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Concerning the sons of ^(C1)Ammon. This is what the LORD says: "Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has ^(F1)Malcam taken possession of Gad, And his people settled in its cities?

-"Therefore behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "When I will cause an alarm of ^(C1)war to be heard Against ^(C2)Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her ^(C3)towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take ^(C4)possession of his possessors," Says the LORD.

"Wail, ^(C1)Heshbon, for ^(C2)Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, daughters of Rabbah, ^(C3)Put on sackcloth and mourn, And move about inside the walls; For ^(F1)Malcam will ^(C4)go into exile Together with his priests and his leaders.

-"How you ^(C1)boast about the valleys! Your valley is flowing away, You ^(C2)backsliding daughter Who trusts in her ^(C3)treasures, saying, '^(C4)Who can come against me?'

-"Behold, I am going to bring ^(C1)terror upon you," Declares the Lord ^(F1)GOD of armies, "From all directions around you; And you will be ^(C2)driven away ^(F2)one after another, With no one to gather the ^(C3)fugitives together.

-"But afterward I will ^(C1)restore The fortunes of the sons of Ammon," Declares the LORD.

Concerning ^(C1)Edom. This is what the LORD of armies says: "Is there no longer any ^(C2)wisdom in ^(C3)Teman? Has good advice been lost by the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

-"Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths, You inhabitants of ^(C1)Dedan, For I ^(F1)will bring the ^(C2)disaster of Esau upon him At the time I ^(F2)punish him.

-"^(C1)If grape pickers came to you, Would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, They would destroy only what was sufficient for them.