Old/New Testament
48 Concerning Moab, thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is wasted! Kirjathaim is shamed and captured! Misgab is shamed and afraid!
2 “Moab shall no longer boast. In Heshbon, they have devised evil against it. Come, and let us destroy it, so that it is no longer a nation! Also, you shall be destroyed, O madmen, and the sword shall pursue you!
3 “There shall be a voice of crying from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction.
4 “Moab is destroyed. Her little ones have caused their cry to be heard.
5 “For at the going up of Luhith, the mourner shall go up with weeping. For in the going down of Horonaim, the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
6 “Flee and save your lives! And be like the heath in the wilderness.
7 “For because you hast trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity together with his priests and his princes.
8 “And the destroyer shall come upon all cities, and no city shall escape. The valley shall also perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.
9 “Give wings to Moab, so that he may flee and get away. For his cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell in them.
10 “Cursed is the one who does the work of the LORD deceitfully. And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood.
11 “Moab has been at rest from his youth, and he has settled on his dregs, and has not been poured from vessel to vessel. Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore, his taste remained in him, and his scent has not changed.
12 “Therefore, behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will send to him those who shall carry him away, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
13 “And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the House of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
14 “How can you think ‘We are mighty and strong men of war?’
15 “Moab is destroyed, and his cities burnt up. And his chosen young men have gone down to slaughter,” says the King Whose Name is The LORD of Hosts.
16 “The destruction of Moab is ready to come, and his plague hastens quickly.
17 “All you who are around him, mourn for him. All you who know his name, say, ‘How the strong staff has broken, the beautiful rod!
18 “You, daughter who inhabits Dibon, come down from glory and sit in thirst. For the destroyer of Moab shall come upon you. He shall destroy your strongholds.
19 “You who dwell in Aroer, stand by the way and behold. Ask him who flees and who escapes, saying, ‘What has been done?’
20 “Moab is shamed, for it is destroyed. Howl and cry! Tell it in Arnon, that Moab is made waste,
21 “and judgment has come upon the plain country, upon Holon and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,
22 “and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon the House of Diblathaim,
23 “and upon Kirjathaim, and upon Beth Gamul, and upon Beth Meon,
24 “and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25 “The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” says the LORD.
26 “Make him drunk. Because he magnified himself against the LORD, Moab shall wallow in his vomit. And he shall also be in derision.
27 “For did you not deride Israel, as though he had been found among thieves? For when you speak of him, you are moved.
28 “O you who dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks! And be like the dove that makes her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
29 “We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly prideful), his stoutness and his arrogancy, his pride and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 “I know his wrath,” says the LORD, “but it shall not be so. For his bluster is not right.
31 “Therefore, I will howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab, shall mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
32 “O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for you as I wept for Jazer! Your plants have gone over the sea. They have come to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen upon your summer fruits, and upon your vintage.
33 “And joy and gladness have been taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab. And I have caused wine to fail from the winepress. No one shall tread with shouting. Their shouting shall not be joyous.
34 “From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz they have made their noise, from Zoar to Horonaim (as a heifer of three years old), for the waters of Nimrim shall also be wasted.
35 “Moreover, I will cause to cease in Moab,” says the LORD, “him who offers in the high places, and him who burns incense to his gods.
36 “Therefore, My Heart shall sound for Moab like a flute. And My Heart shall sound like a flute for the men of Kir Heres, because the riches that he has gotten have perished.
37 “For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped. Upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
38 “Mourning shall be upon all the housetops of Moab, and in all its streets. For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure,” says the LORD.
39 “They shall howl, saying, ‘How is he destroyed? How has Moab turned the back with shame?’ So shall Moab be a derision and a fear to all those around him.”
40 For thus says the LORD: “Behold, one shall flee as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
41 “The cities are taken, and the strongholds are won, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that time shall be as the heart of a woman in labor.
42 “And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has set himself up against the LORD.
43 “Fear, and pit, and snare upon you, O inhabitant of Moab,” says the LORD.
44 “He who escapes from the fear shall fall in the pit. And he who gets up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare. For I will bring upon it, upon Moab, the year of their visitation,” says the LORD.
45 “Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon, because of the force. For the fire came out of Heshbon, and a flame from Sihon, and devoured the corner of Moab, and the top of the seditious children.
46 “Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish! For your sons are taken captives and your daughters led into captivity!
47 “Yet I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days,” says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
49 To the children of Ammon, thus says the LORD: “Has Israel no sons? Or has he no heir? Why has their king inherited Gad, and his people dwelt in its cities?
2 “Therefore, behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will cause a noise of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. And it shall be a desolate heap. And her daughters shall be burnt with fire. Then Israel shall take possession of those who possessed him,” says the LORD.
3 “Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is wasted! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah! Gird yourselves with sackcloth! Mourn and run to and fro by the hedges! For their king shall go into captivity, as will his priests and his princes.
4 “Why do you glory in the valleys? Your valley flows away, O rebellious daughter. She trusted in her treasures, saying, ‘Who shall come to me?’
5 “Behold, I will bring a fear upon you,” says the LORD God of Hosts, “from all those who are around you. And you shall be scattered, every man before and behind. And no one shall gather him who flees.
6 “And afterward, I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon.”
7 Thus says the LORD of Hosts to Edom: “Is wisdom no longer in Teman? Has counsel perished from their children? Has their wisdom vanished?
8 “Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, you inhabitants of Dedan! For I have brought the destruction of Esau upon him, the time of his visitation.
9 “If the grape gatherers come to you, would they not leave gleaning grapes? If thieves come by night, they will destroy until they have enough.
10 “For I have laid Esau bare. I have uncovered his secrets, and he shall not be able to hide himself. His seed is wasted, and his brethren, and his neighbors. He is no more.
11 “Leave your fatherless children. I will preserve them alive. And let your widows trust in Me.”
12 For thus says the LORD: “Behold, those whose sentence it was to not drink from the cup, have assuredly drunk. And are you the one who shall escape free? You shall not go free, but you shall surely drink from it.
13 “For I have sworn by Myself,” says the LORD, “that Bozrah shall be waste, a reproach, a desolation, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual desolations.”
14 I have heard a report from the LORD. And an ambassador has been sent to the heathen. “Gather together and come against her! And rise up to the battle!
15 “For lo, I will make you but small among the heathen, and despised among men.
16 “Your fear, and the pride of your heart, have deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock and hold the height of the hill. Though you would make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there,” says the LORD.
17 “Also, Edom shall be desolate. Everyone who goes by him shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all his plagues,
18 “as in the overthrow of Sodom and of Gomorrah and the places nearby,” says the LORD. No man shall dwell there, nor shall the sons of men remain in it.
19 “Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan to the strong dwelling place. For I will make him hurry away from her. And who is the chosen man whom I may appoint against her? For who is like Me? And who will summon Me? And who is the shepherd who will stand before Me?”
20 Therefore, hear the counsel of the LORD that He has devised against Edom, and His purpose that He has conceived against the inhabitants of Teman. Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out. He shall make their habitations desolate with them.
21 The Earth is moved at the noise of their fall. The cry of their voice is heard in the Red Sea.
22 Behold, He shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread His wings over Bozrah. And on that day the hearts of the strong men of Edom shall be as the heart of a woman in labor.
23 To Damascus He says: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard evil tidings. They are faint-hearted and cannot rest, as if on a fearful sea.
24 “Damascus is discouraged, turns herself to flight, and fear has seized her. Anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in labor.
25 “How is the glorious city not forsaken, the city of My joy?
26 “Therefore, her young men shall fall in her streets. And all her men of war shall be cut off on that day,” says the LORD of Hosts.
27 “And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, which shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.”
28 Of Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor—which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, shall strike—thus says the LORD: “Arise! Go up to Kedar and destroy the men of the East.
29 “They shall take away their tents and their flocks. Yea, they shall take away their curtains and all their vessels and their camels for themselves. And they shall cry to them, ‘Fear is on every side!’
30 “Flee! Go far away! Dwell in the depths, O, you inhabitants of Hazor!” says the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, has taken counsel against you, and has devised a purpose against you.
31 “Arise! Get up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the LORD, “which has neither gates nor bars, but dwells alone.
32 “And their camels shall be a plunder, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil. And I will scatter them to all winds, and to the utmost corners. And I will bring their destruction from all sides,” says the LORD.
33 “And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, desolation forever. No man shall dwell there, nor shall the sons of men remain in it.”
34 The Words of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the Prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying,
35 “Thus says the LORD of Hosts: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their strength.
36 ‘And upon Elam I will bring the four winds from the four quarters of Heaven and will scatter them towards all these winds. And there shall be no nation to where the fugitives of Elam shall not come.
37 ‘For I will cause Elam to be afraid before their enemies, and before those who seek their lives, and will bring upon them a plague, the indignation of My wrath,’ says the LORD, ‘And I will send the sword after them until I have consumed them.
38 ‘And I will set My throne in Elam. And I will destroy the king and the princes from there,’ says the LORD, ‘but in the latter days, I will bring back the captivity of Elam,’ says the LORD.”
7 For this Melchizedek - King of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
2 and to whom Abraham also gave a tithe of all things - is by first interpretation “King of Righteousness”, and after that “King of Salem” (that is, “King of Peace”);
3 without father or mother or family, having neither beginning of days nor end of life. But he is likened to the Son of God and continues as a priest forever.
4 Now consider how great this man was to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tithe of the spoils.
5 For indeed those who are the children of Levi (who receive the office of the priesthood) have a Commandment to take tithes from the people according to the Law (that is, from their brothers), though they came out of the loins of Abraham.
6 But the one whose family is not counted among them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.
7 And without any dispute, the less is blessed by the greater.
8 And here, men who die receive tithes. But there, he who lives (about Whom it is witnessed).
9 And truth be told, Levi (who receives tithes) also paid tithes to Abraham.
10 For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
11 Therefore, if perfection had been by the priesthood of the Levites (for under it the people received the Law) what further need was there for another priest to rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not to be called after the order of Aaron?
12 For if the priesthood is changed, then the Law must be changed.
13 For He of Whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man served at the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing regarding the priesthood.
15 And it is even more evident because there has risen up another priest in the likeness of Melchizedek,
16 Who is made priest not after the Law of carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 For He testifies, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For indeed the preceding commandment is annulled because of its weakness and uselessness.
19 For the Law made nothing perfect, but rather the introduction of a better hope (by which we draw near to God).
20 And inasmuch as it is not without an oath (for these priests are made without an oath,
21 but this One was made with an oath by Him Who said to Him, “The Lord has sworn, and will not repent. You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”)
22 By so much has Jesus made a surety of a better Testament.
23 And many were made priests among them, because they were not allowed to endure by the reason of death.
24 But this Man, because He endures forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.
25 Therefore, He is also able to perfectly save those who come to God through Him (seeing He forever lives to make intercession for them).
26 For it was fitting for us to have such a High Priest: holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Who does not need to offer up daily sacrifices (first for His own sins, and then for the people’s) as those High Priests. For He did that once and for all when He offered up Himself.
28 For the Law makes men (who have weakness) High Priests. But the Word of the oath (which came after the Law) makes the Son, Who is consecrated for evermore.
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