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1 Concerning the Ammonites (tribal), this is what the LORD {YHWH} says: “Has Israel (he wrestles with God) no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom (their king) taken possession of Gad (troop)? Why have his people settled in their cities? 2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD {YHWH}, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah (great) of the Ammonites (tribal). It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel (he wrestles with God) will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD. 3 Wail, O Heshbon (stronghold), for Ai (heap of ruins) has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah (great)! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. 4 Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful (your valleys flowing), O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’ 5 Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you, declares the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} of Hosts, from all those around you. You⁺ will each be driven headlong, with no one to regather the fugitives. 6 Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites (tribal) from captivity (restore the fortunes of the Ammonites), declares the LORD {YHWH}. 7 Concerning Edom (red), this is what the LORD {YHWH} of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman (south)? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? 8 Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan (low country), for I will bring disaster on Esau (hairy) at the time I punish him. Jeremiah 49:1-8, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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