49 Yahweh says this about the Amonim:

Doesn’t Yisrael (Israel) have any children of its own?

Is there no one to inherit anything in Yisrael?

Why does the god Molek occupy Gad,

and its people live in their cities?[ref] 2 So listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming

when I’ll sound the signal for battle against Amon’s capital city Rabah,

so it’ll become a deserted heap and its villages will be set on fire,

because Yahweh says that Yisrael will drive out those who initially drove them out. 3 Wail, Heshbon, because Ay will be devastated.

≈ Cry out and put on sackcloth, you daughters of Rabah.

Mourn and run back and forth trying to figure out what to do

because Molek is going into captivity along with its priests and leaders.

4 Why do you brag about your fertile valleys, you faithless daughter?

You who trust in your wealth and think that no one would ever attack you.

5 Listen, this is the declaration of my master, Commander-in-chief Yahweh:

I’m about to bring terror to you from all those who surround you.

You’ll all be driven away ahead of it

and there won’t be anyone to gather those running away.

6 However in future years, I’ll restore Amon’s people from captivity.

That is Amon’s captivity.

25 Then Yahweh gave me another message: 2 “Son of humanity, keep looking towards the Amonim[ref] and prophesy against them. 3 Tell them to listen to this message because this is what the master Yahweh says: You celebrated my sanctuary being desecrated, and the land of Yisrael (Israel) being desolate, and the kingdom of Yehudah (Judah) going into exile, 4 so because of that, listen: I’m giving you to a people in the east as their possession. They’ll set up camp against you and set up their tents among you. They’ll eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5 I’ll make the Amoni capital city, Rabah,[fn] into a camel pasture, and the Amoni people into a resting place for flocks. Then you people will know that I am Yahweh.

6 Because the master Yahweh says this: You clapped your hands and stamped your feet and celebrated with all the contempt within you against the Israeli nation, 7 therefore, listen Amon. I’ll strike you down and give you as plunder to the other nations. I’ll cut you off from the people groups and make you perish from among the countries. I’ll destroy you, and you’ll know that I am Yahweh.’

3 This is what Yahweh says:

“Even if Damesek (Damascus) was three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

for the cruel things they did to the people of Gilead.[ref]

4 I’ll send a fire into King Hazael’s house,

≈ and it will devour King Ben-Hadad’s fortresses.

5 I’ll smash the gate bars of Damesek

and eliminate the ruler of the Aven Valley,

and also the leader of Beyt-Eden.

The people of Aram (Syria) will go in captivity to Kir,”

says Yahweh.

6 This is what Yahweh says:

“Even if Azah (Gaza) was three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

because they carried a whole people group away as captives,

to hand them over to Edom.[ref] 7 I’ll send fire onto Azah’s walls,

and it’ll devour her fortresses. 8 I will cut off those from Ashdod

≈ and the ruler of Ashkelon.

I’ll cause problems for Ekron,

and the rest of the Pelishtim will die,”

says Yahweh the master.

9 This is what Yahweh says:

“Even if Tsor (Tyre) was three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

because they handed a whole people group over to Edom,

and they didn’t take any notice of their brotherhood agreement.[ref]

10 I’ll send fire onto Tsor’s walls,

and it’ll devour her fortresses.”

11 This is what Yahweh says,

“Even if Edom was three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

because he pursued his brother with the sword and abandoned all pity.

His anger raged continually,

≈ and his rage lasted forever.[ref]

12 I’ll send fire on Teyman,

and it’ll devour Batserah’s fortresses.”

13 This is what Yahweh says,

“Even if the Amonim were three or four sins below the threshold,

I wouldn’t turn away their punishment,

because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,

in order to grab territory.[ref]

14 I’ll light a fire in Rabah’s walls,

and it’ll devour its fortresses,

with a shout in the day of battle,

with a storm in the day of the whirlwind.

15 Their king will go into captivity along with his officials,”

says Yahweh.

12 Once again the Israelis started doing things considered evil by Yahweh, so because of that, he strengthened King Eglon of Moav (Moab) against Yisrael (Israel). 13 King Eglon enlisted warriors from the Amonim and the Amalekim, and they attacked Yisrael and captured Yeriho (Jericho), the city of palm trees,

6 The Israelis continued to do what Yahweh considered evil: they worshipped the Ba’als, the Ashtarot, the gods of Aram (Syria), the gods of Tsidon (Sidon), the gods of Moav (Moab), the gods of the sons of Amon, and the gods of the Pelishtim. They forsook Yahweh and didn’t serve him. 7 Yahweh was very angry with Yisrael (Israel), so he allowed the Pelishtim and the Amonim to harass them. 8 They shattered and oppressed the Israelis that year, but it went on for eighteen years for all the Israelis who were on the opposite side of the Yarden (Jordan) in the land of the Amorim, which is in the Gilead. 9 Then the Amonim also crossed over the Yarden to fight against Yehudah (Judah), against Benyamin, and against the half-tribe of Efrayim (Ephraim).

This caused incredible distress for the Israelis 10 so they cried out to Yahweh, “We have sinned against you, because we have abandoned our god and we have served the Ba’als.”

11 “Wasn’t it from the Mitsrim (Egyptians),” Yahweh responded, “from the Amorim, from the Amonim, from the Pelishtim,