And ye shall be driven out, every one right forth, And there shall be none to gather up the fugitives. 6 But after this will I bring back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, saith Jehovah. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? Is counsel passed away from the prudent? Is their wisdom vanished? 8 Flee ye, turn ye back, ye inhabitants of Dedan! For the destruction of Esau do I bring, They would have destroyed only till they had enough, 10 But 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, 11 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive, And thy widows, let them trust in me! 12 For 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. 13 For 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. 14 I 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!" 15 For, behold, I will make thee small among the nations, Despised among men. 16 Thy 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, 17 And Edom shall be an astonishment; Every one that passeth by her shall be astonished, Nor a son of man dwell within her. 19 20 Behold, 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. Or who will summon me to trial? Or who is the shepherd that will stand up against me? Therefore, 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. 21 At the noise of their fall the earth trembleth, Even to the Red Sea is their cry heard. 22 Behold, like an eagle, he [the enemy] cometh up, And the hearts of the heroes of Edom, in that day, Hamath and Arpad are confounded; They faint, because they have heard evil tidings; There is anxiety at the sea; It cannot be at rest. 24 Damascus 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. 25"Why is not the praised city left, "The city of my joy?" 26 Yea, 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. 27 Yea, I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, Which shall consume the palaces of Benhadad. 28 VIII. The destruction of Kedar and Hazor. - CH. XLIX. 28-33. CONCERNING Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, smote. Thus saith Jehovah ; Arise ye! Go up against Kedar, 29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away; 30 31 And men shall cry to them, "Terror is on every side." Flee, get you far off, dwell in deep places, ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith Jehovah. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, meditates a design against you, And has formed a purpose against you. Arise ye, go up against a nation at ease, That dwelleth securely, saith Jehovah; Which have neither gates nor bars; Which dwell alone. 32 And 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. 33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, A desolation forever. |