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Concerning the Ammonites .
Thus says the LORD : "
Has Israel no sons ?
Has he no heir ?
Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad ,
and his people settled in its cities ?
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Therefore ,
behold ,
the days are coming ,
says the LORD ,
when I will cause the battle cry to be heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites ;
it shall become a desolate mound ,
and its villages shall be burned with fire ;
then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him ,
says the LORD .
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Wail ,
O Heshbon ,
for Ai is laid waste !
Cry ,
O daughters of Rabbah !
Gird yourselves with sackcloth ,
lament ,
and run to and fro among the hedges !
For Milcom shall go into exile ,
with his priests and his princes .
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Why do you boast of your valleys ,
O faithless daughter ,
who trusted in her treasures ,
saying , `
Who will come against me ?'
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Behold ,
I will bring terror upon you ,
says the Lord GOD of hosts ,
from all who are round about you ,
and you shall be driven out ,
every man straight before him ,
with none to gather the fugitives .