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.
Ver. 2. Behold, the day is come, saith the Lord,] scil., After the subversion of the Jewish nation Eze 21:25-27 For judgment commonly beginneth at the house of God.
And I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah.] Megalopolis, the metropolis of the Ammonites; it was afterwards called Philadelphia, from Ptolemy Philadelph, who re-edified it.
And it shall be a desolate heap.] Hob., A hillock of desolation.
And her daughters.] The neighbour towns and villages.
Then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs.] It hath been often observed, that God loveth to retaliate. How this was fulfilled, see /APC 1Ma 5:6, and Joseph., lib. xiii. cap. 21.