預言審判外族人
1耶和華對我說： 2「人子啊，你要面向亞捫人，說預言斥責他們， 3告訴他們要聽主耶和華的話。主耶和華說，『當我的聖所被褻瀆，以色列變得荒涼，猶大人被擄的時候，你們竟然哈哈而樂。 4所以我要使東方人侵佔你們的地方。他們必在你們的土地上安營紮寨，吃你們出產的果子，喝你們牛羊的奶。 5我要使拉巴成為駱駝的草場，使亞捫人的土地變成羊群歇息之處，這樣你們便知道我是耶和華。
6「主耶和華說，『你們看到以色列的災禍，便幸災樂禍，手舞足蹈。 7因此，我要伸手攻擊你們，使你們成為各國的俘虜。我必從萬民中剷除你們，從萬國中消滅你們，使你們滅絕。這樣，你們就知道我是耶和華。』
斥責摩押
8「耶和華說，『摩押和西珥嘲笑猶大與其他各國沒有兩樣。 9所以我要攻陷摩押邊界的城邑，就是那地方引以為榮的伯·耶西末、巴力·免和基列亭。 10我要將它和亞捫人一起交給東方人統治，使亞捫人從此被列國遺忘。 11我必審判摩押人，這樣他們就知道我是耶和華。』
斥責以東
12「耶和華說，『因為以東報復猶大，犯了大罪。 13所以，我要伸手攻擊以東，剷除那裡的人和牲畜，使地荒廢，從提幔直到底但的以東人要倒在刀下。 14我要藉我以色列子民的手向以東報仇。以色列人會照我的烈怒懲罰他們。那時，他們就會嚐到我報應他們的滋味，這是主耶和華說的。』
斥責非利士
15「主耶和華說，『非利士人心存仇恨，為了報世仇要毀滅猶大， 16所以我必伸手攻擊他們，剷除基利提人，毀滅沿海殘餘的人。 17我要報應他們，發烈怒懲罰他們。我報應他們的時候，他們就知道我是耶和華。』」
A Prophecy Against Ammon
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you said “Aha!” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile, 4therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 6For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel, 7therefore I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will wipe you out from among the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
A Prophecy Against Moab
8“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, Judah has become like all the other nations,” 9therefore I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning at its frontier towns—Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon and Kiriathaim—the glory of that land. 10I will give Moab along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered among the nations; 11and I will inflict punishment on Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
A Prophecy Against Edom
12“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so, 13therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill both man and beast. I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. 14I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
A Prophecy Against Philistia
15“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah, 16therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will wipe out the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast. 17I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them.’ ”
