1Concerning the children of Ammon. Thus saith Jehovah: Hath Israel no sons? Hath he not an heir? Why then doth Milcom inherit Gad, And his people dwell in his cities?

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Ezekiel 25:2, Ezekiel 25:10, Zephaniah 2:8, Zephaniah 2:11, Deuteronomy 23:3

2Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, That I will cause a cry of war to be heard against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, And she shall become a ruinous heap, And her daughters shall be burned with fire; And Israel shall take possession of their land, who took possession of his.

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Jeremiah 4:19, Jeremiah 4:19, Deuteronomy 3:11, Ezekiel 21:20, Deuteronomy 3:11

3Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament, And run ye to and fro within the fences! For Milcom goeth into captivity, His priests and his princes together.

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Jeremiah 48:7, Jeremiah 48:7, Isaiah 15:2, Jeremiah 48:37, Isaiah 15:2

4Wherefore dost thou glory in the valleys? Thy valley shall flow [with blood], O perverse daughter, That gloriest in thy treasures, [Saying,] "Who shall come against me?"

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1 Timothy 6:17, 1 Timothy 6:17, Jeremiah 21:13, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 21:13

5Behold, I will bring a terror upon thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, From all those that are around thee, And ye shall be driven out, every one right forth, And there shall be none to gather up the fugitives.

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Jeremiah 46:5, Jeremiah 49:29, Jeremiah 46:5, Jeremiah 49:29, Jeremiah 48:41

6But after this will I bring back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, saith Jehovah.

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Jeremiah 49:39, Jeremiah 49:39, Jeremiah 48:47, Jeremiah 48:47, Isaiah 19:18

7Concerning the Edomites. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Is counsel passed away from the prudent? Is their wisdom vanished?

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Amos 1:11, Amos 1:12, Amos 1:11, Amos 1:12, Genesis 36:15

8Flee ye, turn ye back, Dwell in deep places, O ye inhabitants of Dedan! For the destruction of Esau do I bring, The time of his punishment upon him.

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Jeremiah 25:23, Jeremiah 25:23, Jeremiah 46:21, Jeremiah 46:21, Isaiah 21:13

9If grape-gatherers had come upon thee, Would they not have left some gleanings? If thieves by night, They would have destroyed only till they had enough.

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Obadiah 1:5, Obadiah 1:6, Obadiah 1:5, Obadiah 1:6, Isaiah 17:6

10But I will make Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding-places, So that he shall not be able to hide himself. His offspring shall be destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbors, And he shall be no more.

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Isaiah 17:14, Isaiah 17:14, Malachi 1:3, Malachi 1:4, Malachi 1:3

11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive, And thy widows, let them trust in me!

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Psalms 68:5, Psalms 68:5, James 1:27, Hosea 14:3, James 1:27

12For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, they who ought not to have drunk the cup have deeply drunken, And shalt thou go altogether unpunished? Thou shalt not go unpunished; Thou shalt surely drink.

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Jeremiah 25:28, Jeremiah 25:29, Jeremiah 25:28, Jeremiah 25:29, Obadiah 1:16

13For by myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, That Bozrah shall become an astonishment, A reproach, a desolation, and a curse; And all her cities shall be perpetual wastes.

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Genesis 36:33, Genesis 22:16, Isaiah 34:6, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 22:16

14I have heard a proclamation from Jehovah, And an ambassador hath been sent among the nations, [Saying,] "Assemble yourselves, and come against her, And arise to battle!"

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Isaiah 30:4, Isaiah 30:4, Obadiah 1:1, Obadiah 1:4, Jeremiah 51:27

15For, behold, I will make thee small among the nations, Despised among men.

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Obadiah 1:2, Luke 1:51, 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, 1 Samuel 2:30

16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, The pride of thy heart, Because thou dwellest in the recesses of the rock, And holdest the height of the hill. Though thou set thy nest on high, like the eagle, From thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah.

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Amos 9:2, Job 39:27, Isaiah 49:25, Amos 9:2, Job 39:27

17And Edom shall be an astonishment: Every one that passeth by her shall be astonished, And shall hiss on account of all her plagues.

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Ezekiel 35:7, Ezekiel 35:7, Jeremiah 50:13, Jeremiah 50:13, Jeremiah 49:13

18As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, And their neighboring cities, saith Jehovah, There shall not a man abide there, Nor a son of man dwell within her.

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Jeremiah 49:33, Deuteronomy 29:23, Jeremiah 49:33, Deuteronomy 29:23, Zephaniah 2:9

19Behold, he [the enemy] cometh up like a lion from the pride of Jordan against the habitation of the rock; Suddenly will I drive him [Edom] thence, And him who is chosen by me will I set over her. For who is like me, Or who will summon me to trial? Or who is the shepherd that will stand up against me?

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Jeremiah 12:5, Jeremiah 12:5, Jeremiah 30:21, Jeremiah 30:21, Exodus 15:11

20Therefore, hear ye the purpose of Jehovah, Which he hath formed against Edom, And the designs which he meditateth against the inhabitants of Teman! Surely he [the enemy] shall drag them forth like feeble sheep; Surely he shall come upon them, And make their pastures desolate.

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Jeremiah 50:45, Jeremiah 50:45, Malachi 1:3, Malachi 1:4, Malachi 1:3

21At the noise of their fall the earth trembleth, Even to the Red Sea is their cry heard.

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Jeremiah 50:46, Jeremiah 50:46, Ezekiel 21:16, Revelation 18:10, Isaiah 14:4

22Behold, like an eagle, he [the enemy] cometh up, And spreadeth his wings over Bozrah; And the hearts of the heroes of Edom, in that day, Shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

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Jeremiah 48:40, Jeremiah 48:41, Jeremiah 48:40, Jeremiah 48:41, Hosea 8:1

23Concerning Damascus. Hamath and Arpad are confounded; They faint, because they have heard evil tidings. There is anxiety at the sea; It cannot be at rest.

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2 Kings 18:34, Isaiah 10:9, 2 Kings 18:34, Isaiah 10:9, Isaiah 57:20

24Damascus is faint-hearted; She turneth herself to flee; Trembling hath seized on her; Anguish and pangs have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail.

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25"Why is not the praised city left, The city of my joy?"

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Jeremiah 33:9, Jeremiah 33:9, Jeremiah 51:41, Jeremiah 51:41, Psalms 37:35

26Yea, her young men shall fall in her streets, And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, Saith Jehovah of hosts.

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Jeremiah 50:30, Jeremiah 50:30, Jeremiah 11:22, Amos 4:10, Jeremiah 11:22

27Yea, I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, Which shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.

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Amos 1:3, Amos 1:5, 1 Kings 15:18, 1 Kings 15:20, Amos 1:3

28Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, smote. Thus saith Jehovah: Arise ye, go up against Kedar, And spoil the sons of the East!

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Genesis 25:13, Judges 6:3, Isaiah 11:14, Genesis 25:13, Judges 6:3

29Their tents and their flocks shall they take away; They shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their furniture, and their camels, And men shall cry to them, "Terror is on every side."

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Jeremiah 46:5, Jeremiah 6:25, Jeremiah 46:5, Jeremiah 6:25, Habakkuk 3:7

30Flee, get you far off, dwell in deep places, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, meditates a design against you, And has formed a purpose against you.

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Jeremiah 25:9, Isaiah 10:7, Jeremiah 27:6, Jeremiah 25:9, Isaiah 10:7

31Arise ye, go up against a nation at ease, That dwelleth securely, saith Jehovah; Which hath neither gates nor bars; Which dwelleth alone.

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Ezekiel 38:11, Ezekiel 38:11, Isaiah 47:8, Deuteronomy 33:28, Micah 7:14

32And their camels shall be a booty, And the multitude of their cattle a spoil; And I will scatter to all the winds them that shave the cheeks, And from every side will I bring their calamity, saith Jehovah.

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Jeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 25:23, Ezekiel 12:14, Ezekiel 12:15

33And Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, A desolation forever. There shall not a man abide there, Nor any son of man dwell therein.

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Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 51:37, Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 9:11

34The word of Jehovah which came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying:—

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Genesis 14:1, Jeremiah 25:25, Genesis 10:22, Daniel 8:2, Genesis 14:1

35Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I break the bow of Elam, The chief part of their strength.

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Isaiah 22:6, Isaiah 22:6, Psalms 46:9, Jeremiah 51:56, Psalms 46:9

36And I will bring against Elam The four winds from the four extremities of the heavens, And I will scatter them to all these winds, And there shall be no nation To which the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

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Jeremiah 49:32, Jeremiah 49:32, Ezekiel 5:10, Amos 9:9, Daniel 8:8

37For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, And before them that seek their life. And I will bring evil upon them, The fierceness of my anger, saith Jehovah. And I will send after them the sword, Until I have consumed them.

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Jeremiah 9:16, Jeremiah 9:16, Jeremiah 48:2, Jeremiah 48:2, Psalms 48:4

38And I will set up my throne in Elam, And I will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.

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Daniel 7:9, Daniel 7:14, Jeremiah 43:10, Daniel 7:9, Daniel 7:14

39But it shall come to pass in future times, That I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.

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Jeremiah 48:47, Jeremiah 48:47, Ezekiel 29:14, Micah 4:1, Hosea 3:5