¹Ad filios Ammon.Against the sons of Ammon.Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Numquid non filii sunt Israël,“Does Israel have no sons?aut hæres non est ei?Or is there no heir for him?cur igitur hæreditate possedit Melchom Gad,Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad,et populus ejus in urbibus ejus habitavit?and why have his people lived in his cities?

¹Ad filios Ammon.Against the sons of Ammon.Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Numquid non filii sunt Israël,“Does Israel have no sons?aut hæres non est ei?Or is there no heir for him?cur igitur hæreditate possedit Melchom Gad,Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad,et populus ejus in urbibus ejus habitavit?and why have his people lived in his cities?

²Ideo ecce dies veniunt,Therefore, behold, the days are approaching,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,et auditum faciam super Rabbath filiorum Ammon fremitum prælii,when I will cause the noise of battle to be heard over Rabbah of the sons of Ammon.et erit in tumultum dissipata,And it will be scattered into a tumult,filiæque ejus igni succendentur,and her daughters will be burned with fire.et possidebit Israël possessores suos,And Israel shall possess those who had possessed him,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

²Ideo ecce dies veniunt,Therefore, behold, the days are approaching,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,et auditum faciam super Rabbath filiorum Ammon fremitum prælii,when I will cause the noise of battle to be heard over Rabbah of the sons of Ammon.et erit in tumultum dissipata,And it will be scattered into a tumult,filiæque ejus igni succendentur,and her daughters will be burned with fire.et possidebit Israël possessores suos,And Israel shall possess those who had possessed him,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

³Ulula,Wail,Hesebon,O Heshbon!quoniam vastata est Hai;For Ai has been devastated.clamate,Cry out,filiæ Rabbath:O daughters of Rabbah!accingite vos ciliciis,Wrap yourselves with haircloth.plangite et circuite per sepes,Mourn and circle the hedges.quoniam Melchom in transmigrationem ducetur,For Milcom will be led into the transmigration:sacerdotes ejus et principes ejus simul.his priests and his leaders together.

³Ulula,Wail,Hesebon,O Heshbon!quoniam vastata est Hai;For Ai has been devastated.clamate,Cry out,filiæ Rabbath:O daughters of Rabbah!accingite vos ciliciis,Wrap yourselves with haircloth.plangite et circuite per sepes,Mourn and circle the hedges.quoniam Melchom in transmigrationem ducetur,For Milcom will be led into the transmigration:sacerdotes ejus et principes ejus simul.his priests and his leaders together.

⁴Quid gloriaris in vallibus?Why have you gloried in the valleys?defluxit vallis tua,Your valley has flowed away,filia delicata,O delicate daughter,quæ confidebas in thesauris tuis,for you had confidence in your treasures,et dicebas:and you were saying,Quis veniet ad me?‘Who can approach me?’

⁴Quid gloriaris in vallibus?Why have you gloried in the valleys?defluxit vallis tua,Your valley has flowed away,filia delicata,O delicate daughter,quæ confidebas in thesauris tuis,for you had confidence in your treasures,et dicebas:and you were saying,Quis veniet ad me?‘Who can approach me?’

⁵Ecce ego inducam super te terrorem,Behold, I will lead a terror over you,ait Dominus Deus exercituum,says the Lord, the God of hosts,ab omnibus qui sunt in circuitu tuo:from those who are all around you. And you will be dispersed,et dispergemini singuli a conspectu vestro, nec erit qui congreget fugientes.each one from before your sight. There will be no one who will gather together those who are fleeing.

⁵Ecce ego inducam super te terrorem,Behold, I will lead a terror over you,ait Dominus Deus exercituum,says the Lord, the God of hosts,ab omnibus qui sunt in circuitu tuo:from those who are all around you. And you will be dispersed,et dispergemini singuli a conspectu vestro, nec erit qui congreget fugientes.each one from before your sight. There will be no one who will gather together those who are fleeing.

⁶Et post hæc reverti faciam captivos filiorum Ammon,And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return,ait Dominus.says the Lord.”

⁶Et post hæc reverti faciam captivos filiorum Ammon,And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return,ait Dominus.says the Lord.”

⁷Ad Idumæam.Against Idumea.Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Numquid non ultra est sapientia in Theman?“Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman?periit consilium a filiis;Counsel has perished from the sons.inutilis facta est sapientia eorum.Their wisdom has become useless.

⁷Ad Idumæam.Against Idumea.Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Numquid non ultra est sapientia in Theman?“Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman?periit consilium a filiis;Counsel has perished from the sons.inutilis facta est sapientia eorum.Their wisdom has become useless.

⁸Fugite,Fleeet terga vertite;and turn your backs!descendite in voraginem,Descend into the chasm,habitatores Dedan:O inhabitants of Dedan!quoniam perditionem Esau adduxi super eum,For I have brought the perdition of Esau over him,tempus visitationis ejus.the time of his visitation.

⁸Fugite,Fleeet terga vertite;and turn your backs!descendite in voraginem,Descend into the chasm,habitatores Dedan:O inhabitants of Dedan!quoniam perditionem Esau adduxi super eum,For I have brought the perdition of Esau over him,tempus visitationis ejus.the time of his visitation.

⁹Si vindemiatores venissent super te,If those who gather grapes had passed by you,non reliquissent racemum:would they not have left behind a cluster?si fures in nocte rapuissent quod sufficeret sibi.If there were thieves in the night, they would seize what was enough for themselves.

⁹Si vindemiatores venissent super te,If those who gather grapes had passed by you,non reliquissent racemum:would they not have left behind a cluster?si fures in nocte rapuissent quod sufficeret sibi.If there were thieves in the night, they would seize what was enough for themselves.

¹⁰Ego vero discooperui Esau:Yet truly,revelavi abscondita ejus,I have stripped Esau bare.et celari non poterit:I have revealed his secrets,vastatum est semen ejus,and he is not able to be concealed.et fratres ejus,His offspring has been devastated,et vicini ejus,with his brothers and his neighbors,et non erit.and he himself will not exist.

¹⁰Ego vero discooperui Esau:Yet truly,revelavi abscondita ejus,I have stripped Esau bare.et celari non poterit:I have revealed his secrets,vastatum est semen ejus,and he is not able to be concealed.et fratres ejus,His offspring has been devastated,et vicini ejus,with his brothers and his neighbors,et non erit.and he himself will not exist.

¹¹Relinque pupillos tuos:Leave behind your orphans.ego faciam eos vivere:I will make sure that they live.et viduæ tuæ in me sperabunt.And your widows will hope in me.”

¹¹Relinque pupillos tuos:Leave behind your orphans.ego faciam eos vivere:I will make sure that they live.et viduæ tuæ in me sperabunt.And your widows will hope in me.”

¹²Quia hæc dicit Dominus:For thus says the Lord: “Behold,Ecce quibus non erat judicium ut biberent calicem,those who judged that they would not drink the cup,bibentes bibent:will certainly drink.et tu,And so,quasi innocens relinqueris?will you be released as if you were innocent?non eris innocens,You will not be released as if innocent. Instead,sed bibens bibes.you shall certainly drink.

¹²Quia hæc dicit Dominus:For thus says the Lord: “Behold,Ecce quibus non erat judicium ut biberent calicem,those who judged that they would not drink the cup,bibentes bibent:will certainly drink.et tu,And so,quasi innocens relinqueris?will you be released as if you were innocent?non eris innocens,You will not be released as if innocent. Instead,sed bibens bibes.you shall certainly drink.

¹³Quia per memetipsum juravi,For I have sworn by myself,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,quod in solitudinem,that Bozrah will be a desolation,et in opprobrium,and a disgrace,et in desertum,and a wasteland,et in maledictionem erit Bosra,and a curse.et omnes civitates ejus erunt in solitudines sempiternas.And all her cities will be a perpetual wilderness.

¹³Quia per memetipsum juravi,For I have sworn by myself,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,quod in solitudinem,that Bozrah will be a desolation,et in opprobrium,and a disgrace,et in desertum,and a wasteland,et in maledictionem erit Bosra,and a curse.et omnes civitates ejus erunt in solitudines sempiternas.And all her cities will be a perpetual wilderness.

¹⁴Auditum audivi a Domino,I have heard a report from the Lord,et legatus ad gentes missus est:and a legate has been sent to the nations:Congregamini,‘Gather yourselves together,et venite contra eam,and go forth against her,et consurgamus in prælium.and let us rise up to battle.’

¹⁴Auditum audivi a Domino,I have heard a report from the Lord,et legatus ad gentes missus est:and a legate has been sent to the nations:Congregamini,‘Gather yourselves together,et venite contra eam,and go forth against her,et consurgamus in prælium.and let us rise up to battle.’

¹⁵Ecce enim parvulum dedi te in gentibus,For behold, I have made you little among the nations,contemptibilem inter homines.contemptible among men.

¹⁵Ecce enim parvulum dedi te in gentibus,For behold, I have made you little among the nations,contemptibilem inter homines.contemptible among men.

¹⁶Arrogantia tua decepit te,Your arrogance has deceived you,et superbia cordis tui,by the pride of your heart,qui habitas in cavernis petræ,you who live in the caverns of the rocket apprehendere niteris altitudinem collis:and who strive to take hold of the height of the hill.cum exaltaveris quasi aquila nidum tuum,But even if you make your nest like that of an eagle,inde detraham te,I will pull you down from there,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

¹⁶Arrogantia tua decepit te,Your arrogance has deceived you,et superbia cordis tui,by the pride of your heart,qui habitas in cavernis petræ,you who live in the caverns of the rocket apprehendere niteris altitudinem collis:and who strive to take hold of the height of the hill.cum exaltaveris quasi aquila nidum tuum,But even if you make your nest like that of an eagle,inde detraham te,I will pull you down from there,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

¹⁷Et erit Idumæa deserta:And Idumea will be a desert.omnis qui transibit per eam stupebit,Everyone who passes by it will be stupefiedet sibilabit super omnes plagas ejus.and will hiss over all its wounds.

¹⁷Et erit Idumæa deserta:And Idumea will be a desert.omnis qui transibit per eam stupebit,Everyone who passes by it will be stupefiedet sibilabit super omnes plagas ejus.and will hiss over all its wounds.

¹⁸Sicut subversa est Sodoma et Gomorrha, et vicinæ ejus,Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were overthrown,ait Dominus:says the Lord:non habitabit ibi vir, et non incolet eam filius hominis.there will not be a man living there, and no son of man will tend it.

¹⁸Sicut subversa est Sodoma et Gomorrha, et vicinæ ejus,Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were overthrown,ait Dominus:says the Lord:non habitabit ibi vir, et non incolet eam filius hominis.there will not be a man living there, and no son of man will tend it.

¹⁹Ecce quasi leo ascendet de superbia Jordanis ad pulchritudinem robustam,Behold, he will ascend like a lion from the arrogance of the Jordan, against the robust beauty.quia subito currere faciam eum ad illam.For I will cause him to rush against her suddenly.Et quis erit electus,And who will be the elect one,quem præponam ei? quis enim similis mei?whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me?et quis sustinebit me?And who can endure me?et quis est iste pastor, qui resistat vultui meo?And who is that pastor who can withstand my countenance?

¹⁹Ecce quasi leo ascendet de superbia Jordanis ad pulchritudinem robustam,Behold, he will ascend like a lion from the arrogance of the Jordan, against the robust beauty.quia subito currere faciam eum ad illam.For I will cause him to rush against her suddenly.Et quis erit electus,And who will be the elect one,quem præponam ei? quis enim similis mei?whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me?et quis sustinebit me?And who can endure me?et quis est iste pastor, qui resistat vultui meo?And who is that pastor who can withstand my countenance?

²⁰Propterea audite consilium Domini quod iniit de Edom,Because of this, listen to the counsel of the Lord, which he has undertaken concerning Edom,et cogitationes ejus quas cogitavit de habitatoribus Theman:and to his thoughts, which he has devised concerning the inhabitants of Teman. Certainly,si non dejecerint eos parvuli gregis,the little ones of the flock will cast them down,nisi dissipaverint cum eis habitaculum eorum.unless they scatter them with their habitation.

²⁰Propterea audite consilium Domini quod iniit de Edom,Because of this, listen to the counsel of the Lord, which he has undertaken concerning Edom,et cogitationes ejus quas cogitavit de habitatoribus Theman:and to his thoughts, which he has devised concerning the inhabitants of Teman. Certainly,si non dejecerint eos parvuli gregis,the little ones of the flock will cast them down,nisi dissipaverint cum eis habitaculum eorum.unless they scatter them with their habitation.

²¹A voce ruinæ eorum commota est terra;The earth has been shaken at the noise of their destruction.clamor in mari Rubro auditus est vocis ejus.The outcry of their voice has been heard at the Red Sea.

²¹A voce ruinæ eorum commota est terra;The earth has been shaken at the noise of their destruction.clamor in mari Rubro auditus est vocis ejus.The outcry of their voice has been heard at the Red Sea.

²²Ecce quasi aquila ascendet, et avolabit,Behold, he will ascend like an eagle and will fly.et expandet alas suas super Bosran:And he will spread his wings over Bozrah.et erit cor fortium Idumææ in die illa quasi cor mulieris parturientis.And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Idumea will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.”

²²Ecce quasi aquila ascendet, et avolabit,Behold, he will ascend like an eagle and will fly.et expandet alas suas super Bosran:And he will spread his wings over Bozrah.et erit cor fortium Idumææ in die illa quasi cor mulieris parturientis.And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Idumea will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.”

²³Ad Damascum.Against Damascus.Confusa est Emath et Arphad,“Hamath has been confounded, with Arpad.quia auditum pessimum audierunt:For they have heard a most grievous report.turbati sunt in mari;They have been stirred up like the sea.præ sollicitudine quiescere non potuit.Because of anxiousness, they were not able to rest.

²³Ad Damascum.Against Damascus.Confusa est Emath et Arphad,“Hamath has been confounded, with Arpad.quia auditum pessimum audierunt:For they have heard a most grievous report.turbati sunt in mari;They have been stirred up like the sea.præ sollicitudine quiescere non potuit.Because of anxiousness, they were not able to rest.

²⁴Dissoluta est Damascus,Damascus has been broken.versa est in fugam:She has been turned to flight.tremor apprehendit eam,Trembling has taken hold of her.angustiaAnguish and sorrows have seized her,et dolores tenuerunt eam quasi parturientem.like a woman giving birth.

²⁴Dissoluta est Damascus,Damascus has been broken.versa est in fugam:She has been turned to flight.tremor apprehendit eam,Trembling has taken hold of her.angustiaAnguish and sorrows have seized her,et dolores tenuerunt eam quasi parturientem.like a woman giving birth.

²⁵Quomodo dereliquerunt civitatem laudabilem,How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city,urbem lætitiæ?the city of rejoicing?

²⁵Quomodo dereliquerunt civitatem laudabilem,How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city,urbem lætitiæ?the city of rejoicing?

²⁶Ideo cadent juvenes ejus in plateis ejus,For this reason, her young men will fall in her streets.et omnes viri prælii conticescent in die illa,And all the men of battle will be silenced in that day,ait Dominus exercituum.says the Lord of hosts.

²⁶Ideo cadent juvenes ejus in plateis ejus,For this reason, her young men will fall in her streets.et omnes viri prælii conticescent in die illa,And all the men of battle will be silenced in that day,ait Dominus exercituum.says the Lord of hosts.

²⁷Et succendam ignem in muro Damasci,And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus,et devorabit mœnia Benadad.and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.”

²⁷Et succendam ignem in muro Damasci,And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus,et devorabit mœnia Benadad.and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.”

²⁸Ad Cedar,Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor,et ad regna Asor,which Nebuchadnezzar,quæ percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis.the king of Babylon,Hæc dicit Dominus:has struck down.Surgite,Thus says the Lord:et ascendite ad Cedar,“Rise up and ascend to Kedar,et vastate filios orientis.and lay waste to the sons of the East.

²⁸Ad Cedar,Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor,et ad regna Asor,which Nebuchadnezzar,quæ percussit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis.the king of Babylon,Hæc dicit Dominus:has struck down.Surgite,Thus says the Lord:et ascendite ad Cedar,“Rise up and ascend to Kedar,et vastate filios orientis.and lay waste to the sons of the East.

²⁹Tabernacula eorum,They will seize their tabernacleset greges eorum capient:and their flocks.pelles eorum,And they will take for themselves their tents,et omnia vasa eorum,and all their vessels,et camelos eorum tollent sibi,and their camels.et vocabunt super eos formidinem in circuitu.And they will call down a terror upon them on every side.

²⁹Tabernacula eorum,They will seize their tabernacleset greges eorum capient:and their flocks.pelles eorum,And they will take for themselves their tents,et omnia vasa eorum,and all their vessels,et camelos eorum tollent sibi,and their camels.et vocabunt super eos formidinem in circuitu.And they will call down a terror upon them on every side.

³⁰Fugite,Flee,abite vehementer,go away urgently!in voraginibus sedete,Sit in deep pits,qui habitatis Asor,you who inhabit Hazor,ait Dominus:says the Lord.iniit enim contra vos Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis consilium,For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has undertaken a counsel against you,et cogitavit adversum vos cogitationes.and he has devised plans against you.

³⁰Fugite,Flee,abite vehementer,go away urgently!in voraginibus sedete,Sit in deep pits,qui habitatis Asor,you who inhabit Hazor,ait Dominus:says the Lord.iniit enim contra vos Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis consilium,For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has undertaken a counsel against you,et cogitavit adversum vos cogitationes.and he has devised plans against you.

³¹Consurgite,Rise up,et ascendite ad gentem quietam,and ascend to a nation that is quietet habitantem confidenter,and lives in confidence,ait Dominus:says the Lord.non ostia,They have neither gatesnec vectes eis:nor bars.soli habitant.They dwell alone.

³¹Consurgite,Rise up,et ascendite ad gentem quietam,and ascend to a nation that is quietet habitantem confidenter,and lives in confidence,ait Dominus:says the Lord.non ostia,They have neither gatesnec vectes eis:nor bars.soli habitant.They dwell alone.

³²Et erunt cameli eorum in direptionem, et multitudo jumentorum in prædam:And their camels will be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle will be a prey.et dispergam eos in omnem ventum,And I will disperse, into every wind,qui sunt attonsi in comam,those who have shaved their hair.et ex omni confinio eorum adducam interitum super eos,And from all their confines, I will lead great destruction over them,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

³²Et erunt cameli eorum in direptionem, et multitudo jumentorum in prædam:And their camels will be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle will be a prey.et dispergam eos in omnem ventum,And I will disperse, into every wind,qui sunt attonsi in comam,those who have shaved their hair.et ex omni confinio eorum adducam interitum super eos,And from all their confines, I will lead great destruction over them,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

³³Et erit Asor in habitaculum draconum,And Hazor will be a habitation for serpents,deserta usque in æternum:deserted even unto eternity.non manebit ibi vir,No man will abide there,nec incolet eam filius hominis.nor will a son of man tend it.”

³³Et erit Asor in habitaculum draconum,And Hazor will be a habitation for serpents,deserta usque in æternum:deserted even unto eternity.non manebit ibi vir,No man will abide there,nec incolet eam filius hominis.nor will a son of man tend it.”

³⁴Quod facum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam prophetam adversus Ælam,The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam,in principio regni Sedeciæ regis Juda,in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah,dicens:saying:

³⁴Quod facum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam prophetam adversus Ælam,The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam,in principio regni Sedeciæ regis Juda,in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah,dicens:saying:

³⁵Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:“Thus says the Lord of hosts:Ecce ego confringam arcum Ælam,Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,et summam fortitudinem eorum:and the summit of their strength.

³⁵Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:“Thus says the Lord of hosts:Ecce ego confringam arcum Ælam,Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,et summam fortitudinem eorum:and the summit of their strength.

³⁶et inducam super Ælam quatuor ventos a quatuor plagis cæli,And I will lead the four winds over Elam, from the four corners of heaven.et ventilabo eos in omnes ventos istos,And I will scatter them into all these winds.et non erit gens ad quam non perveniant profugi Ælam.And there will be no nation to which the fugitives of Elam will not travel.

³⁶et inducam super Ælam quatuor ventos a quatuor plagis cæli,And I will lead the four winds over Elam, from the four corners of heaven.et ventilabo eos in omnes ventos istos,And I will scatter them into all these winds.et non erit gens ad quam non perveniant profugi Ælam.And there will be no nation to which the fugitives of Elam will not travel.

³⁷Et pavere faciam Ælam coram inimicis suis,And I will cause Elam to be terrified before their enemies and in the sight of those who seek their life.et in conspectu quærentium animam eorum:And I will lead an evil over them,et adducam super eos malum,the wrath of my fury,iram furoris mei,says the Lord.dicit Dominus,And I will send the sword after them,et mittam post eos gladium donec consumam eos.until I consume them.

³⁷Et pavere faciam Ælam coram inimicis suis,And I will cause Elam to be terrified before their enemies and in the sight of those who seek their life.et in conspectu quærentium animam eorum:And I will lead an evil over them,et adducam super eos malum,the wrath of my fury,iram furoris mei,says the Lord.dicit Dominus,And I will send the sword after them,et mittam post eos gladium donec consumam eos.until I consume them.

³⁸Et ponam solium meum in Ælam,And I will set my throne in Elam,et perdam inde reges et principes,and I will perish the kings and princes from there,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

³⁸Et ponam solium meum in Ælam,And I will set my throne in Elam,et perdam inde reges et principes,and I will perish the kings and princes from there,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

³⁹In novissimis autem diebus reverti faciam captivos Ælam,But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.”

³⁹In novissimis autem diebus reverti faciam captivos Ælam,But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.”