²⁰ one road going to Ammon and its capital, Rabbah, and the other to Judah and fortified Jerusalem.

⁴ Yes, I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked! I will draw my sword against everyone in the land from south to north.

⁴⁶ “Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters in the north. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south.

¹⁷ “Or suppose I were to bring war against the land, and I sent enemy armies to destroy both people and animals.

⁹ The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.”