To the men of the East I will give it as a possession, together with the Ammonites, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
Parallel translations
- WEB to the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon; and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations.
- KJV Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
- BSB I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.
- NASB and I will give it as a possession along with the sons of Ammon to the people of the east, so that the sons of Ammon will not be remembered among the nations.
- NLT And I will hand Moab over to nomads from the eastern deserts, just as I handed over Ammon. Yes, the Ammonites will no longer be counted among the nations.
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Moab, like Ammon, will be given to the eastern peoples so that Ammon is no longer remembered among the nations. Both proud neighbors face erasure.
Overview
God consigns Moab along with Ammon 'to the children of the east' as a possession, declaring that Ammon 'may not be remembered among the nations.' The judgment removes these long-standing adversaries of Israel from the stage of history. Their disappearance demonstrates that no nation's contempt for God's people endures forever.
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Cross-references · 4
- Ezek 21:32You will be for fuel to the fire. Your blood will be in the middle of the land. You shall be remembered no more; for I, Yahweh, have spoken it.”’”
- Ps 83:3–6They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
- Isa 23:16Take a harp; go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody. Sing many songs, that you may be remembered.
- Ezek 25:4therefore, behold, I will deliver you to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in you, and make their dwellings in you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.
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