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Therefore, look, the time is[a] coming,”
    declares the Lord,
“when I’ll cause a battle cry to be heard in
    Rabbah[b] of the Ammonites.
It will become a desolate mound,
    and its towns will be burned with fire.
Israel will take possession of those who possessed him,”
    says the Lord.
“Wail, Heshbon, because Ai is destroyed.
    Cry out, daughters of Rabbah,
        put on sackcloth and lament.
Run back and forth inside the walls,
    for Milcom is going into exile
        along with his priests and his princes.
Why do you boast in your valleys?
Your valley is flowing away, faithless daughter,
    who trusted in her treasures,
        saying, ‘Who will come against me?’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:2 Lit. the days are
  2. Jeremiah 49:2 Rabbah was the capital city of Ammon.