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The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
2Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
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And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the LordGOD; Thus saith the LordGOD; Because thou 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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Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
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And I will makeRabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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For thus saith the LordGOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
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Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perishout of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
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Thus saith the LordGOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
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Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,
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Unto 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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And I will executejudgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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Thus saith the LordGOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by takingvengeance, and hath greatlyoffended, and revenged himself upon them;
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Therefore thus saith the LordGOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut offman 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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And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my peopleIsrael: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the LordGOD.
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Thus saith the LordGOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have takenvengeance with a despitefulheart, to destroy it for the oldhatred;
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Therefore thus saith the LordGOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the seacoast.
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And I will executegreatvengeance upon them with furiousrebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.