וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר
The word of YHWH came again to me, saying,
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בֶּן אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עֲלֵיהֶֽם
Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
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וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כֹּה אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֡ה יַעַן֩ אָמְרֵ֨ךְ הֶאָ֜ח אֶל מִקְדָּשִׁ֣י כִֽי נִחָ֗ל וְאֶל אַדְמַ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּ֣י נָשַׁ֔מָּה וְאֶל בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה כִּ֥י הָלְכ֖וּ בַּגּוֹלָֽה
And say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of YHWH YHWH; Thus says YHWH YHWH; Because you saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
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לָכֵ֡ן הִנְנִי֩ נֹתְנָ֨ךְ לִבְנֵי קֶ֜דֶם לְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֗ה וְיִשְּׁב֤וּ טִירֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְנָ֥תְנוּ בָ֖ךְ מִשְׁכְּנֵיהֶ֑ם הֵ֚מָּה יֹאכְל֣וּ פִרְיֵ֔ךְ וְהֵ֖מָּה יִשְׁתּ֥וּ חֲלָבֵֽךְ
Behold, therefore I will deliver you to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in you, and make their dwellings in you: they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.
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וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת רַבָּה֙ לִנְוֵ֣ה גְמַלִּ֔ים וְאֶת בְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן לְמִרְבַּץ צֹ֑אן וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and you shall know that I YHWH.
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כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֚עַן מַחְאֲךָ֣ יָ֔ד וְרַקְעֲךָ֖ בְּרָ֑גֶל וַתִּשְׂמַ֤ח בְּכָל שָֽׁאטְךָ֙ בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ אֶל אַדְמַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
For thus says YHWH YHWH; Because you have clapped hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your despite against the land of Israel;
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לָכֵ֡ן הִנְנִי֩ נָטִ֨יתִי אֶת יָדִ֜י עָלֶ֗יךָ וּנְתַתִּ֤יךָֽ לבג לְבַז֙ לַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְהִכְרַתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִן הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךָ מִן הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת אַשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ כִּֽי אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה
Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon you, and will deliver you for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut you off from the people, and I will cause you to perish out of the countries: I will destroy you; and you shall know that I YHWH.
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כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה יַ֗עַן אֲמֹ֤ר מוֹאָב֙ וְשֵׂעִ֔יר הִנֵּ֥ה כְּכָֽל הַגּוֹיִ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה
Thus says YHWH YHWH; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah like to all the heathen;
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לָכֵן֩ הִנְנִ֨י פֹתֵ֜חַ אֶת כֶּ֤תֶף מוֹאָב֙ מֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔ים מֵֽעָרָ֖יו מִקָּצֵ֑הוּ צְבִ֗י אֶ֚רֶץ בֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁימֹ֔ת בַּ֥עַל מְע֖וֹן וקריתמה וְקִרְיָתָֽיְמָה
Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,
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לִבְנֵי קֶ֨דֶם֙ עַל בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וּנְתַתִּ֖יהָ לְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֑ה לְמַ֛עַן לֹֽא תִזָּכֵ֥ר בְּנֵֽי עַמּ֖וֹן בַּגּוֹיִֽם
To the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
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וּבְמוֹאָ֖ב אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה שְׁפָטִ֑ים וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה
And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I YHWH.
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כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֣עַן עֲשׂ֥וֹת אֱד֛וֹם בִּנְקֹ֥ם נָקָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֶּאְשְׁמ֥וּ אָשׁ֖וֹם וְנִקְּמ֥וּ בָהֶֽם
Thus says YHWH YHWH; Because that Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
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לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְנָטִ֤תִי יָדִי֙ עַל אֱד֔וֹם וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֣ם וּבְהֵמָ֑ה וּנְתַתִּ֤יהָ חָרְבָּה֙ מִתֵּימָ֔ן וּדְדָ֖נֶה בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ
Therefore thus says YHWH YHWH; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
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וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֶת נִקְמָתִ֜י בֶּאֱד֗וֹם בְּיַד֙ עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְעָשׂ֣וּ בֶאֱד֔וֹם כְּאַפִּ֖י וְכַחֲמָתִ֑י וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ אֶת נִקְמָתִ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה
And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, says YHWH YHWH.
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כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֛עַן עֲשׂ֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בִּנְקָמָ֑ה וַיִּנָּקְמ֤וּ נָקָם֙ בִּשְׁאָ֣ט בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ לְמַשְׁחִ֖ית אֵיבַ֥ת עוֹלָֽם
Thus says YHWH YHWH; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy for the old hatred;
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לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י נוֹטֶ֤ה יָדִי֙ עַל פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י אֶת כְּרֵתִ֑ים וְהַ֣אֲבַדְתִּ֔י אֶת שְׁאֵרִ֖ית ח֥וֹף הַיָּֽם
Therefore thus says YHWH YHWH; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
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וְעָשִׂ֤יתִי בָם֙ נְקָמ֣וֹת גְּדֹל֔וֹת בְּתוֹכְח֖וֹת חֵמָ֑ה וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ כִּֽי אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בְּתִתִּ֥י אֶת נִקְמָתִ֖י בָּֽם
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I YHWH, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.