1 Concerning the Ammonites.Thus says the Lord:“Has Israel no sons?Has he no heir?Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad,and his people settled in its cities?
2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming,declares the Lord,when I will cause the battle cry to be heardagainst Rabbah of the Ammonites;it shall become a desolate mound,and its villages shall be burned with fire;then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him,says the Lord.
3 “Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste!Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth,lament, and run to and fro among the hedges!For Milcom shall go into exile, with his priests and his officials.
4 Why do you boast of your valleys, O faithless daughter, who trusted in her treasures, saying,‘Who will come against me?’
5 Behold, I will bring terror upon you,declares the Lord God of hosts,from all who are around you,and you shall be driven out, every man straight before him,with none to gather the fugitives.
6 “But afterward I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites, declares the Lord.”
7 Concerning Edom.Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?