[1] The LORD God said: [2] Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Ammon [3] and tell them: You celebrated when my temple was destroyed, when Israel was defeated, and when my people were taken away as prisoners. [4] Now I am going to let you be conquered by tribes from the eastern desert. They will set up their camps in your land and eat your fruit and drink your milk. [5] Your capital city of Rabbah will be nothing but pastureland for camels, and the rest of the country will be pastures for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD God. [6] You hated Israel so much that you clapped and shouted and celebrated. [7] And so I will hand you over to enemies who will rob you. I will completely destroy you. There won't be enough of your people left to be a nation ever again, and you will know that I, the LORD, have done these things. [8] The LORD God said, "The people of Moab thought Judah was no different from any other nation. [9] So I will let Moab's fortress towns along its border be attacked, including Beth-Jeshimoth, Baal-Meon, and Kiriathaim. [10] The same eastern desert tribes that invade Ammon will invade Moab, and just as Ammon will be forgotten forever, [11] Moab will be punished. Then the people there will know that I am the LORD." [12] The LORD God then said, "The people of Edom are guilty of taking revenge on Judah. [13] So I will punish Edom by killing all its people and livestock. It will be an empty wasteland all the way from Teman to Dedan. [14] I will send my own people to take revenge on the Edomites by making them feel my fierce anger. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the LORD God." [15] The LORD God said, "The cruel Philistines have taken revenge on their enemies over and over and have tried to destroy them. [16] Now it's my turn to treat the Philistines as my enemies and to kill everyone living in their towns along the seacoast. [17] In my fierce anger, I will take revenge on them. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the LORD."
