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Against
Moab thus
saith
the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Woe unto
Nebo !
for it is
spoiled:
Kiriathaim is
confounded
and taken:
Misgab
is
confounded
and dismayed
.
Concerning
Moab ,
this
is
what
the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel ,
says:
“
Woe to
Nebo ,
for it will
be
devastated.
Kiriathaim will
be
captured
and disgraced;
the
fortress
will
be
shattered
and dismantled
.
There shall
be
no more
praise of
Moab :
in Heshbon they have
devised
evil against it;
come, and
let us cut it
off from being
a
nation
. Also
thou
shalt
be
cut
down
, O Madmen; the sword shall
pursue thee
.
There is
no longer
praise for
Moab ;
in Heshbon they devise
evil against her:
‘
Come, let us cut her
off from nationhood
. ’
You
too
, O people
of
Madmen ,
will
be
silenced
; the sword will
pursue you
.
A voice of
crying
shall
be
from Horonaim ,
spoiling
and great destruction .
A voice cries
out
from Horonaim :
‘Devastation
and great destruction !’
Moab is
destroyed
; her little ones have
caused
a
cry to
be
heard
.
Moab will
be
shattered
; her little ones will
cry out
.
For in
the going
up
of
Luhith continual
weeping
shall
go up;
for
in
the going
down
of
Horonaim the
enemies
have
heard
a
cry
of destruction .
For on
the ascent
to
Luhith they
weep
bitterly
as
they
go ,
and
on
the descent
to
Horonaim cries
of distress
resound
over
the
destruction :
Flee ,
save
your lives ,
and
be
like the
heath
in the wilderness
.
‘
Flee !
Run
for
your lives !
Become
like a
juniper
in the desert
. ’
For
because thou
hast
trusted
in thy
works and in
thy
treasures, thou
shalt
also
be taken:
and Chemosh shall
go forth
into captivity
with his priests and his
princes
together
.
Because you
trust
in your
works and treasures, you
too
will
be captured,
and Chemosh will
go into exile
with his priests and officials
.
And
the spoiler
shall
come
upon
every city, and no
city
shall
escape :
the valley also shall
perish
, and the plain shall
be destroyed, as the LORD hath
spoken
.
The destroyer
will
move
against
every city, and not
one
town
will
escape .
The valley will
also be
ruined
, and the high
plain will
be destroyed, as the LORD has
said
.
Give
wings
unto
Moab, that
it
may
flee
and
get
away:
for the
cities
thereof
shall
be desolate, without
any
to dwell therein
.
Put
salt
on
Moab, for she
will
be laid
waste;
her
cities
will
become
desolate, with
no
one
to dwell in
them
.
Cursed be
he
that
doeth
the work of the LORD deceitfully
, and cursed be
he that
keepeth
back
his sword from blood
.
Cursed is
the one
who
is
remiss
in
doing
the
work of the LORD, and cursed is
he who
withholds
his sword from bloodshed
.
Moab hath
been at ease from his
youth, and
he
hath
settled on his
lees,
and
hath
not been emptied
from vessel to vessel ,
neither
hath
he
gone into captivity:
therefore
his taste
remained in
him
, and his scent
is not
changed
.
Moab has
been at ease from youth, settled like
wine
on its
dregs;
he
has
not been poured
from vessel to vessel or
gone into exile.
So
his flavor
has
remained the
same
, and his aroma
is unchanged
.
Therefore ,
behold, the days come
, saith
the LORD, that
I will send unto
him wanderers, that
shall
cause
him to
wander,
and
shall
empty his vessels ,
and break
their
bottles
.
Therefore behold, the days are
coming
, declares
the LORD, when
I will send to
him wanderers, who
will
pour
him out.
They
will
empty his vessels and shatter
his
jars
.
And
Moab shall
be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of
Bethel their
confidence
.
Then
Moab will
be ashamed of Chemosh, just
as the house of Israel was ashamed when
they
trusted
in
Bethel.
How say ye
, We are mighty and
strong
men for the
war
?
How can
you
say, ‘
We are warriors,
mighty men ready
for battle’
?
Moab is
spoiled,
and gone
up
out
of her
cities,
and
his
chosen
young men are
gone down to
the slaughter, saith
the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Moab has
been
destroyed
and its
towns
have
been
invaded;
the
best
of its
young men have
gone down in
the slaughter, declares
the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
The
calamity of
Moab
is near
to
come
, and his affliction hasteth
fast
.
Moab’s
calamity is at
hand
, and his affliction is
rushing
swiftly
.
All
ye
that
are
about
him, bemoan
him;
and
all ye
that
know
his name ,
say,
How is the strong
staff broken,
and
the
beautiful
rod
!
Mourn
for
him, all you
who
surround
him,
everyone
who
knows
his name ;
tell
how the
mighty
scepter
is shattered—
the glorious
staff!
Thou
daughter
that
dost
inhabit
Dibon,
come down from thy
glory ,
and
sit in thirst;
for the spoiler
of Moab shall
come upon
thee,
and
he shall
destroy
thy
strong
holds
.
Come down from your
glory ;
sit on
parched
ground,
O
daughter
dwelling
in Dibon,
for the destroyer
of Moab has
come against
you;
he has
destroyed
your
fortresses
.
O
inhabitant
of
Aroer,
stand by the way,
and
espy;
ask
him
that
fleeth,
and her
that
escapeth
, and
say
, What is
done
?
Stand by the road
and watch
, O
dweller
of
Aroer!
Ask
the
man
fleeing
or
the
woman
escaping
, ‘
What has
happened
? ’
Moab is confounded;
for it is
broken
down:
howl
and cry ;
tell
ye
it
in
Arnon ,
that Moab is spoiled,
Moab is put
to
shame,
for it has
been
shattered.
Wail
and cry out!
Declare
by
the
Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
And
judgment is
come upon the plain country;
upon Holon, and
upon
Jahazah
, and upon
Mephaath,
Judgment has
come upon the high
plain —
upon Holon, Jahzah
, and Mephaath,
And
upon Dibon, and
upon
Nebo, and upon
Bethdiblathaim
,
upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim
,
And
upon Kiriathaim, and
upon
Bethgamul
, and upon
Bethmeon
,
upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul
, and Beth-meon
,
And
upon Kerioth, and
upon
Bozrah, and upon
all the cities
of
the
land
of Moab, far or
near.
upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns
of Moab, those
far and
near.
The horn of Moab is
cut off, and his arm is broken, saith
the LORD.
The horn of Moab has
been
cut off, and his arm is broken, ”
declares
the LORD.
Make ye
him drunken:
for
he magnified himself against the LORD :
Moab also
shall
wallow in his vomit, and he also shall
be
in
derision
.
“
Make him drunk,
because
he has
magnified himself against the LORD ;
so
Moab will
wallow in his own
vomit, and he will
also become
a
laughingstock
.
For
was not Israel a
derision
unto
thee
? was he found among thieves? for since
thou
spakest
of him ,
thou
skippedst
for
joy
.
Was not Israel your
object
of
ridicule
? Was he ever
found among thieves? For whenever
you
speak
of him you
shake
your
head
.
O
ye
that
dwell
in
Moab,
leave
the cities,
and dwell
in
the rock
, and
be like the
dove that maketh
her
nest
in
the
sides
of
the hole's
mouth.
Abandon
the towns
and settle
among
the rocks
, O
dwellers
of
Moab!
Be like a
dove that nests
at
the mouth of
a
cave
.
We have heard the
pride
of Moab
, (he
is
exceeding
proud)
his loftiness,
and his
arrogancy
, and
his pride,
and the
haughtiness of his
heart.
We have heard of Moab’s
pomposity
, his exceeding
pride
and conceit
, his proud
arrogance
and haughtiness of heart.
I know his wrath
, saith
the LORD ;
but it shall
not
be
so;
his lies
shall
not
so
effect
it
.
I know his insolence
, ”
declares
the LORD ,
“
but it is
futile.
His boasting
is
as
empty
as
his
deeds
.
Therefore will
I howl
for Moab ,
and
I will cry out for all Moab; mine
heart
shall
mourn
for the men of Kirheres
.
Therefore I will
wail
for Moab ;
I will cry out for all of
Moab; I
will
moan
for the men of Kir-heres
.
O vine of Sibmah, I will
weep for thee
with
the
weeping
of
Jazer :
thy
plants
are
gone
over
the sea ,
they reach even to the
sea
of
Jazer :
the spoiler
is
fallen
upon
thy
summer fruits
and upon
thy
vintage
.
I
will
weep
for
you,
O vine of Sibmah, more
than
I weep for Jazer .
Your
tendrils
have
extended
to
the sea ;
they reach even to Jazer .
The destroyer
has
descended
on
your
summer fruit
and grape
harvest
.
And
joy and gladness is
taken
from the plentiful
field,
and from the land
of Moab ,
and
I have caused
wine to
fail
from the winepresses:
none
shall
tread
with shouting
; their shouting
shall
be
no
shouting
.
Joy and gladness are
removed
from the orchard
and from the fields
of Moab .
I have stopped
the
flow
of
wine from the presses;
no
one
treads
them
with shouts
of
joy
; their shouts
are
not
for
joy
.
From
the
cry of
Heshbon even
unto
Elealeh ,
and
even
unto
Jahaz,
have
they uttered
their voice
, from Zoar even
unto
Horonaim ,
as
an
heifer
of
three
years
old:
for the waters also
of Nimrim shall
be
desolate
.
There
is
a
cry from
Heshbon to
Elealeh ;
they raise
their voices
to
Jahaz
, from Zoar to
Horonaim and
Eglath-shelishiyah;
for even
the waters of Nimrim have
dried
up
.
Moreover
I
will
cause
to
cease
in Moab, saith
the LORD, him
that
offereth
in
the high places ,
and him
that
burneth
incense to his
gods.
In Moab, declares
the LORD, I
will
bring
an
end
to
those
who
make
offerings
on
the high places and burn
incense to their
gods.
Therefore mine
heart shall
sound
for Moab like
pipes,
and
mine
heart
shall
sound
like pipes
for the men of Kirheres:
because the riches
that
he
hath
gotten
are
perished.
Therefore My
heart laments
like
a
flute
for Moab ;
it
laments
like a
flute
for the men of Kir-heres,
because the wealth
they
acquired
has
perished.
For every head shall
be
bald,
and every beard clipped :
upon
all
the
hands
shall
be
cuttings
, and upon
the
loins
sackcloth.
For every head is
shaved
and every beard is
clipped ;
on
every
hand
is
a
gash
, and around
every
waist
is
sackcloth.
There
shall
be
lamentation
generally
upon
all the housetops
of Moab ,
and in the streets
thereof:
for I have broken
Moab like a
vessel
wherein
is
no
pleasure
, saith
the LORD.
On
all the rooftops
of Moab and in the public
squares,
everyone
is
mourning;
for I have shattered
Moab like an
unwanted
jar
, ”
declares
the LORD.
They
shall
howl,
saying,
How is
it broken
down
! how hath
Moab turned the
back with
shame! so
shall
Moab be
a
derision
and a
dismaying
to all them
about
him.
“
How shattered
it is
! How they
wail!
How
Moab has
turned his
back in
shame! Moab has
become
an
object
of
ridicule
and horror
to all those
around
him. ”
For thus
saith
the LORD ;
Behold, he
shall
fly
as
an eagle ,
and shall
spread
his wings over
Moab.
For this
is
what
the LORD says:
“
Behold, an eagle swoops
down
and spreads
his wings against
Moab.
Kerioth
is
taken, and the strong
holds
are
surprised,
and
the
mighty
men's
hearts
in Moab
at
that day shall
be as
the heart of a woman in her
pangs
.
Kirioth
has
been
taken, and the strongholds
seized.
In that day the
heart
of
Moab’s
warriors
will
be like
the heart of a woman in labor
.
And
Moab shall
be destroyed from
being
a people,
because he hath
magnified
himself against the LORD.
Moab will
be destroyed as
a nation
because he vaunted
himself against the LORD.
Fear,
and the
pit ,
and the
snare ,
shall
be
upon
thee
, O inhabitant
of Moab, saith
the LORD.
Terror
and pit and snare await
you
, O dweller
of Moab, ”
declares
the LORD.
He
that
fleeth
from
the fear
shall
fall into the pit ;
and he
that
getteth
up
out
of
the pit shall
be taken
in the snare :
for I will bring upon it,
even
upon
Moab ,
the year of their visitation
, saith
the LORD.
“Whoever
flees
the panic
will
fall into the pit ,
and whoever
climbs
from
the pit will
be caught
in the snare .
For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment
, ”
declares
the LORD.
They
that
fled
stood
under
the
shadow of
Heshbon
because of
the
force:
but
a
fire shall
come
forth out
of
Heshbon ,
and a flame from the
midst
of
Sihon ,
and
shall
devour
the corner
of Moab ,
and the crown
of the head
of the
tumultuous
ones
.
“Those
who
flee
will
stand
helpless
in
Heshbon’s
shadow ,
because fire has
gone
forth from
Heshbon and a flame from within
Sihon .
It
devours
the foreheads
of Moab and the skulls
of the sons
of tumult
.
Woe be
unto
thee
, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth:
for thy
sons are
taken captives,
and thy
daughters captives
.
Woe to
you
, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have
perished;
for your
sons have
been
taken into
exile
and your
daughters have
gone
into
captivity
.
Yet will
I
bring
again
the
captivity
of
Moab
in the latter days, saith
the LORD. Thus
far
is
the judgment of
Moab.
Yet in the latter days I
will
restore
Moab
from
captivity
, ”
declares
the LORD. Here
ends
the judgment on
Moab.
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