1Of the children of Ammon . Thus saith Jehovah : Hath Israel no sons ? hath he no heir ? why then doth Malcam possess Gad , and his people dwell in the cities thereof ? 2Therefore , behold , the days come , saith Jehovah , that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon ; and it shall become a desolate heap , and her daughters shall be burned with fire : then shall Israel possess them that did possess him , saith Jehovah . 3Wail , O Heshbon , for Ai is laid waste ; cry , ye daughters of Rabbah , gird you with sackcloth : lament , and run to and fro among the fences; for Malcam shall go into captivity , his priests and his princes together . 4Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys , thy flowing valley , O backsliding daughter ? that trusted in her treasures, saying , Who shall come unto me ? 5Behold , I will bring a fear upon thee , saith the Lord , Jehovah of hosts , from all that are round about thee ; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth , and there shall be none to gather together the fugitives . 6But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon , saith Jehovah .
Judgment on Edom
7Of Edom. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts : Is wisdom no more in Teman ? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished ? 8Flee ye , turn back , dwell in the depths , O inhabitants of Dedan ; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him , the time that I shall visit him . 9If grape-gatherers came to thee , would they not leave some gleaning grapes ? if thieves by night , would they not destroy till they had enough ? 10But I have made Esau bare , I have uncovered his secret places , and he shall not be able to hide himself : his seed is destroyed , and his brethren, and his neighbors ; and he is not . 11Leave thy fatherless children , I will preserve them alive ; and let thy widows trust in me . 12For thus saith Jehovah : Behold , they to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink ; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished ? thou shalt not go unpunished , but thou shalt surely drink . 13For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah , that Bozrah shall become an astonishment , a reproach , a waste , and a curse ; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes . 14I have heard tidings from Jehovah , and an ambassador is sent among the nations , saying , Gather yourselves together , and come against her , and rise up to the battle . 15For , behold , I have made thee small among the nations , and despised among men. 16As for thy terribleness , the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock , that holdest the height of the hill : though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle , I will bring thee down from thence , saith Jehovah . 17And Edom shall become an astonishment : every one that passeth by it shall be astonished , and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. 18As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof , saith Jehovah , no man shall dwell there , neither shall any son of man sojourn therein . 19Behold , he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation : for I will suddenly make them run away from it ; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it : for who is like me ? and who will appoint me a time ? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me ? 20Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah , that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes , that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman : Surely they shall drag them away , even the little ones of the flock ; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them . 21The earth trembleth at the noise of their fall ; there is a cry , the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea . 22Behold , he shall come up and fly as the eagle , and spread out his wings against Bozrah : and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs .
Prophecy Against Damascus
23Of Damascus . Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil tidings , they are melted away : there is sorrow on the sea ; it cannot be quiet . 24Damascus is waxed feeble , she turneth herself to flee , and trembling hath seized on her : anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her , as of a woman in travail . 25How is the city of praise not forsaken , the city of my joy ? 26Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets , and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day , saith Jehovah of hosts . 27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus , and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad .
Judgment on Kedar and Hazor
28Of Kedar , and of the kingdoms of Hazor , which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote . Thus saith Jehovah : Arise ye, go up to Kedar , and destroy the children of the east . 29Their tents and their flocks shall they take ; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains , and all their vessels , and their camels ; and they shall cry unto them , Terror on every side ! 30Flee ye , wander far off , dwell in the depths , O ye inhabitants of Hazor , saith Jehovah ; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you , and hath conceived a purpose against you . 31Arise , get you up unto a nation that is at ease , that dwelleth without care, saith Jehovah ; that have neither gates nor bars , that dwell alone. 32And their camels shall be a booty , and the multitude of their cattle a spoil : and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners of their hair cut off ; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them , saith Jehovah . 33And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals , a desolation for ever : no man shall dwell there , neither shall any son of man sojourn therein . 34The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam , in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah , saying , 35Thus saith Jehovah of hosts : Behold , I will break the bow of Elam , the chief of their might . 36And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven , and will scatter them toward all those winds ; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come . 37And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life ; and I will bring evil upon them , even my fierce anger , saith Jehovah ; and I will send the sword after them , till I have consumed them : 38and I will set my throne in Elam , and will destroy from thence king and princes , saith Jehovah . 39But it shall come to pass in the latter days , that I will bring back the captivity of Elam , saith Jehovah .