² But the days are coming,”
    declares the Lord,
“when I will sound the battle cry^(A)
    against Rabbah^(B) of the Ammonites;
it will become a mound of ruins,^(C)
    and its surrounding villages will be set on fire.
Then Israel will drive out
    those who drove her out,^(D)”
says the Lord.

⁸ Turn and flee, hide in deep caves,^(A)
    you who live in Dedan,^(B)
for I will bring disaster on Esau
    at the time when I punish him.

¹⁹ “Like a lion^(A) coming up from Jordan’s thickets^(B)
    to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Edom from its land in an instant.
    Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this?
Who is like^(C) me and who can challenge me?^(D)
    And what shepherd^(E) can stand against me?”