"The citiesof Aroerare forsaken;They will be for flocksto liedownin, And therewill be nooneto frighten[them].
"You would liedownand nonewould disturb[you], And manywould entreatyour favor.
For the fortifiedcityis isolated,A homesteadforlornand forsakenlike the desert;Therethe calfwill graze,And thereit will liedownand feedon its branches.
Then the lambswill grazeas in their pasture,And strangerswill eatin the wasteplacesof the wealthy.
Now in that daya manmay keepalivea heiferand a pairof sheep;
and becauseof the abundanceof the milkproducedhe will eatcurds,for everyonethat is leftwithinthe landwill eatcurdsand honey.
"Standby the roadand keepwatch,O inhabitantof Aroer;Askhim who fleesand her who escapes[And] say,'Whathas happened?'
"The deadbodiesof thispeoplewill be foodfor the birdsof the skyand for the beastsof the earth;and noonewill frighten[them away].
"I will makeRabbaha pasturefor camelsand the sonsof Ammona restingplacefor flocks.Thus you will knowthat I am the LORD."
"They will forgettheir disgraceand alltheir treacherywhichthey perpetratedagainst Me, when they livesecurelyon their [own] landwith nooneto make[them] afraid.
Eachof them will situnderhis vineAnd underhis figtree,With nooneto make[them] afraid,For the mouthof the LORDof hostshas spoken.
So the seacoastwill be pastures,[With] cavesfor shepherdsand foldsfor flocks.
The sonsof GadbuiltDibonand Atarothand Aroer,
"From Aroerwhichis on the edgeof the valleyof Arnonand [from] the citywhichis in the valley,even to Gilead,there was nocitythat was toohighfor us; the LORDour Goddeliveredalloverto us.
"So we tookpossessionof thislandat that time.From Aroer,whichis by the valleyof Arnon,and halfthe hillcountryof Gileadand its citiesI gaveto the Reubenitesand to the Gadites.
Their territorywas from Aroer,whichis on the edgeof the valleyof the Arnon,with the citywhichis in the middleof the valleyand allthe plainby Medeba;
Their territorywas Jazer,and allthe citiesof Gilead,and halfthe landof the sonsof Ammon,as faras Aroerwhichis beforeRabbah;
