ¹⁴ I will take My vengeance upon Edom by the hand of My people Israel. They will do in Edom according to My anger and according to My fury. They will know My vengeance.’” It is a declaration of Adonai.

¹⁵ Thus says Adonai Elohim: “Because the Philistines have acted in revenge and have taken severe vengeance with scornful soul, destroying in unending hatred, ¹⁶ therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I will stretch out My hand over the Philistines. I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the seacoast. ¹⁷ I will execute severe vengeance upon them with furious punishments. So they will know that I am Adonai, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”

Downfall of Tyre

26 On the first day of the month in the eleventh year, the word of Adonai came to me saying: ² “Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, ‘Aha, she is shattered, the gateway of the peoples—she is turned over to me! I will be filled, now that she is laid waste!’ ³ Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: Behold, I am against you, Tyre. I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. ⁴ They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers. I will sweep her dust from her and make her a bare rock. ⁵ She will be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea. For I have spoken it.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “She will become plunder for the nations, ⁶ and her daughters in the field will be slain by the sword. So they will know that I am Adonai.”

⁷ For thus says Adonai Elohim: “Behold, from the north I will bring against Tyre Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, with horsemen and a vast army of troops. ⁸ He will slaughter your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build siege works against you, cast up an assault ramp against you and raise up shields against you. ⁹ He will thrust his battering engines against your walls. He will tear down your towers with his weapons. ¹⁰ You will be covered with dust from the multitude of his horses. At the noise of the horsemen, wheels and chariots, your walls will shake, when he enters your gates, as men enter a breached city. ¹¹ With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword. The pillars of your strength will come down to the ground. ¹² They will rob your riches and plunder your merchandise. They will tear down your walls and destroy your fine houses. They will cast your stones and your lumber and your dust into the midst of the sea. ¹³ I will put an end to the sound of your songs. The sound of your lyres will no longer be heard. ¹⁴ I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the spreading of nets, you will be built no more; for I, Adonai, have spoken.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

¹⁵ Thus says Adonai Elohim to Tyre: “Will the coastlands not shake at the sound of your downfall—when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made in your midst? ¹⁶ Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones. They will cast aside their robes. They will take off their richly woven garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground. They will tremble every moment and be appalled at you. ¹⁷ They will lift a lament for you and say to you:

¹⁹ For thus says Adonai Elohim: “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities that are uninhabited, when I bring the flood upon you and the great waters cover you— ²⁰ then I will bring you down with them who descend into the Pit, to the people of long ago. I will make you dwell in the lowest parts of the earth, like the waste places of old, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or radiate splendor in the land of the living. ²¹ I will make you a horror, and you will no longer exist. Though you are sought for, you will never be found again.” It is a declaration of Adonai Elohim.

27 The word of Adonai came to me saying: ² “You, son of man, lift up a lament for Tyre.

¹² “‘Tarshish was your trading partner because of the abundance of all riches. With silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for your merchandise. ¹³ Javan, Tubal and Meshech were your traffickers—they gave lives of people and vessels of bronze for your wares. ¹⁴ Those from the house of Togarmah traded for your merchandise with horses, steeds and mules. ¹⁵ The men of Dedan traded with you; many coastlands were your customers; they brought you horns of ivory and ebony as your payment. ¹⁶ Aram was your customer because of your abundant goods—they traded for your merchandise with emerald, purple and embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral and rubies. ¹⁷ Judah and the land of Israel were your customers; they traded for your wares with wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil and balm. ¹⁸ Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your goods and all your great wealth, with the wine of Helbon and wool of white^[a]. ¹⁹ Vedan and Javan from Uzal traded for your wares—ironwork, cinnamon and spices were bartered for your merchandise. ²⁰ Dedan was your dealer in saddlecloth for riding. ²¹ Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored trading partners in lambs, rams and goats; in these they were your customers. ²² The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your vendors—they traded for your wares with the finest spices, all precious stones and gold. ²³ Haran and Canneh and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad traded with you. ²⁴ They traded for your merchandise with gorgeous fabrics, garments of blue and richly woven work, carpets of multi-colored material, with cords twisted and tightly knotted. ²⁵ The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares.