1. At that time I, the Lord, will make Judah and Jerusalem prosperous again.
2. Then in Judgment Valley I will bring together the nations that scattered my people Israel everywhere in the world, and I will bring charges against those nations. They divided up my land
3. and gambled to see who would get my people; they sold boys and girls to pay for prostitutes and wine.
4. You people of Tyre and Sidon and you Philistines, why are you doing this? Are you trying to get even with me? I'll strike back before you know what's happened.
5. You've taken my prized possessions, including my silver and gold, and carried them off to your temples.
6. You have dragged the people of Judah and Jerusalem from their land and sold them to the Greeks.
7. But I'll make the people of Judah determined to come home, and what happened to them will happen to you.
8. I'll hand over your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, who live far away. I, the Lord, have spoken!
9. Say to the nations:“Get ready for war!Be eager to fight.Line up for battleand prepare to attack.