“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no heirs?
Why then has ^[a]Malcam taken possession of Gad,
And his people settled in its cities?
² Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will cause an alarm of ^(B)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 the Lord.
³ “Wail, ^(F)Heshbon, for ^(G)Ai has been destroyed!
Cry out, daughters of Rabbah,
^(H)Put on sackcloth and mourn,
And move about inside the walls;
For ^[b]Malcam will ^(I)go into exile
Together with his priests and his leaders.
⁴ How you ^(J)boast about the valleys!
Your valley is flowing away,
You ^(K)backsliding daughter
Who trusts in her ^(L)treasures, saying,
‘^(M)Who can come against me?’
⁵ Behold, I am going to bring ^(N)terror upon you,”
Declares the Lord ^[c]God of armies,
“From all directions around you;
And you will be ^(O)driven away ^[d]one after another,
With no one to gather the ^(P)fugitives together.
⁶ But afterward I will ^(Q)restore
The fortunes of the sons of Ammon,”
Declares the Lord.