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Say to them, “Listen to this message from the Almighty Lord. This is what he says: You shouted happily when enemies made my holy place unclean. You were happy when the land of Israel became an empty place. And you were happy when Judah's people went away as prisoners to a foreign country. So listen to me! I will give you to the people in the east to be their slaves. Their soldiers will come and they will put their tents among you. They will live among you. They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk. I will make Rabbah a place where camels eat grass.[a] I will make Ammon a place where sheep rest. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:5 Rabbah was the capital city of Ammon. It was in the place that is now called Amman, in Jordan.