1. Concerning the Ammonites, the Lord proclaims:Doesn’t Israel have children?Aren’t there heirs to his land?Why then has Milcom taken over Gad?Why have his people settled in its towns?
2. Therefore, the time is coming,declares the Lord, when I will sound the battle alarm against Rabbah,the capital city of the Ammonites.The city will be demolished,and its neighboring villageswill be burned to the ground.Then Israel will repossessthe land seized by its captors,says the Lord.