Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters as captives to Sihon king of the Amorites. New Living Translation What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh! Chemosh has left his sons as refugees, his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king. English Standard Version Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon. Berean Standard Bible Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. King James Bible Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. New King James Version Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To Sihon king of the Amorites. New American Standard Bible “Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon. NASB 1995 “Woe to you, O Moab! You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon. NASB 1977 “Woe to you, O Moab! You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon. Legacy Standard Bible Woe to you, O Moab! You perish, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon. Amplified Bible “Woe (judgment is coming) to you, Moab! You are destroyed, O people of [the god] Chemosh! Moab has given his sons as fugitives [that is, survivors of battle], And his daughters into captivity To Sihon king of the Amorites. Christian Standard Bible Woe to you, Moab! You have been destroyed, people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon the Amorite king. Holman Christian Standard Bible Woe to you, Moab! You have been destroyed, people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon the Amorite king. American Standard Version Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites. Contemporary English Version You Moabites are done for! Your god Chemosh deserted your people; they were captured, taken away by King Sihon the Amorite. English Revised Version Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites. GOD'S WORD® Translation How horrible it is for you, Moab! You are destroyed, you people of the god Chemosh. Chemosh let his sons become refugees and he let his daughters become prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites. Good News Translation How terrible for you, people of Moab! You worshipers of Chemosh are brought to ruin! Your god let the men become refugees, And the women became captives of the Amorite king. International Standard Version Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, you people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters have gone into captivity to Sihon, king of the Amorites. Majority Standard Bible Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. NET Bible Woe to you, Moab. You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites. New Heart English Bible Woe to you, Moab. You are undone, people of Chemosh. He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites. Webster's Bible Translation Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. World English Bible Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWoe to you, O Moab, "" You have perished, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons [as] fugitives, "" And his daughters into captivity, "" To Sihon king of the Amorite! Young's Literal Translation Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape -- Also his daughters -- Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite -- Sihon! Smith's Literal Translation Wo to thee, Moab! thou wert destroyed, O people of Chemosh: he gave his sons escaping, and his daughters, into captivity to the king of the Amorites, Sihon. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWoe to thee Moab: thou art undone, O people of Chamos. He hath given his sons to flight, and his daughters into captivity to Sehon the king of the Amorrhites. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to you, Moab! You are perishing, O people of Chemosh. He gave flight to his sons, and he gave the daughters into captivity, to the king of the Amorites, Sihon. New American Bible Woe to you, Moab! You are no more, people of Chemosh! He let his sons become fugitives and his daughters be taken captive by the Amorite king Sihon. New Revised Standard Version Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWoe to you, O Arnon! Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh; he has given his sons hostages, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Woe to you Arnon! Woe to you Moab! You are destroyed, people of Khemosh! He gave his sons for hostages and his daughters into captivity to Sihon the King of the Amorites. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites. Brenton Septuagint Translation Woe to thee, Moab; thou art lost, thou people of Chamos: their sons are sold for preservation, and their daughters are captives to Seon king of the Amorites. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Defeat of Sihon…28For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights. 29Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. 30But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”… Cross References Isaiah 15:1-9 This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ... Jeremiah 48:1-47 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 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 cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ... Amos 2:1-3 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD. Isaiah 16:6-14 We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken. / For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. ... Zephaniah 2:8-11 “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ... Judges 11:24 Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us. 2 Kings 3:4-27 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. / But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. ... 2 Samuel 8:2 David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. Isaiah 25:10-12 For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust. Ezekiel 25:8-11 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ... Psalm 60:8 Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” Psalm 108:9 Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” Deuteronomy 2:9 Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.” Deuteronomy 2:19 But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.” Isaiah 11:14 They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. Treasury of Scripture Woe to you, Moab! you are undone, O people of Chemosh: he has given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. Judges 11:24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess. 1 Kings 11:7,33 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon… 2 Kings 23:13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. Jump to Previous Amorite Amorites Captives Captivity Chemosh Daughters Destroyed Destruction Escape Escaped Hands Moab Perished Prisoners Ruined Sihon Sorrow Undone WoJump to Next Amorite Amorites Captives Captivity Chemosh Daughters Destroyed Destruction Escape Escaped Hands Moab Perished Prisoners Ruined Sihon Sorrow Undone WoNumbers 21 1. Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah4. The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents 7. They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent 10. Various journeys of the Israelites 21. Sihon is overcome 33. And Og Woe to you, O Moab! This phrase is a prophetic declaration of judgment against Moab, a nation descended from Lot, Abraham's nephew. Moab was often in conflict with Israel, and this lament reflects the consequences of their opposition to God's people. The use of "woe" is a common biblical expression of impending doom or divine judgment, seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah. You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. Persons / Places / Events 1. MoabA nation descended from Lot, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is portrayed as a people under judgment in this passage. 2. Chemosh The national deity of the Moabites, often associated with child sacrifice. The verse implies that Chemosh has failed to protect his people. 3. Sihon The king of the Amorites who defeated Moab and took their land. His victory over Moab is seen as a judgment from God. 4. Amorites A powerful group of people in the ancient Near East, often in conflict with Israel and other nations. 5. Fugitives and Captivity The Moabites are described as being in a state of defeat and subjugation, highlighting their vulnerability and the failure of their god, Chemosh. Teaching Points The Futility of IdolatryThe failure of Chemosh to protect Moab serves as a reminder of the futility of trusting in false gods. Believers are called to place their trust in the one true God. Divine Judgment God's judgment on Moab illustrates His sovereignty over all nations. It serves as a warning that God holds all people accountable for their actions. Historical Context and Relevance Understanding the historical context of Moab's defeat helps us see the broader account of God's plan and His dealings with nations. God's Sovereignty The passage highlights God's control over history and His ability to use even pagan nations to accomplish His purposes. Lessons from Moab's Downfall Reflecting on Moab's downfall encourages believers to examine their own lives for areas where they may be relying on "false gods" or idols.Verse 29. - O people of Chemosh. עַם־כָּמוּשׁ. Chemosh was the national god of the Moabites (1 Kings 11:7; Jeremiah 48:7), and also to some extent of the Ammonites (Judges 11:24). It is generally agreed that the name is derived from the root כבש, to subdue, and thus will have substantially the same meaning as Milcom, Molech, and Baal; indeed it appears probable that there was a strong family likeness among the idolatries of Palestine, and that the various names represented different attributes of one supreme being rather than different divinities. Thus Baal and Ashtaroth (Judges 2:13) represented for the Zidonians the masculine and feminine elements respectively in the Divine energy. Baal himself was plural (Baalim, 1 Kings 18:18) in form, and either male or female (ἡ βάαλ in Hosea 2:8; Romans 11:4). In the inscription on the Moabite stone a god "Ashtar-Chemosh" is mentioned, and thus Chemosh is identified with the male deity of Phoenicia (Ashtar being the masculine form of Ashtoreth), while, on the other hand, it was almost certainly the same divinity who was worshipped under another name, and with other rites, as Baal-Peor (see on Numbers 25:3). On the coins of Areopolis Chemosh appears as a god of war armed, with fire-torches by his side. Human sacrifices were offered to him (2 Kings 3:26, 27), as to Baal and to Moloch. He hath given his sons, i.e., Chemosh, who could not save his own votaries, nor the children of his people. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Woe to you,אוֹי־ (’ō·w-) Interjection Strong's 188: Lamentation, Oh! O Moab! מוֹאָ֔ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled You are destroyed, אָבַ֖דְתָּ (’ā·ḇaḏ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish O people עַם־ (‘am-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of Chemosh! כְּמ֑וֹשׁ (kə·mō·wōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3645: Chemosh -- a god of the Moabites He gave up נָתַ֨ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set his sons בָּנָ֤יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son as refugees, פְּלֵיטִם֙ (pə·lê·ṭim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6412: Escaped one, fugitive and his daughters וּבְנֹתָ֣יו (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter into captivity בַּשְּׁבִ֔ית (baš·šə·ḇîṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7628: Exiled, captured, exile, booty to Sihon סִיחֽוֹן׃ (sî·ḥō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5511: Sihon -- a king of the Amorites king לְמֶ֥לֶךְ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of the Amorites. אֱמֹרִ֖י (’ĕ·mō·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 567: Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe Links Numbers 21:29 NIVNumbers 21:29 NLT Numbers 21:29 ESV Numbers 21:29 NASB Numbers 21:29 KJV Numbers 21:29 BibleApps.com Numbers 21:29 Biblia Paralela Numbers 21:29 Chinese Bible Numbers 21:29 French Bible Numbers 21:29 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 21:29 Woe to you Moab! 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