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“People in the town of Heshbon, ·cry sadly [wail] because the town of Ai is destroyed!
    ·Those who live in [L Daughters of] Rabbah, cry out!
Put on your ·rough cloth to show your sadness [sackcloth; burlap], and ·cry loudly [mourn; wail].
    Run here and there for safety inside the walls,
because Molech will be taken ·captive [into exile]
    and his priests and officers with him.
·You [L Why do you…?] brag about your valleys
    and about the fruit in your valleys.
You are like an ·unfaithful [rebellious] ·child [L daughter]
    who ·believes her treasures will save her [L trusts/has confidence in her treasures/arsenals].
    You think, ‘Who would attack me?’
I will soon bring terror on you
    from everyone around you,”
    says the Lord God ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts].
“You will all be ·forced to run [driven] away,
    and no one will be able to gather you.

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