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Ask a QuestionNow Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, saying, "What do you have against me, that you have come to fight against me in my land?"
"He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him.
"Behold, I am against you," says the LORD of hosts, "I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more."
For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more.
They shall stumble over one another, as it were before a sword, when no one pursues; and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: 'Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.' You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you;
He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
"Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them'; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness.
Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
The cities of the South shall be shut up, And no one shall open them; Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it; It shall be wholly carried away captive.
"He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
"You shall make no molded gods for yourselves.
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me.
"And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid.
'I the LORD have spoken this. I will surely do so to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.' "
"The slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
It shall not be quenched night or day; Its smoke shall ascend forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; No one shall pass through it forever and ever.
'On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it.