25 The word of the LORD came to me: 2O mortal, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus said the Lord GOD: Because you cried “Aha!” over My Sanctuary when it was desecrated, and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste, and over the House of Judah when it went into exile—4assuredly, I will deliver you to the Kedemites as a possession. They shall set up their encampments among you and pitch their dwellings in your midst; they shall eat your produce and they shall drink your milk. 5I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a place for sheep to lie down. And you shall know that I am the LORD.
6For thus said the Lord GOD: Because you clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with such utter scorn—7assuredly, I will stretch out My hand against you and give you as booty to the nations; I will cut you off from among the peoples and wipe you out from among the countries and destroy you. And you shall know that I am the LORD.
8Thus said the Lord GOD: Because Moab a-and Seir-a said, “See, the House of Judah is like all other nations”—9assuredly, I will lay bare the flank of Moab, all its towns to the last one—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, the glory of the country. 10I will deliver it, together with Ammon, to the Kedemites as their possession. Thus Ammon shall not be remembered among the nations, 11and I will mete out punishments to Moab. And they shall know that I am the LORD.
12Thus said the Lord GOD: Because Edom acted vengefully against the House of Judah and incurred guilt by wreaking revenge upon it— 13assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast, and I will lay it in ruins; from Tema to Dedan they shall fall by the sword. 14I will wreak My vengeance on Edom through My people Israel, and they shall take action against Edom in accordance with My blazing anger; and they shall know My vengeance—declares the Lord GOD.
15Thus said the Lord GOD: Because the Philistines, in their ancient hatred, acted vengefully, and with utter scorn sought revenge and destruction—16assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD: I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines and cut off the Cherethites and wipe out the last survivors of the seacoast. 17I will wreak frightful vengeance upon them by furious punishment; and when I inflict My vengeance upon them, they shall know that I am the LORD.
26 In the eleventh year, on the first of the month,a the word of the LORD came to me: 2O mortal, because Tyre gloated over Jerusalem, “Aha! The gatewayb of the peoples is broken, it has become mine; I shall be filled, now that it is laid in ruins”—3assuredly, thus said the Lord GOD:
I am going to deal with you, O Tyre!
I will hurl many nations against you,
As the sea hurls its waves.
4They shall destroy the walls of Tyre
And demolish her towers;
And I will scrape her soil off her
And leave her a naked rock.
5She shall be in the heart of the sea
A place for dryingc nets;
For I have spoken it
—declares the Lord GOD.
She shall become spoil for the nations,
6And her daughter-towns in the country
Shall be put to the sword.
And they shall know that I am the LORD.
7For thus said the Lord GOD: I will bring from the north, against Tyre, King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, a king of kings, with horses, chariots, and horsemen—a great mass of troops.
8Your daughter-towns in the country
He shall put to the sword;
He shall erect towers against you,
And cast up mounds against you,
And raise [a wall of] bucklers against you.
9He shall turn the force of his battering rams
Against your walls
And smash your towers with his axes.d
10From the cloud raised by his horses
Dust shall cover you;
From the clatter of horsemen
And wheels and chariots,
Your walls shall shake—
When he enters your gates
As men enter a breached city.
11With the hoofs of his steeds
He shall trample all your streets.
He shall put your people to the sword,
And your mighty pillars shall crash to the ground.
12They shall plunder your wealth
And loot your merchandise.
They shall raze your walls
And tear down your splendid houses,
And they shall cast into the water
Your stones and timber and soil.
13I will put an end to the murmur of your songs,
And the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.
14I will make you a naked rock,
You shall be a place for dryingc nets;
You shall never be rebuilt.
For I have spoken
—declares the Lord GOD.
15Thus said the Lord GOD to Tyre: The coastlands shall quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is rife within you. 16All the rulers of the sea shall descend from their thrones; they shall remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They shall clothe themselves with trembling, and shall sit on the ground; they shall tremble every moment, and they shall be aghast at you. 17And they shall intone a dirge over you, and they shall say to you:
How you have perished, e-you who were peopled-e from the seas,
O renowned city!
Mighty on the sea were she and her inhabitants,
Who cast their terror on all f-its inhabitants.-f
18Now shall the coastlands tremble
On the day of your downfall,
And the coastlands by the sea
Be terrified at your end.
19For thus said the Lord GOD: When I make you a ruined city, like cities empty of inhabitants; when I bring the deep over you, and its mighty waters cover you, 20then I will bring you down, with those who go down to the Pit, to the people of old. I will install you in the netherworld, with those that go down to the Pit, like the ruins of old, so that you shall not be inhabited and shall not radiateg splendor in the land of the living. 21I will make you a horror, and you shall cease to be; you shall be sought, but shall never be found again—declares the Lord GOD.
27 The word of the LORD came to me: 2Now you, O mortal, intone a dirge over Tyre. 3Say to Tyre:
O you who dwell at the gateway of the sea,
Who trade with the peoples on many coastlands:
Thus said the Lord GOD:
a-O Tyre, you boasted,
I am perfect in beauty.-a
4Your frontiers were on the high seas,
Your builders perfected your beauty.
5From cypress trees of Senir
They fashioned your planks;
They took a cedar from Lebanon
To make a mast for you.
6From oak trees of Bashan
They made your oars;
Of boxwood from the isles of Kittim,
Inlaid with ivory,
They made your decks.
7Embroidered linen from Egypt
Was the cloth
That served you for sails;
Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah
Were your awnings.
8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad
Were your rowers;
b-Your skilled men, O Tyre,-b were within you,
They were your pilots.
9Gebal’s elders and craftsmen were within you,
Making your repairs.
All the ships of the sea, with their crews,
Were c-in your harbor-c
To traffic in your wares.
10Men of Paras, Lud, and Put
Were in your army,
Your fighting men;
They hung shields and helmets in your midst,
They lent splendor to you.
11Men of Arvad and Helech
Manned your walls all around,
And men of Gammad were stationed in your towers;
They hung their quivers all about your walls;
They perfected your beauty.
12Tarshish traded with you because of your wealth of all kinds of goods; they bartered silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares. 13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they were your merchants; they trafficked with you in human beings and copper utensils. 14From Beth-togarmah they bartered horses, horsemen, and mules for your wares. 15The people of Dedan were your merchants; many coastlands traded under your rule and rendered you tribute in ivory tusks and ebony. 16Aram traded with you because of your wealth of merchandise, dealing with you in turquoise, purple stuff, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and agate.d 17Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants; they trafficked with you in wheat of e-Minnith and Pannag,-e honey, oil, and balm. 18Because of your wealth of merchandise, because of your great wealth, Damascus traded with you in Helbon wine and white wool. 19f-Vedan and Javan from Uzal traded for your wares; they trafficked with you in polished iron, cassia, and calamus. 20Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.-f 21Arabia and all Kedar’s chiefs were traders under your rule; they traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. 22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants; they bartered for your wares all the finest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. 23Haran, Cannch, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad traded with you. 24f-These were your merchants in choice fabrics, embroidered cloaks of blue, and many-colored carpets tied up with cords and preserved with cedar—among your wares.-f 25The ships of Tarshish were in the service of your trade.
gSo you were full and richly laden
On the high seas.
26Your oarsmen brought you out
Into the mighty waters;
The tempest wrecked you
On the high seas.
27Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise,
Your sailors and your pilots,
The men who made your repairs,
Those who carried on your traffic,
And all the fighting men within you—
All the multitude within you—
Shall go down into the depths of the sea
On the day of your downfall.
28At the outcry of your pilots
The billows shall heave;
29And all the oarsmen and mariners,
All the pilots of the sea,
Shall come down from their ships
And stand on the ground.
30They shall raise their voices over you
And cry out bitterly;
They shall cast
