Thus said יהוה, “For three transgressions of Eḏ
“And now, see, the children of Ammon and Mo’aḇ
and see, they are repaying us by coming in to drive us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit.
For the Eḏ
Remember, O יהוה, against the sons of Eḏ
Would You be enraged with us forever? Would You draw out Your displeasure From generation to generation?
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be vexed, for vexation rests in the bosom of fools.
“For I would not strive forever, nor am I wroth forever, for the spirit would grow faint before Me, even the beings I have made.
“Yisra’ĕ
“Mitsrayim shall become a ruin, and Eḏ
Who is an Ě
“And I am very wroth with the nations who are at ease, for when I was a little wroth, they furthered the evil!”
“I have loved you,” said יהוה. “But you asked, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ “Was not Ě
If Eḏ
Become, then, imitators of Elohim as beloved children.
“Do not loathe an Eḏ
