3. “People in Heshbon, cry because the town of Ai is destroyed! Women in Rabbah of Ammon, cry! Put on sackcloth and cry. Run to the city for safety, because the enemy will take away the god Milcom, with his priests and officials.
4. You brag about your strength, but you are losing your strength. You trust in your wealth to save you. You think no one would even think of attacking you.”
5. But this is what the Lord GOD All-Powerful says: “I will bring troubles to you from every side. You will all run away, and no one will be able to bring you together again.”
6. “The Ammonites will be taken away as captives. But the time will come when I will bring the Ammonites back.” This message is from the Lord.
7. This message is about Edom. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Is there no more wisdom in Teman? Are the wise men of Edom not able to give good advice? Have they lost their wisdom?
8. You people living in Dedan, run away and hide, because I will punish Esau for the bad things he did.
9. “Workers pick grapes from grapevines, but they leave a few grapes on the plants. If thieves come at night, they don’t take everything.