48Against Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Woe to Nebo! For it is plundered, Kirjathaim is shamed and taken; The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed—H4124H559H3068H6635H430H3478H1945H5015H7703H7156H3001H3920H4869H3001H28652No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: 'Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.' You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you;H8416H4124H2809H2803H7451H3212H3772H1471H1826H4086H2719H3212H3103A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim: 'Plundering and great destruction!'H6963H6818H2773H7701H1419H76674"Moab is destroyed; Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard;H4124H7665H6810H2201H80855For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping; For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.H4608H3872H1065H1065H5927H4174H2773H6862H8085H6818H76676"Flee, save your lives! And be like the juniper in the wilderness.H5127H4422H5315H1961H6176H40577For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, You also shall be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together.H982H4639H214H3920H3645H3318H1473H3548H8269H31628And the plunderer shall come against every city; No one shall escape. The valley also shall perish, And the plain shall be destroyed, As the LORD has spoken.H7703H935H5892H5892H4422H6010H6H4334H8045H3068H5599"Give wings to Moab, That she may flee and get away; For her cities shall be desolate, Without any to dwell in them.H5414H6731H4124H5323H3318H5892H8047H3427H200410Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully, And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.H779H6213H4399H3068H7423H779H4513H2719H181811"Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has settled on his dregs, And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remained in him, And his scent has not changed.H4124H7599H5271H8252H8105H7324H3627H3627H1980H1473H2940H5975H7381H417112"Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I shall send him wine-workers Who will tip him over And empty his vessels And break the bottles.H3117H935H5002H3068H7971H6808H6808H7324H3627H5310H503513Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.H4124H954H3645H1004H3478H954H1008H400914"How can you say, 'We are mighty And strong men for the war'?H559H1368H2428H582H442115Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities; Her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter," says the King, Whose name is the LORD of hosts.H4124H7703H5927H5892H4005H970H3381H2874H5002H4428H8034H3068H663516"The calamity of Moab is near at hand, And his affliction comes quickly.H343H4124H7138H935H7451H4116H396617Bemoan him, all you who are around him; And all you who know his name, Say, 'How the strong staff is broken, The beautiful rod!'H5439H5110H3045H8034H559H5797H4294H7665H8597H473118"O daughter inhabiting Dibon, Come down from your glory, And sit in thirst; For the plunderer of Moab has come against you, He has destroyed your strongholds.H1323H3427H1769H3381H3519H3427H6772H7703H4124H5927H7843H401319O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the way and watch; Ask him who flees And her who escapes; Say, 'What has happened?'H3427H6177H5975H1870H6822H7592H5127H4422H559H196120Moab is shamed, for he is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered.H4124H3001H2865H3213H2199H5046H769H4124H770321"And judgment has come on the plain country: On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,H4941H935H4334H776H2473H3096H415822On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,H1769H5015H101523On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,H7156H1014H101024On Kerioth and Bozrah, On all the cities of the land of Moab, Far or near.H7152H1224H5892H776H4124H7350H713825The horn of Moab is cut off, And his arm is broken," says the LORD.H7161H4124H1438H2220H7665H5002H306826"Make him drunk, Because he exalted himself against the LORD. Moab shall wallow in his vomit, And he shall also be in derision.H7937H1431H3068H4124H5606H6892H781427For was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him, You shake your head in scorn.H3478H7814H4672H1590H1767H1697H511028You who dwell in Moab, Leave the cities and dwell in the rock, And be like the dove which makes her nest In the sides of the cave's mouth.H3427H4124H5800H5892H7931H5553H3123H7077H5676H6354H631029"We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly proud), Of his loftiness and arrogance and pride, And of the haughtiness of his heart."H8085H1347H4124H3966H1343H1363H1346H1347H7312H382030"I know his wrath," says the LORD, "But it is not right; His lies have made nothing right.H3045H5678H5002H3068H907H621331Therefore I will wail for Moab, And I will cry out for all Moab; I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.H3213H4124H2199H4124H1897H582H702532O vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer. Your plants have gone over the sea, They reach to the sea of Jazer. The plunderer has fallen on your summer fruit and your vintage.H1612H7643H1058H1065H3270H5189H5674H3220H5060H3220H3270H7703H5307H7019H121033Joy and gladness are taken From the plentiful field And from the land of Moab; I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; No one will tread with joyous shouting—Not joyous shouting!H8057H1524H622H3759H776H4124H3196H7673H3342H1869H1959H1959H195934"From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice, From Zoar to Horonaim, Like a three-year-old heifer; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.H2201H2809H500H3096H5414H6963H6820H2773H5697H7992H4325H5249H492335"Moreover," says the LORD, "I will cause to cease in Moab The one who offers sacrifices in the high places And burns incense to his gods.H7673H4124H5002H3068H5927H1116H6999H43036Therefore My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab, And like flutes My heart shall wail For the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the riches they have acquired have perished.H3820H1993H4124H2485H3820H1993H2485H582H7025H3502H6213H637"For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth—H7218H7144H2206H1639H3027H1417H4975H824238A general lamentation On all the housetops of Moab, And in its streets; For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure," says the LORD.H4553H1406H4124H7339H7665H4124H3627H2656H5002H306839"They shall wail: 'How she is broken down! How Moab has turned her back with shame!' So Moab shall be a derision And a dismay to all those about her."H3213H2865H4124H6437H6203H954H4124H7814H4288H543940For thus says the LORD: "Behold, one shall fly like an eagle, And spread his wings over Moab.H559H3068H1675H5404H6566H3671H412441Kerioth is taken, And the strongholds are surprised; The mighty men's hearts in Moab on that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.H7152H3920H4679H8610H1368H3820H4124H3117H3820H802H688742And Moab shall be destroyed as a people, Because he exalted himself against the LORD.H4124H8045H5971H1431H306843Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab," says the LORD.H6343H6354H6341H3427H4124H5002H306844"He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For upon Moab, upon it I will bring The year of their punishment," says the LORD.H5127H5211H6440H6343H5307H6354H5927H6354H3920H6341H935H4124H8141H6486H5002H306845"Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon Because of exhaustion. But a fire shall come out of Heshbon, A flame from the midst of Sihon, And shall devour the brow of Moab, The crown of the head of the sons of tumult.H5127H5975H6738H2809H3581H784H3318H2809H3852H996H5511H398H6285H4124H6936H7588H112146Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; For your sons have been taken captive, And your daughters captive.H188H4124H5971H3645H6H1121H3947H7628H1323H763347"Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab In the latter days," says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.H7725H7622H4124H319H3117H5002H3068H2008H4941H4124
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