1 This message was given concerning the Ammonites. This is what the lord says:“Are there no descendants of Israelto inherit the land of Gad?Why are you, who worship Molech,living in its towns?
2 In the days to come,” says the lord,“I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah.It will become a desolate heap of ruins,and the neighboring towns will be burned.Then Israel will take back the landyou took from her,” says the lord.
3 “Cry out, O Heshbon,for the town of Ai is destroyed.Weep, O people of Rabbah!Put on your clothes of mourning.Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,will be hauled off to distant lands.
4 You are proud of your fertile valleys,but they will soon be ruined.You trusted in your wealth,you rebellious daughter,and thought no one could ever harm you.
5 But look! I will bring terror upon you,”says the Lord, the lord of Heaven’s Armies.“Your neighbors will chase you from your land,and no one will help your exiles as they flee.
6 But I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonitesin days to come.I, the lord, have spoken.”