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1To Moab: This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "How terrible for Nebo, for it's laid waste. Kiriathaim is put to shame, it's captured. The fortress is put to shame, it's shattered. | 1To Moab: This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "How terrible for Nebo, for it's laid waste. Kiriathaim is put to shame, it's captured. The fortress is put to shame, it's shattered. |
2The pride of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they plotted evil against her: 'Come and let's eliminate her as a nation.' Madmen will also be silenced, and the sword will pursue you. | 2The pride of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they plotted evil against her: 'Come and let's eliminate her as a nation.' Madmen will also be silenced, and the sword will pursue you. |
3The sound of crying will come from Horonaim, devastation and great destruction. | 3The sound of crying will come from Horonaim, devastation and great destruction. |
4Moab will be destroyed; her little ones will cry out. | 4Moab will be destroyed; her little ones will cry out. |
5Indeed, at the ascent of Luhith people will go up with bitter weeping. At the descent of Horonaim the anguished cries over the destruction will be heard. | 5Indeed, at the ascent of Luhith people will go up with bitter weeping. At the descent of Horonaim the anguished cries over the destruction will be heard. |
6Flee, save your lives, and you will be like a wild donkey in the desert. | 6Flee, save your lives, and you will be like a wild donkey in the desert. |
7But, because you trust in your deeds and your riches, you will also be captured. Chemosh will go out into exile, along with his priests and officials. | 7But, because you trust in your deeds and your riches, you will also be captured. Chemosh will go out into exile, along with his priests and officials. |
8A destroyer will come to every town and no town will escape. The valley will be ruined and the plateau destroyed." This is what the LORD has said! | 8A destroyer will come to every town and no town will escape. The valley will be ruined and the plateau destroyed." This is what the LORD has said! |
9"Put salt on Moab for she will surely fall. Her towns will become desolate places, without any inhabitants in them. | 9"Put salt on Moab for she will surely fall. Her towns will become desolate places, without any inhabitants in them. |
10Cursed is the one who is slack in doing the LORD's work. Cursed is the one who holds back his sword from shedding blood. | 10Cursed is the one who is slack in doing the LORD's work. Cursed is the one who holds back his sword from shedding blood. |
11Moab has been at ease from his youth. He has been undisturbed like wine on its dregs and not poured from vessel to vessel. He has not gone into exile. Therefore, his flavor has remained, and his aroma has not changed. | 11Moab has been at ease from his youth. He has been undisturbed like wine on its dregs and not poured from vessel to vessel. He has not gone into exile. Therefore, his flavor has remained, and his aroma has not changed. |
12"Therefore, look, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll send those who tip over vessels to him, and they'll tip him over. They'll empty his vessels and shatter his jars. | 12"Therefore, look, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll send those who tip over vessels to him, and they'll tip him over. They'll empty his vessels and shatter his jars. |
13Moab will be ashamed because of Chemosh just as the house of Israel was ashamed because of Bethel, their confidence. | 13Moab will be ashamed because of Chemosh just as the house of Israel was ashamed because of Bethel, their confidence. |
14"How can you say, 'We're strong warriors, and soldiers ready for battle'? | 14"How can you say, 'We're strong warriors, and soldiers ready for battle'? |
15Moab will be destroyed, and the enemy will come up against her cities. Her finest young men will go down to slaughter," declares the King, whose name is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. | 15Moab will be destroyed, and the enemy will come up against her cities. Her finest young men will go down to slaughter," declares the King, whose name is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. |
16"Moab's disaster is near at hand, and his calamity is coming very quickly. | 16"Moab's disaster is near at hand, and his calamity is coming very quickly. |
17Mourn for him, all who live around him, and all who know his name. Say, 'Oh how the mighty rod is broken, the glorious staff.' | 17Mourn for him, all who live around him, and all who know his name. Say, 'Oh how the mighty rod is broken, the glorious staff.' |
18"Come down from glory, and sit on parched ground, O woman who lives in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab will come up against you to destroy you. He will destroy your strongholds. | 18"Come down from glory, and sit on parched ground, O woman who lives in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab will come up against you to destroy you. He will destroy your strongholds. |
19Stand by the road and keep watch, O woman who lives in Aroer. Ask the man who flees and the woman who escapes. Say, 'What happened'? | 19Stand by the road and keep watch, O woman who lives in Aroer. Ask the man who flees and the woman who escapes. Say, 'What happened'? |
20Moab will be put to shame, for it will be destroyed. Wail and cry out. Announce by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed. | 20Moab will be put to shame, for it will be destroyed. Wail and cry out. Announce by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed. |
21Judgment has come to the plateau: to Holon and Jahzah, and against Mephaath, | 21Judgment has come to the plateau: to Holon and Jahzah, and against Mephaath, |
22Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, | 22Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, |
23against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, | 23against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, |
24against Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns in the land of Moab, both far and near. | 24against Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns in the land of Moab, both far and near. |
25The strength of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken," declares the LORD. | 25The strength of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken," declares the LORD. |
26"Make him drunk for he has exalted himself against the LORD. Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he will be the object of mocking. | 26"Make him drunk for he has exalted himself against the LORD. Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he will be the object of mocking. |
27Wasn't Israel an object of mocking for you? Wasn't he treated like a thief, so that whenever you spoke about him you shook your head in contempt? | 27Wasn't Israel an object of mocking for you? Wasn't he treated like a thief, so that whenever you spoke about him you shook your head in contempt? |
28Abandon the cities, and live on the cliffs, you inhabitants of Moab. Be like a dove that builds a nest by the mouth of a cave. | 28Abandon the cities, and live on the cliffs, you inhabitants of Moab. Be like a dove that builds a nest by the mouth of a cave. |
29We have heard about Moab's pride— he's very proud— his haughtiness, his arrogance, his insolence, and his conceit. | 29We have heard about Moab's pride— he's very proud— his haughtiness, his arrogance, his insolence, and his conceit. |
30I know his gall," declares the LORD, "and it's futile; the boasting that they do is futile. | 30I know his gall," declares the LORD, "and it's futile; the boasting that they do is futile. |
31Therefore, I'll wail for Moab, and for the whole of Moab I'll cry out, for the men of Kir-heres I'll moan. | 31Therefore, I'll wail for Moab, and for the whole of Moab I'll cry out, for the men of Kir-heres I'll moan. |
32More than the weeping for Jazer, I'll weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches spread out to the sea, and reached as far as the Sea of Jazer. On your summer fruit and grapes the destroyer will fall. | 32More than the weeping for Jazer, I'll weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches spread out to the sea, and reached as far as the Sea of Jazer. On your summer fruit and grapes the destroyer will fall. |
33Gladness and rejoicing will be taken away from the fruitful land. From the land of Moab I'll cause the wine in the wine presses to stop flowing. The workers won't tread the grapes with a loud shout. There will be no shout! | 33Gladness and rejoicing will be taken away from the fruitful land. From the land of Moab I'll cause the wine in the wine presses to stop flowing. The workers won't tread the grapes with a loud shout. There will be no shout! |
34"From the cry of Heshbon, to Elealeh, to Jahaz they have lifted up their voice. From Zoar to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah, even the waters of Nimrim will become a desolate place. | 34"From the cry of Heshbon, to Elealeh, to Jahaz they have lifted up their voice. From Zoar to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah, even the waters of Nimrim will become a desolate place. |
35In Moab," declares the LORD, "I'll put an end to the one who offers a burnt offering on the high place and to the one who burns incense to his gods. | 35In Moab," declares the LORD, "I'll put an end to the one who offers a burnt offering on the high place and to the one who burns incense to his gods. |
36Therefore my heart wails for Moab like flutes and my heart wails for the men of Kir-heres like flutes. Therefore they'll lose the abundance they produced. | 36Therefore my heart wails for Moab like flutes and my heart wails for the men of Kir-heres like flutes. Therefore they'll lose the abundance they produced. |
37Indeed every head will be bald and every beard cut short. There will be gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins. | 37Indeed every head will be bald and every beard cut short. There will be gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins. |
38On all the housetops of Moab and in the streets there will be nothing but mourning, for I'll break Moab like a vessel that no one wants," declares the LORD. | 38On all the housetops of Moab and in the streets there will be nothing but mourning, for I'll break Moab like a vessel that no one wants," declares the LORD. |
39"How it will be shattered! How they'll wail! How Moab will turn his back in shame! Moab will be an object of ridicule and terror to all those around him." | 39"How it will be shattered! How they'll wail! How Moab will turn his back in shame! Moab will be an object of ridicule and terror to all those around him." |
40For this is what the LORD says: "Look, like an eagle one will fly swiftly and spread his wings against Moab. | 40For this is what the LORD says: "Look, like an eagle one will fly swiftly and spread his wings against Moab. |
41The towns will be captured and the strongholds seized. On that day the hearts of the warriors of Moab will be like the heart of a woman in labor. | 41The towns will be captured and the strongholds seized. On that day the hearts of the warriors of Moab will be like the heart of a woman in labor. |
42Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he exalted himself against the LORD. | 42Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he exalted himself against the LORD. |
43Terror, pit, and trap will be used against you who live in Moab," declares the LORD. | 43Terror, pit, and trap will be used against you who live in Moab," declares the LORD. |
44"The one who flees from the terror will fall into a pit. And the one who comes up out of the pit will be caught in a trap. For I'll bring upon her, that is upon Moab, the time of her punishment," declares the LORD. | 44"The one who flees from the terror will fall into a pit. And the one who comes up out of the pit will be caught in a trap. For I'll bring upon her, that is upon Moab, the time of her punishment," declares the LORD. |
45"The fugitives will stand without strength in the shadow of Heshbon, for fire will go out from Heshbon and a flame from the middle of Sihon. It will devour the forehead of Moab and the heads of the rebellious people. | 45"The fugitives will stand without strength in the shadow of Heshbon, for fire will go out from Heshbon and a flame from the middle of Sihon. It will devour the forehead of Moab and the heads of the rebellious people. |
46How terrible for you, Moab! The people of Chemosh will perish. Indeed, your sons will be taken into captivity, and your daughters as well. | 46How terrible for you, Moab! The people of Chemosh will perish. Indeed, your sons will be taken into captivity, and your daughters as well. |
47But I'll restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days," declares the LORD. This concludes the judgment on Moab. | 47But I'll restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days," declares the LORD. This concludes the judgment on Moab. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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