“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no one who can take possession?
Why then has ^[a]Malcam taken possession of Gad
And his people settled in its cities?
² Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh,
“That I will cause a ^[b](B)trumpet blast of war to be heard
Against ^(C)Rabbah of the sons of Ammon;
And it will become a desolate heap,
And her ^(D)towns will be set on fire.
Then Israel will take ^(E)possession of his possessors,”
Says Yahweh.
³ “Wail, O ^(F)Heshbon, for ^(G)Ai has been destroyed!
Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,
^(H)Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament,
And rush back and forth inside the walls;
For ^[c]Malcam will ^(I)go into exile
Together with his priests and his princes.
⁴ How ^(J)boastful you are about the valleys!
Your valley is flowing away,
O ^(K)faithless daughter
Who trusts in her ^(L)treasures, saying,
‘^(M)Who will come against me?’
⁵ Behold, I am going to bring ^(N)dread upon you,”
Declares Lord Yahweh of hosts,
“From all around you;
And each of you will be ^(O)banished ^[d]headlong,
With no one to gather the ^(P)one who flees.
⁶ But afterward I will ^[e](Q)return
The ^[f]fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”
Declares Yahweh.

“For three transgressions of the sons of ^(A)Ammon and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they ^(B)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to ^(C)enlarge their borders.
¹⁴ So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^(D)Rabbah,
And it will consume her citadels
Amid a ^(E)loud shout on the day of battle
And a ^(F)storm on the day of tempest.
¹⁵ And their ^(G)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,”
Says Yahweh.