Jeremiah 49:1
Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says:
What it says
The LORD asks whether Israel has no sons or heir, since Milcom has taken possession of Gad.
What it is doing
This verse exposes Ammon's seizure of Israelite inheritance as a theological offense.
In context
1Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: 2Therefore, behold, the days are coming, 3Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; 4Why do you boast of your valleys— 5Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you, 6Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity, ”