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Proclamation against Ammon

25The word of the Lord came to me: ²Mortal, set your face towards the Ammonites and prophesy against them. ³Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, ‘Aha!’ over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when it went into exile; ⁴therefore I am handing you over to the people of the east for a possession. They shall set their encampments among you and pitch their tents in your midst; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. ⁵I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a fold for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. ⁶For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within you against the land of Israel, ⁷therefore I have stretched out my hand against you, and will hand you over as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and will make you perish out of the countries; I will destroy you. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

Proclamation against Moab

8 Thus says the Lord God: Because Moab^* said, The house of Judah is like all the other nations, ⁹therefore I will lay open the flank of Moab from the towns^* on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. ¹⁰I will give it along with Ammon to the people of the east as a possession. Thus Ammon shall be remembered no more among the nations, ¹¹and I will execute judgements upon Moab. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

Proclamation against Edom

12 Thus says the Lord God: Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance upon them, ¹³therefore thus says the Lord God, I will stretch out my hand against Edom, and cut off from it humans and animals, and I will make it desolate; from Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by the sword. ¹⁴I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel; and they shall act in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath; and they shall know my vengeance, says the Lord God.

Proclamation against Philistia

15 Thus says the Lord God: Because with unending hostilities the Philistines acted in vengeance, and with malice of heart took revenge in destruction; ¹⁶therefore thus says the Lord God, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the rest of the sea coast. ¹⁷I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful punishments. Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance on them.

Proclamation against Tyre

26In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: ²Mortal, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem,
‘Aha, broken is the gateway of the peoples;
   it has swung open to me;
I shall be replenished,
   now that it is wasted’,
³therefore, thus says the Lord God:
See, I am against you, O Tyre!
   I will hurl many nations against you,
   as the sea hurls its waves.
⁴ They shall destroy the walls of Tyre
   and break down its towers.
I will scrape its soil from it
   and make it a bare rock.
⁵ It shall become, in the midst of the sea,
   a place for spreading nets.
I have spoken, says the Lord God.
It shall become plunder for the nations,
⁶   and its daughter-towns in the country
   shall be killed by the sword.
Then they shall know that I am the Lord.

7 For thus says the Lord God: I will bring against Tyre from the north King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, king of kings, together with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a great and powerful army.
⁸ Your daughter-towns in the country
   he shall put to the sword.
He shall set up a siege-wall against you,
   cast up a ramp against you,
   and raise a roof of shields against you.
⁹ He shall direct the shock of his battering-rams against your walls
   and break down your towers with his axes.
¹⁰ His horses shall be so many
   that their dust shall cover you.
At the noise of cavalry, wheels, and chariots
   your very walls shall shake,
when he enters your gates
   like those entering a breached city.
¹¹ With the hoofs of his horses
   he shall trample all your streets.
He shall put your people to the sword,
   and your strong pillars shall fall to the ground.
¹² They will plunder your riches
   and loot your merchandise;
they shall break down your walls
   and destroy your fine houses.
Your stones and timber and soil
   they shall cast into the water.
¹³ I will silence the music of your songs;
   the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more.
¹⁴ I will make you a bare rock;
   you shall be a place for spreading nets.
You shall never again be rebuilt,
   for I the Lord have spoken,
   says the Lord God.

15 Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: Shall not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter goes on within you? ¹⁶Then all the princes of the sea shall step down from their thrones; they shall remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They shall clothe themselves with trembling, and shall sit on the ground; they shall tremble every moment, and be appalled at you. ¹⁷And they shall raise a lamentation over you, and say to you:
How you have vanished^* from the seas,
   O city renowned,
once mighty on the sea,
   you and your inhabitants,^*
who imposed your^* terror
   on all the mainland!^*
18 Now the coastlands tremble
   on the day of your fall;
the coastlands by the sea
   are dismayed at your passing.

19 For thus says the Lord God: When I make you a city laid waste, like cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you, and the great waters cover you, ²⁰then I will thrust you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of long ago, and I will make you live in the world below, among primeval ruins, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or have a place^* in the land of the living. ²¹I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more; though sought for, you will never be found again, says the Lord God.

Lamentation over Tyre

27The word of the Lord came to me: ²Now you, mortal, raise a lamentation over Tyre, ³and say to Tyre, which sits at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, Thus says the Lord God:
O Tyre, you have said,
   ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
⁴ Your borders are in the heart of the seas;
   your builders made perfect your beauty.
⁵ They made all your planks
   of fir trees from Senir;
they took a cedar from Lebanon
   to make a mast for you.
⁶ From oaks of Bashan
   they made your oars;
they made your deck of pines^*
   from the coasts of Cyprus,
   inlaid with ivory.
⁷ Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
   was your sail,
   serving as your ensign;
blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah
   was your awning.
⁸ The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad
   were your rowers;
skilled men of Zemer^* were within you,
   they were your pilots.
⁹ The elders of Gebal and its artisans were within you,
   caulking your seams;
all the ships of the sea with their mariners were within you,
   to barter for your wares.
¹⁰ Paras^* and Lud and Put
   were in your army,
   your mighty warriors;
they hung shield and helmet in you;
   they gave you splendour.
¹¹ Men of Arvad and Helech^*
   were on your walls all round;
   men of Gamad were at your towers.
They hung their quivers all round your walls;
   they made perfect your beauty.

12 Tarshish did business with you out of the abundance of your great wealth; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares. ¹³Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. ¹⁴Beth-togarmah exchanged for your wares horses, war-horses, and mules. ¹⁵The Rhodians^* traded with you; many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony. ¹⁶Edom^* did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies. ¹⁷Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat from Minnith, millet,^* honey, oil, and balm. ¹⁸Damascus traded with you for your abundant goods—because of your great wealth of every kind—wine of Helbon, and white wool. ¹⁹Vedan and Javan from Uzal^* entered into trade for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were bartered for your merchandise. ²⁰Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. ²¹Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favoured dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you. ²²The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices, and all precious stones, and gold. ²³Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. ²⁴These traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of coloured material, bound with cords and made secure; in these they traded with you.^{* 25}The ships of Tarshish travelled for you in your trade.
So you were filled and heavily laden
   in the heart of the seas.
²⁶ Your rowers have brought you
   into the high seas.
The east wind has wrecked you
   in the heart of the seas.
²⁷ Your riches, your wares, your merchandise,
   your mariners and your pilots,
your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise,
   and all your warriors within you,
with all the company
   that is with you,
sink into the heart of the seas
   on the day of your ruin.
²⁸ At the sound of the cry of your pilots
   the countryside shakes,
²⁹ and down from their ships
   come all that handle the oar.
The mariners and all the pilots of the sea
   stand on the shore
³⁰ and wail aloud over you,
   and cry bitterly.
They throw dust on their heads
   and wallow in ashes;
³¹ they make themselves bald for you,
   and put on sackcloth,
and they weep over you in bitterness of soul,
   with bitter mourning.
³² In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you,
   and lament over you:
‘Who was ever destroyed^* like Tyre
   in the midst of the sea?
³³ When your wares came from the seas,
   you satisfied many peoples;
with your abundant wealth and merchandise
   you enriched the kings of the earth.
³⁴ Now you are wrecked by the seas,
   in the depths of the waters;
your merchandise and all your crew
   have sunk with you.
³⁵ All the inhabitants of the coastlands
   are appalled at you;
and their kings are horribly afraid,
   their faces are convulsed.
³⁶ The merchants among the peoples hiss at you;
   you have come to a dreadful end
   and shall be no more for ever.’