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Judgment on the nations
Ammon
125.1-7: Jer 49.1-6; Ezek 21.28-32; Amos 1.13-15; Zeph 2.8-11.The word of the LORD came to me: 2“Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites, and prophesy against them. 3Say 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; 4therefore I am handing you over to the people of the East for a possession, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings in your midst; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. 5I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and the cities of the Ammonites25.5 Cn: Heb lacks the cities of a fold for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 6For 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, 7therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and will hand you over as spoil to the nations; and I will cut you off from the peoples and will make you perish out of the countries; I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Moab
825.8-11: Is 15–16; 25.10-12; Jer 48; Amos 2.1-3; Zeph 2.8-11.“Thus says the Lord GOD: Because Moab25.8 Gk Old Latin: Heb Moab and Se'ir said, Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations, 9therefore I will lay open the flank of Moab from the cities25.9 Heb cities from its cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth-jesh'imoth, Ba'al-me'on, and Kiriatha'im. 10I will give it along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, that it25.10 Cn: Heb the Ammonites may be remembered no more among the nations, 11and I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
Edom
1225.12-14: Is 34; 63.1-6; Jer 49.7-22; Ezek 35; Amos 1.11-12; Obad; Mal 1.2-5.“Thus says the Lord GOD: Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance upon them, 13therefore thus says the Lord GOD, I will stretch out my hand against Edom, and cut off from it man and beast; and I will make it desolate; from Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by the sword. 14And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel; and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath; and they shall know my vengeance, says the Lord GOD.
Philistia
1525.15-17: Is 14.29-31; Jer 47; Amos 1.6-8; Zeph 2.4-7; Zech 9.5-7.“Thus says the Lord GOD: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of heart to destroy in never-ending enmity; 16therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cher'ethites, and destroy the rest of the seacoast. 17I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful chastisements. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them.”
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