Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.

Rabbah - the great, metropolis of Ammon (). Its destruction is foretold also in ; Amos 1:14.

Her daughters shall be burned with fire - the towns and villages dependencies of the metropolis ().

Then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs - i:e., shall possess those who possessed him. The full accomplishment of this is still future; partially fulfilled under the Maccabees ( 1Ma 5:6 ).

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