2 The Lord says,“The time will come when I will makethe capital city of Rabbah Ammon hear the battle cry.It will be a hill covered with ruins.And the towns around it will be burned.Those people forced Israel out of that land.But now the people of Israel will force them out!” says the Lord.
3 “People in Heshbon, cry because the town of Ai is destroyed!Those who live in Rabbah Ammon, cry out!Put on your rough cloth to show your sadness, and cry loudly.Run here and there for safety inside the walls.This is because the enemy will take Molech away as a captive.They will also take away his priests and officers with him.
4 You brag about your valleys.You brag about the fruit in your valleys.You are like an unfaithful child.You believe your treasures will save you.You think, ‘Who would attack me?’
5 I will bring terror on youfrom every side,”says the Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies.“You will all be forced away.No one will be able to gather you.
6 “But the time will comewhen I will make good things happen to the Ammonites again,”says the Lord.
7 This message is about Edom. This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says:“Is there no more wisdom in Teman?Can the wise men of Edom no longer give good advice?Have they lost their wisdom?
8 You people living in Dedan,run away and hide in deep caves.This is because I will punishthe people of Esau with disaster for what they did.