the hand of them that are after their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants. And afterward thou shalt be inhabited as of old, saith the LORD.

But thou, my servant Jacob, fear not; and thou, Israel, despair not. For, behold, I will save thee out of far countries, and thy seed out of the land of his prison; and Jacob shall return, and be in peace, and have abundance; and none shall affright him.

Therefore fear not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD; for I am with thee. I will make an end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make an end of thee, but I will chasten thee with measures, that I may not leave thee unpunished.
(Jeremiah)
Chapter 47
Prophecy against the Philistines, Tyre and Zidon.

This is the word of the LORD, which came unto Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh smote Gaza.

Thus saith the LORD; Behold, the waters come up from the north, which shall make a flood, and shall take away the land, and all that is therein, both the cities, and they that dwell therein; and the people shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

For the tumult of their mighty horses that run, and for the rattling of their chariots, and the rumbling of their wheels, that the fathers shall not look for the children, because they shall be afraid.

Before the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, and to deliver up Tyre and Zidon, and all their helpers: For the LORD will destroy the Philistines, which are the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

Gaza shall be bald, and Ascalon and the remnant thereof shall be destroyed in their foundations. How long wilt thou cut thyself?

O sword of the LORD, when wilt thou cease? Enter thou into thy sheath, and rest, and be still.

But how canst thou cease, because the LORD hath commanded thee against Ascalon, and hath appointed thee against the fords of the sea?
(Jeremiah)
Chapter 48
Prophecy against Moab.

Against Moab Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto the city of Nebo; for it is destroyed, and is in ruins! Kiriathaim is taken; the stronghold standeth in ruins, and is broken down.

The defiance of Moab, which they had against Heshbon, is ended: for evil is thought against them, saying, Come, and let us cut them off, that they be no more a nation. And thou, O
Madmen, shalt be destroyed: the sword shall come behind thee,

A cry is heard in Horonaim of distress and great lamentation.

Moab is smitten: they hear their young ones crying.

For they go up the way to Luhith with weeping, and the enemies hear a wailing cry down the way from Horonaim,

Namely, Lift up yourselves, and save your lives. But thou shalt be as the heathen in the wilderness.

Because thou trustest in thy buildings, and in thy treasures, thou shalt be won: and Kamos shall go forth captive, with his priests and his princes.

For the destroyer shall come upon all cities, and not one city shall escape. Both the foundations shall be spoiled, and the plains shall be destroyed: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Give Moab feathers. He shall go out as if he flew: and their cities shall be desolate, and none shall dwell therein.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD unadvisedly. Cursed be he that stoppeth his sword, lest it shed blood!

Moab hath been safe from his youth, and hath lain still upon his heels, and hath never poured out of one barrel into another, neither hath he gone into prison: therefore his savour hath remained unto him, and his smell hath not been changed.

Therefore, behold, saith the LORD, the time cometh, that I will send unto them roasting vessels, and will empty their barrels, and break their nails.

And Moab shall be ashamed of Kamos, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, whereon they trusted.

How may ye say, We are the mighty men of valour, and the mighty men of war?

But if Moab be destroyed, and her cities be taken, and her best men go down to the slaughter, saith the king, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

For the calamity of Moab shall come quickly, and her calamity shall haste greatly.

Dearly beloved, have pity on them, ye that dwell about them, and know their name, and say, How is the strong rod and the glorious staff so broken?

Come down from glory, thou daughter that dwellest in Dibon, and sittest in drought. For the destroyer of Moab shall come up unto thee, and shall break down thy strongholds.

Stand ye in the street, and look, thou inhabitant of Aroer; ask them that flee and escape, and say, How is it?

Alas, Moab is desolate and ruined; howl and cry! Declare it unto Arnon, that Moab is desolate.

The punishment is gone over the plain land, namely, Holon, Jahaz, Mephaath, 22. Dibon, Nebo, Beth-diblathaim,

kiriathaim, beth-gamul, beth-meon,

Kirioth, and Bazrah, and over all the cities of the land of Moab, they are far off, or near.

The horn of Moab is cut off, and her arm is broken, saith the LORD.

Make her drunken (for she hath exalted herself against the LORD), that she may spit, and wring her hands, that she also may be a laughing-stock.

For Israel hath been thy mockery, as if he were found among thieves: and because thou speakest these things against them, thou shalt be put away.

O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks, and be as the doves that nest in the holes.

It hath always been said of proud Moab, that he is very proud, haughty, haughty, defiant, and overconfident.

But the LORD saith, I know well his wrath, that he is not able to do so much; and he presumeth to do more than his ability.

Therefore I must howl over Moab, and cry over all Moab, and lament over the people of Kir-heres.

I weep over thee, O Jaeser, thou vine of Sibmah: for thy branches are gone over the sea, and are come unto the sea of Jaeser. The destroyer is fallen into thy harvest and thy vintage.

Joy and gladness are gone out of the field, and out of the land of Moab: they shall press no more wine; the treaders of the vine shall sing no more their song.

From the cry of Heshbon unto Eleale, which soundeth unto Jahaz, from Zoar the three year old heifer unto Horonaim: for the waters of Nimrim are dried up.

And I will, saith the LORD, make an end of it in Moab, that they shall no more sacrifice in the high places, nor burn incense unto their gods.

Therefore my heart murmureth over Moab like a trumpet, and over the men of Kir-heres my lord murmureth like a trumpet: for they have overpowered it, therefore they must go down.

All heads shall be bald, and all beards shaven, and all hands rent, and every man shall put on sackcloth.

On every housetop, and in every street, and in every part of Moab, shall there be mourning: for I have broken Moab as a vessel that is not worthy, saith the LORD.

O how is it corrupt, how they howl! How shamefully they hang their heads! And Moab is a
mockery and a terror to all that dwell about her, 40. For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he fleeth as an eagle, and spreadeth his wings over Moab.

Kiriath is taken, and the strong cities are taken; and the heart of the mighty men of Moab shall be in that day as the heart of a woman in childbearing.

For Moab must be destroyed, that they be no more a nation, because they have exalted themselves against the LORD.

Fear, and a pit, and a snare, shall come upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD, 44. He that fleeth from fear shall fall into the pit, and he that cometh out of the pit shall be taken in a snare: for I will bring upon Moab a year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

And they that escape out of the battle shall take refuge in Heshbon: but there shall be a fire out of Heshbon, and a flame out of Sihon, which shall devour the places of Moab, and the valiant men.

Woe unto thee, Moab! The people of Kamos are lost: for they have taken thy sons and thy daughters, and carried them away captives.

But in the time to come I will turn the prison of Moab, saith the LORD. Let this be said of the punishment of Moab.
(Jeremiah)
Chapter 49
Prophecy against some other nations, neighbors of the Jews.

Thus saith the LORD against the children of Ammon, Hath not Israel children, or hath he no heir? Why then hath Malchom the land of Gad, and his people dwell in those cities?

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a noise of war against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and she shall lie desolate in a heap, and her daughters shall be set on fire. And Israel shall possess them that were possessed of them, saith the LORD.

Howl, O Heshbon; for Al is a reprobate. Cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, and put on sackcloth; lament, and run about upon the walls. For Malchom is carried away captive, with his priests and his princes.

What bravest thou upon thy pastures? Thy pastures are wasted, thou disobedient daughter, which trustest in thy treasures, and sayest in thine heart, Who may make himself to me?

Behold, saith the LORD of hosts, I will bring fear upon thee of all that