Their place has been deceived. Go deep down to dwell, you who inhabit Daidan, for he has done harsh things. I brought upon him in the time when I visited him.
For I have dragged Esau down; I have uncovered their hidden places; they shall not be able to hide themselves. They perished by the hand of his brother and his neighbour, and there is no one
For thus said the Lord: Those for whom it was not the rule to drink the cup have drunk; and you, being acquitted, shall by no means be acquitted, for you shall surely drink.
For I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, that you shall become an untrodden waste and a reproach and a curse in the midst of her, and all her cities shall be desolate forever.
Your sport has attacked you, the insolence of your heart. It has lodged in the clefts of the rocks, it has seized the strength of a high hill; for he has set his nest on high like an eagle. From there I will bring you down.
As Sodoma and Gomorra and her neighbouring towns were overthrown, said the Lord Almighty, no man shall settle there, nor shall a son of man dwell there.
Behold, like a lion he shall come up from the midst of the Jordan to the place of Aitham; for I will quickly drive them out from her. And appoint the young men over her. For who is like me? and who shall withstand me? and who is this shepherd who shall stand before my face?
Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord which he has counselled against Idumea, and his purpose which he has purposed against the inhabitants of Thaiman: surely the least of the flocks shall be swept away; surely their dwelling shall be made an untrodden waste over her.
Behold, like an eagle he shall look, and shall spread his wings over her strongholds; and the heart of the mighty men of Idumea in that day shall be as the heart of a woman in labour.
To the sons of Ammon. Thus said the Lord: Are there no sons in Israel? Or is there no one to take possession for them? Why then has Melchom taken possession of Gad, and their people shall dwell in their cities?
Therefore, behold, days are coming, says the Lord, when I will cause the tumult of wars to be heard against Rabbath; and they shall become an untrodden waste and a ruin, and her altars shall be burned with fire, and Israel shall take possession of his dominion.
Howl, O Esebon, for Gai has perished. Cry out, daughters of Rabbath; gird yourselves with sackcloth and rave and beat yourselves for Melchom, for he shall go into exile, his priests and his rulers together.
Behold, I bring fear upon you, said the Lord, from all your neighbourhood; and you shall be scattered, each one straight before him, and there shall be no one to gather you.
To Kedar, the queen of the court, which Nabouchodonosor king of Babylon struck. Thus said the Lord: Arise and go up against Kedar, and fill up the sons of Kedem.
Their tents and their flocks they shall take; their garments and all their vessels and their camels they shall take for themselves. And call destruction against them from every side.
Flee far away; go deep down to dwell, you who sit in the court, for the king of Babylon has counselled a counsel against you and has devised a device against you.
And their camels shall become plunder, and the multitude of their cattle a ruin. And I will winnow them to every wind, those shorn around their face; from every side of them I will bring their rout, said the Lord.