9 Therefore, as I live,”
Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
“Surely ^aMoab shall be like Sodom,
And ^bthe people of Ammon like Gomorrah—
^cOverrun¹ with weeds and saltpits,
And a¹ perpetual desolation.
The residue of My people shall plunder them,
And the remnant of My people shall possess them.” ‡

10 This they shall have ^afor their pride,
Because they have reproached and made arrogant threats
Against the people of the Lord of hosts. ‡

12 “You^a Ethiopians also,
You shall be slain by ^bMy sword.” ‡

13 And He will stretch out His hand against the north,
^aDestroy Assyria,
And make Nineveh a desolation,
As dry as the wilderness. ‡