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And the
word of the
LORD came to me
saying,
r{mael y;lea h'wh.y -r;b.d yih.y;w
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"Son of
man,
set your
face toward the
sons of
Ammon and
prophesy against them,
aeb'Nih.w !w{M;[ yen.B -l,a '$y,n'P ~yif ~'d'a -n,B ? ~,hyel][
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and
say to the
sons of
Ammon,
'Hear the
word of the
Lord GOD!
Thus says the
Lord GOD,
"Because you
said,
'Aha!'
against My
sanctuary when it was
profaned, and
against the
land of
Israel when it was
made desolate, and
against the
house of
Judah when they
went into
exile,
y'n{d]a -r;b.D .W[.miv !w{M;[ yen.bil 'T.r;m'a.w ? .$er.m'a !;[;y hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a -h{K hiwh.y ? t;m.d;a -l,a.w l'xin -yik yiv'D.qim -l,a x'a,h ? yiK h'd.Wh.y tyeB -l,a.w h'M;v'n yiK lea'r.fIy ? h'lw{G;B .Wk.l'h
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therefore,
behold, I am going to
give you to the
sons of the
east for a
possession, and they will
set their
encampments among you and
make their
dwellings among you; they will
eat your
fruit and
drink your
milk.
h'v'rw{m.l ~,d,q -yen.bil .$'n.t{n yin.nih !ek'l ? ~,hyen.K.vim .$'b .Wn.t'n.w .$'B ~,hyetw{ryij .Wb.VIy.w ? .$eb'l]x .WT.vIy h'Meh.w .$ey.rip .Wl.ka{y h'Meh
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"I will
make Rabbah a
pasture for
camels and the
sons of
Ammon a
resting place for
flocks. Thus you will
know that I am the
LORD."
yen.B -t,a.w ~yiL;m.g hew.nil h'B;r -t,a yiT;t'n.w ? yin]a -yiK ~,T.[;dyiw !a{c -c;B.rim.l !w{M;[ ? h'wh.y
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'For
thus says the
Lord GOD,
"Because you have
clapped your
hands and
stamped your
feet and
rejoiced with
all the
scorn of your
soul against the
land of
Israel,
d'y '$]a.x;m !;[;y hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{k yiK ? v,p,n.B '$.ja'v -l'k.B x;m.fiT;w l,g'r.B '$][.q;r.w ? lea'r.fIy t;m.d;a -l,a
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therefore,
behold, I have
stretched out My
hand against you and I will
give you for
spoil to the
nations. And I will
cut you
off from the
peoples and make you
perish from the
lands; I will
destroy you. Thus you will
know that I am the
LORD."
]g;b.l -'kyiT;t.n.W '$y,l'[ yid'y -t,a yityij'n yin.nih !ek'l ? '$yiT.d;b]a;h.w ~yiM;['h -nim '$yiT;r.kih.w ~Iyw{G;l ? yin]a -yiK 'T.[;d'y.w '$.dyim.v;a tw{c'r]a'h -nim ? h'wh.y
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'Thus says the
Lord GOD,
"Because Moab and
Seir say,
'Behold, the
house of
Judah is like
all the
nations,'
ryi[ef.w b'aw{m r{m]a !;[;y hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K ? h'd.Wh.y tyeB ~Iyw{G;h -l'k.K heNih
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therefore,
behold, I am going to
deprive the
flank of
Moab of its
cities, of its
cities which are on its
frontiers, the
glory of the
land,
Beth-jeshimoth,
Baal-meon and
Kiriathaim,
~yir'[,hem b'aw{m @,t,K -t,a ;xet{p yin.nih !ek'l ? t{myiv.y;h tyeB #,r,a yib.c .Whec'Qim wy'r'[em ? h'm.t'y.riq.w !w{[.m l;[;B
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and I will
give it for a
possession along with the
sons of
Ammon to the
sons of the
east,
so that the
sons of
Ammon will not be
remembered among the
nations.
h'v'rw{m.l 'hyiT;t.n.W !w{M;[ yen.B -l;[ ~,d,q -yen.bil ? ~Iyw{G;B !w{M;[ -yen.B rek'Zit -a{l !;[;m.l
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"Thus I will
execute judgments on
Moab, and they will
know that I am the
LORD."
yin]a -yiK .W[.d'y.w ~yij'p.v h,f/[,a b'aw{m.b.W ? h'wh.y
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'Thus says the
Lord GOD,
"Because Edom has
acted against the
house of
Judah by
taking vengeance, and has
incurred grievous guilt, and
avenged themselves upon them,"
~w{d/a tw{f][ !;[;y hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K ? ~w{v'a .Wm.v.a,Y;w h'd.Wh.y tyeb.l ~'q'n ~{q.niB ? ~,h'b .Wm.Qin.w
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therefore thus says the
Lord GOD, "I will also
stretch out My
hand against Edom and
cut off man and
beast from it. And I will
lay it
waste; from
Teman even to
Dedan they will
fall by the
sword.
yid'y yitij'n.w hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K !ek'l ? h'meh.b.W ~'d'a h'N,Mim yiT;r.kih.w ~w{d/a -l;[ ? .Wl{PIy b,r,x;B h,n'd.d.W !'myeTim h'B.r'x 'hyiT;t.n.W
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"I will
lay My
vengeance on
Edom by the
hand of My
people Israel. Therefore, they will
act in
Edom according to My
anger and according to My
wrath; thus they will
know My
vengeance,"
declares the
Lord GOD.
lea'r.fIy yiM;[ d;y.B ~w{d/a,B yit'm.qin -t,a yiT;t'n.w ? yit'm.qin -t,a .W[.d'y.w yit'm]x;k.w yiP;a.K ~w{d/a,b .Wf'[.w ? hiwh.y y'n{d]a ~Ua.n
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'Thus says the
Lord GOD,
"Because the
Philistines have
acted in
revenge and have
taken vengeance with
scorn of
soul to
destroy with
everlasting enmity,"
~yiT.vil.P tw{f][ !;[;y hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K ? tyix.v;m.l v,p,n.B j'a.viB ~'q'n .Wm.q'NiY;w h'm'q.niB ? ~'lw{[ t;byea
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therefore thus says the
Lord GOD,
"Behold, I will
stretch out My
hand against the
Philistines, even
cut off the
Cherethites and
destroy the
remnant of the
seacoast *.
h,jw{n yin.nih hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K !ek'l ? ~yiter.K -t,a yiT;r.kih.w ~yiT.vil.P -l;[ yid'y ? ~'Y;h @w{x tyirea.v -t,a yiT.d;b]a;h.w
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"I will
execute great vengeance on them with
wrathful rebukes; and they will
know that I am the
LORD when I
lay My
vengeance on them.""'
h'mex tw{x.kw{t.B tw{l{d.G tw{m'q.n ~'b yityif'[.w ? yit'm.qin -t,a yiTit.B h'wh.y yin]a -yiK .W[.d'y.w ? ~'B