49:2 Because you did that,
I, the Lord, affirm that 1 a time is coming
when I will make Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon,
hear the sound of the battle cry.
It will become a mound covered with ruins. 2
Its villages will be burned to the ground. 3
Then Israel will take back its land
from those who took their land from them.
I, the Lord, affirm it! 4
1 tn Heb “oracle of the
2 tn Heb “a desolate tel.” For the explanation of what a “tel” is see the study note on 30:18.
3 tn Heb “Its daughters will be burned with fire.” For the use of the word “daughters” to refer to the villages surrounding a larger city see BDB 123 s.v. I בַּת 4 and compare the usage in Judg 1:27.
4 tn Heb “says the