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.”
7 This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies says:“Is there no wisdom in Teman?Is no one left to give wise counsel?
8 Turn and flee!Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan!For when I bring disaster on Edom,I will punish you, too!
9 Those who harvest grapesalways leave a few for the poor.If thieves came at night,they would not take everything.