1   The worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2   Thou sonne of man, set thy face toward the Ammonites, and prophecie vpon them.

3   And say vnto the Ammonites: heare the worde of the Lorde God, thus sayth the Lorde God: Forsomuch as thou saydest ^note Haha ouer my sanctuarie because it was polluted, and ouer the land of Israel because it was desolate, and ouer the house of Iuda because they went into captiuitie:

4   Beholde therfore, I wil deliuer thee to the people of the ^note cast, that they may haue thee in possession: these shall settle their ^note palaces in thee, and make their dwellinges in thee, they shall eate thy fruite, and drinke vp thy milke.

5   As for ^note Rabbath, I will make of it a stable for camels, and of the Ammonites a sheepfolde: and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

6   For thus sayth the Lorde God: Insomuch

as thou hast clapped with thyne handes, and stamped with thy feete, yea and reioyced ouer the lande of Israel with all thy ^note despite in heart: B   

7   Behold therfore I wil stretche out my hande ouer thee, and deliuer thee to be spoyled of the heathen, ∧ roote thee out from among the people, and cause thee to perishe out of the landes: yea I will make thee to be destroyed, that thou mayest know that I am the Lorde.

8   Thus sayth the Lord God: Forsomuch as Moab and Seir do say, Beholde the house of Iuda is like as all gentiles be:

9   Therfore behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities [I say] of his frontiers, the pleasures of the countrey [as namely] Bethiesimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim:

10    ^noteUnto the children of the east against the Ammonites, and will geue it into possession, so that the Ammonites shall no more be had in remembraunce among the heathen.

11   And I will execute iudgementes vpon Moab, and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

12   Thus sayth the Lorde God: For that Edom hath done in auenging reuengement vpon the house of Iuda, ∧ hath done great offence and auenged hym selfe vpon them:

13   Therfore thus sayth the Lord God, I wil reache out myne hand vpon Edom, and destroy man and beast out of it, I will make it desolate from Theman, ∧ Dedanah shall fall by the sworde. C   

14   And I will execute my reuengement vpon Edom by the hande of my people Israel, they shall do in Edom according to my wrath and indignation, so that they shall knowe my vengeaunce, sayth the Lord God.

15   Thus sayth the Lorde God: For that the Philistines dyd in vengeaunce, [namely] in auenging reuengement, with a ^note dispyteful heart to destroy it for the old enmitie:

16   Therfore thus saith the Lord God, Behold I will stretche out my hande ouer the Philistines, and destroy the ^note Cerethites, and cause all the remnaunt of the sea coast to perishe:

17   A great vengeaunce will I take vpon them, with punishements of my wrath, that they may knowe that I am the Lord, when I shal lay my vengeaunce vpon them.

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