The Moabites, descendants of Lot through his elder daughter (Genesis 19:37), were a neighboring nation to Israel, often in conflict with the Israelites. The biblical narrative contains several prophecies concerning the judgments upon Moab, reflecting their tumultuous relationship with God's chosen people and their idolatrous practices.

Isaiah's Prophecy Against Moab

The prophet Isaiah delivers a comprehensive prophecy against Moab in Isaiah 15 and 16. Isaiah 15:1 begins with a declaration of Moab's impending ruin: "An oracle concerning Moab: Ar in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!" The prophecy continues to describe the lamentation and mourning that will engulf the land as its cities are laid waste and its people flee in distress. Isaiah 16:6-7 highlights Moab's pride as a contributing factor to its downfall: "We have heard of Moab’s pride, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab."

Jeremiah's Pronouncement of Doom

Jeremiah also prophesies against Moab in Jeremiah 48, a chapter dedicated to the judgment and destruction of the nation. Jeremiah 48:2 states, "Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon they plan her downfall: ‘Come, let us cut her off as a nation.’" The chapter details the desolation that will come upon Moab, emphasizing the futility of their idols and the shame that will cover their land. Jeremiah 48:42 declares, "Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD."

Ezekiel's Judgment on Moab

Ezekiel also speaks of Moab's judgment in Ezekiel 25:8-11. The prophecy is part of a series of judgments against the nations surrounding Israel. Ezekiel 25:8 begins, "This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, ‘Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,’" indicating that Moab's scorn and derision towards Judah contributed to their judgment. The passage concludes with a promise of Moab's destruction and the execution of God's justice.

Amos and the Wrath Against Moab

The prophet Amos includes Moab in his oracles against the nations in Amos 2:1-3. Amos 2:1 states, "This is what the LORD says: ‘For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.’" This act of desecration is cited as a reason for divine retribution, and the prophecy foretells the devouring of Moab's strongholds and the death of its leaders.

Zephaniah's Declaration

Zephaniah also proclaims judgment against Moab in Zephaniah 2:8-11. Zephaniah 2:9 compares Moab's fate to that of Sodom and Gomorrah: "Therefore, as I live, declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, surely Moab will become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland." This prophecy underscores the severity of Moab's judgment and the desolation that will follow.

Throughout these prophecies, the consistent theme is Moab's pride, idolatry, and hostility towards Israel, which ultimately lead to their downfall as decreed by the LORD. The prophetic literature serves as a testament to God's justice and the consequences of turning away from His commandments.Jeremiah 48:1
Against Moab thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe to Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
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Approaching Doom
... and He pronounced His final judgments upon Judah, and ... burned." The record of the
prophecies concerning Judah and ... Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands ...
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The Prophet Joel.
... their border; and the crime of the Moabites, rebuked in ... in favour of the view that
the prophecies of Joel ... and it is only requisite to compare concerning them. ...
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Balaam's Prophecy. (Numb. xxiv. 17-19. )
... they still existed as a nation, not as Moabites, but as ... 44, the Lord Himself explains
to His disciples the prophecies in the Pentateuch concerning Him; and ...
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The Prophet Amos.
... same passage, is supposed to be conquered; concerning the latter ... people, which the
[Pg 360] Moabites were too ... The prophecies against foreign nations do not, as ...
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And ii.
... of the mode in which, in the prophecies of our ... was conquered by the Edomites and
Moabites in common ... Concerning the situation of Jerusalem, Josephus, de BJ i.6, c ...
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The Sixth vision "On Earth"
... and Chemosh, the abomination of the Moabites, and Milcom ... and come into the Divine
Counsels concerning Israel, and ... Kingdoms or Heads in the prophecies given in ...
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CHAP. I. -II. 3 (II. 1).
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Israel."Concerning the last ... to exclude the Ammonites and Moabites is founded ...
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