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12 I will send fire upon Teman,
    and it will devour the strongholds of Bozrah.[a]

Ammon

13 Thus says the Lord:

For three crimes of the Ammonites, and now four—
    I will not take it back—
Because they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead,(A)
    in order to extend their territory,
14 I will kindle a fire upon the wall of Rabbah,[b]
    and it will devour its strongholds
Amid war cries on the day of battle,
    amid stormwind on the day of tempest.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 Teman…Bozrah: two of the chief cities of Edom; cf. Jer 49:20.
  2. 1:14 Rabbah: now called Amman, the modern capital of Jordan.

12 I will send fire on Teman(A)
    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(B)

13 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,(C)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(D) of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(E)
    that will consume(F) her fortresses
amid war cries(G) on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds(H) on a stormy day.

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