28 “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says about the Ammonites and their insults:

“ ‘A sword, a sword,

drawn for the slaughter,

polished to consume

and to flash like lightning!

29 Despite false visions concerning you

and lying divinations about you,

it will be laid on the necks

of the wicked who are to be slain,

whose day has come,

whose time of punishment has reached its climax.

30 “ ‘Let the sword return to its sheath.

In the place where you were created,

in the land of your ancestry,

I will judge you.

31 I will pour out my wrath on you

and breathe out my fiery anger against you;

I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men,

men skilled in destruction.

32 You will be fuel for the fire,

your blood will be shed in your land,

you will be remembered no more;

for I the Lord have spoken.’ ”

28 “And you, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say, A sword, a sword is drawn for the slaughter. It is polished to consume and to flash like lightning— 29 while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you—to place you on the necks of the profane wicked, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment. 30 Return it to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you. 31 And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver you into the hands of brutish men, skillful to destroy. 32 You shall be fuel for the fire. Your blood shall be in the midst of the land. You shall be no more remembered, for I the Lord have spoken.”

28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: 29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. 30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy. 32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the Lord have spoken it.

28 “And now, son of man, prophesy concerning the Ammonites and their mockery. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“A sword, a sword

is drawn for your slaughter.

It is polished to destroy,

flashing like lightning!

29 Your prophets have given false visions,

and your fortune-tellers have told lies.

The sword will fall on the necks of the wicked

for whom the day of final reckoning has come.

30 “Now return the sword to its sheath,

for in your own country,

the land of your birth,

I will pass judgment upon you.

31 I will pour out my fury on you

and blow on you with the fire of my anger.

I will hand you over to cruel men

who are skilled in destruction.

32 You will be fuel for the fire,

and your blood will be spilled in your own land.

You will be utterly wiped out,

your memory lost to history,

for I, the Lord, have spoken!”

28 “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach,’ and say:

‘A sword, a sword is drawn,

Polished for slaughter,

For consuming, for flashing—

29 While they see false visions for you,

While they divine a lie to you,

To bring you on the necks of the wicked, the slain

Whose day has come,

Whose iniquity shall end.

30 ‘Return it to its sheath.

I will judge you

In the place where you were created,

In the land of your nativity.

31 I will pour out My indignation on you;

I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath,

And deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.

32 You shall be fuel for the fire;

Your blood shall be in the midst of the land.

You shall not be remembered,

For I the Lord have spoken.’ ”

28 “And you, human, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Lord God says about the people of Ammon and their insults:

A sword, a sword

is pulled out of its holder.

It is polished to kill and destroy,

to flash like lightning!

29 Prophets see false visions about you

and prophesy lies about you.

The sword will be put on the necks

of these unclean and evil people.

Their day of judging has come;

the time of final punishment has come.

30 Put the sword back in its holder.

I will judge you

in the place where you were created,

in the land where you were born.

31 I will pour out my anger against you

and blast you with the fire of my anger.

I will hand you over to cruel men,

experts in destruction.

32 You will be like fuel for the fire;

you will die in the land.

You will not be remembered,

because I, the Lord, have spoken.’ ”

28 And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning; 29 while they see for thee false visions, while they divine lies unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are deadly wounded, whose day is come in the time of the iniquity of the end. 30 Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy birth, will I judge thee. 31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee; I will blow upon thee with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy. 32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus speaketh the Lord Jehovah concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and thou shalt say, A sword, a sword is drawn; for the slaughter is it furbished, that it may consume, that it may glitter: 29 whilst they see vanity for thee, whilst they divine a lie unto thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are slain, whose day is come at the time of the iniquity of the end. 30 Restore it to its sheath. I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy birth. 31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow upon thee the fire of my wrath, and give thee into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy. 32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt not be remembered: for I Jehovah have spoken.

28 “Son of man, prophesy. Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says about the Ammonites and their insults: 

A sword, a sword is drawn ready to kill. 

It’s polished to destroy and flash like lightning. 

29 People see false visions about you 

and prophesy lies about you. 

The sword will be placed on the necks of dishonest, wicked people, 

for whom the time of final punishment has come. 

30 “ ‘Return your sword to its scabbard. 

In the place where you were created, 

in the land where you were born, 

there I will judge you. 

31 I will pour out my fury on you 

and breathe on you with my fiery anger. 

I will hand you over to cruel people who are skilled in destruction. 

32 You will be fuel for the fire. 

You will die in the land. 

You will no longer be remembered. 

I, the Lord, have spoken.’ ” 

28 “Now prophesy, son of man, and say: This is what the Lord God says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt. You are to proclaim:

A sword! A sword

is drawn for slaughter,

polished to consume, to flash like lightning.

29 While they offer false visions

and lying divinations about you,

the time has come to put you

to the necks of the profane wicked ones;

the day has come

for your punishment.

30 Return it to its sheath!

I will judge you

in the place where you were created,

in the land of your origin.

31 I will pour out My indignation on you;

I will blow the fire of My fury on you.

I will hand you over to brutal men,

skilled at destruction.

32 You will be fuel for the fire.

Your blood will be spilled in the land.

You will not be remembered,

for I, Yahweh, have spoken.”

28 As for you, mortal, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; say:

A sword, a sword! Drawn for slaughter,

polished to consume, to flash like lightning.

29 Offering false visions for you,

divining lies for you,

they place you over the necks

of the vile, wicked ones—

those whose day has come,

the time of final punishment.

30 Return it to its sheath!

In the place where you were created,

in the land of your origin,

I will judge you.

31 I will pour out my indignation upon you,

with the fire of my wrath

I will blow upon you.

I will deliver you into brutish hands,

those skillful to destroy.

32 You shall be fuel for the fire,

your blood shall enter the earth;

you shall be remembered no more,

for I the Lord have spoken.

28 “Son of man, prophesy. Say, ‘The Lord and King speaks about the Ammonites. He also talks about the way they laugh because of Jerusalem’s fall. He says,

“ ‘ “A sword! A sword!

Nebuchadnezzar’s sword is ready to kill you.

It is shined to destroy you.

It flashes like lightning.

29 The visions of your prophets are false.

They use magic to try to find out

what is going to happen to you.

But their magic tricks are lies.

The sword will strike the necks of you sinful people.

You will be killed.

The day for you to be punished has finally come.

Your time is up.

30 Ammon, return your sword to its place.

In the land where you were created, I will judge you.

That is where you came from.

31 I will pour out my anger on you.

I will breathe out my burning anger against you.

I will hand you over to mean people.

They are skilled at destroying others.

32 You will be burned in the fire.

Your blood will be spilled in your land.

You will not be remembered anymore.

I have spoken. I am the Lord.” ’ ”

28 “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, polished for the slaughter, to cause it to consume, that it may be like lightning—

29 while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you—to place you on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, in the time of the punishment of the end.

30 ‘Return it to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.

31 ‘I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and I will give you into the hand of brutal men, skilled in destruction.

32 ‘You will be fuel for the fire; your blood will be in the midst of the land. You will not be remembered, for I, the Lord, have spoken.’ ”