2. Some day I will send an armyto attack you in Rabbah,your capital city.It will be left in ruins,and the surrounding villageswill lie in ashes.You took some of Israel's land,but on that dayIsrael will take yours!
3. Cry, people of Heshbon;your town will becomea pile of rubble.You will turn here and there,but your path will be blocked.Put on sackcloth and mourn,you citizens of Rabbah,because the idol you worshipwill be takento a foreign country,along with its priestsand temple officials.
4. You rebellious Ammonitestrust your wealth and ask,“Who could attack us?”But I warn you not to boastwhen your strength is fading.
5. I, the Lord All-Powerful,will send neighbouring nationsto strike you with terror.You will be scattered,with no one to carefor your refugees.
6. Yet some day, I will bringyour people back home.I, the Lord, have spoken.
9. People who harvest grapesleave some for the poor.Thieves who break in at nighttake only what they want.
10. But I will take everythingthat belongs to you,people of Edom,and I will uncover every placewhere you try to hide.Then you will die,and so will your children,relatives, and neighbours.
11. But I can be trustedto care for your orphansand widows.
12. Even those nations that don't deserve to be punished will have to drink from the cup of my anger. So how can you possibly hope to escape?
13. I, the Lord, swear in my own name that your city of Bozrah and all your towns will suffer a horrible fate. They will lie in ruins for ever, and people will use the name “Bozrah” as a curse word.
14. I have sent a messengerto command the nationsto prepare for waragainst you people of Edom.
15. Your nation will be small,yet hated by other nations.