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27 A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! ·This place will not be rebuilt [or The kingdom will not be restored] until the one comes ·who has a right to be king [to whom judgment belongs; Gen. 49:10]. Then I will give ·him that right [it to him].’

The Punishment of Ammon

28 “And you, ·human [T son of man; 2:1], prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Lord God says about the people of Ammon and their ·insults [mockery; or humiliation]:

A sword, a sword
    is ·pulled out of its holder [drawn] ·to kill [for slaughter].
It is polished to ·destroy [consume],
    to flash like lightning!
29 ·Prophets [L They] see false visions about you
    and ·prophesy lies [false divinations] about you.
The sword will be put on the necks
    of these ·unclean [profane; C ritually] and ·evil [wicked] people.
Their ·day of judging [L day] has come;
    the time of final punishment has come.

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