The Lord stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook kingdoms; he gave the order to destroy Canaan’s fortresses.

Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.

At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.

Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.

They will lay it waste. It will lie parched and empty before me. The whole land will be laid waste. But no one living in it will pay any heed.

As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you.

I will punish any prophet, priest, or other person who says “The Lord’s message is burdensome.” I will punish both that person and his whole family.’”

For did not you people of Moab laugh at the people of Israel? Did you think that they were nothing but thieves, that you shook your head in contempt every time you talked about them?

Edom will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns that were around them. No one will live there. No human being will settle in it,” says the Lord.

not to many peoples of unintelligible speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand – surely if I had sent you to them, they would listen to you!

The inhabited towns will be left in ruins and the land will be devastated. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers’ scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches.

Then say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: O city, who spills blood within herself (which brings on her doom), and who makes herself idols (which results in impurity),

I gave it over to the leader of the nations. He has judged it thoroughly, as its sinfulness deserves. I have thrown it out.

There were hooks three inches long, fastened in the house all around, and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.

So I issued an order for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Even if they raise their children, I will take away every last one of them. Woe to them! For I will turn away from them.

The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey – no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic.