"You are right," the LORD said, "and I am watching to see that my words come true."

The LORD will take revenge and punish them; the time will come when they will fall; the day of their doom is near.

The towers and palaces will echo with the cries of hyenas and jackals. Babylon's time has come! Her days are almost over."

That is the message the LORD gave earlier about Moab.

And now the LORD says, "In exactly three years Moab's great wealth will disappear. Of its many people, only a few will survive, and they will be weak."

Now tell them what I, the Sovereign LORD, have to say about that. I will put an end to that proverb. It won't be repeated in Israel any more. Tell them instead: The time has come, and the predictions are coming true!

So tell them that I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: There will be no more delay. What I have said will be done. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!"

In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!