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Judgment on Moab
Concerning Moab.
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste!
Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken;
the fortress is put to shame and broken down;
Concerning Moab.
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste!
Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken;
the fortress is put to shame and broken down;
A Message about Moab
This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:
“What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo;
it will soon lie in ruins.
The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured;
the fortress will be humiliated and broken down.
This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:
“What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo;
it will soon lie in ruins.
The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured;
the fortress will be humiliated and broken down.
the renown of Moab is no more.
In Heshbon they planned disaster against her:
‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’
You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence;
the sword shall pursue you.
In Heshbon they planned disaster against her:
‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’
You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence;
the sword shall pursue you.
“A voice! A cry from Horonaim,
‘Desolation and great destruction!’
‘Desolation and great destruction!’
Listen to the cries from Horonaim,
cries of devastation and great destruction.
cries of devastation and great destruction.
Moab is destroyed;
her little ones have made a cry.
her little ones have made a cry.
Her refugees weep bitterly,
climbing the slope to Luhith.
They cry out in terror,
descending the slope to Horonaim.
climbing the slope to Luhith.
They cry out in terror,
descending the slope to Horonaim.
Flee! Save yourselves!
You will be like a juniper in the desert!
You will be like a juniper in the desert!
For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures,
you also shall be taken;
and Chemosh shall go into exile
with his priests and his officials.
you also shall be taken;
and Chemosh shall go into exile
with his priests and his officials.
Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill,
you will be taken captive.
Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands!
you will be taken captive.
Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands!
The destroyer shall come upon every city,
and no city shall escape;
the valley shall perish,
and the plain shall be destroyed,
as the Lord has spoken.
and no city shall escape;
the valley shall perish,
and the plain shall be destroyed,
as the Lord has spoken.
“All the towns will be destroyed,
and no one will escape —
either on the plateaus or in the valleys,
for the LORD has spoken.
and no one will escape —
either on the plateaus or in the valleys,
for the LORD has spoken.
“Give wings to Moab,
for she would fly away;
her cities shall become a desolation,
with no inhabitant in them.
for she would fly away;
her cities shall become a desolation,
with no inhabitant in them.
“Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
Cursed are those who refuse to do the LORD’s work,
who hold back their swords from shedding blood!
who hold back their swords from shedding blood!
“Moab has been at ease from his youth
and has settled on his dregs;
he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
nor has he gone into exile;
so his taste remains in him,
and his scent is not changed.
and has settled on his dregs;
he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
nor has he gone into exile;
so his taste remains in him,
and his scent is not changed.
“From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace,
never going into exile.
He is like wine that has been allowed to settle.
He has not been poured from flask to flask,
and he is now fragrant and smooth.
never going into exile.
He is like wine that has been allowed to settle.
He has not been poured from flask to flask,
and he is now fragrant and smooth.
But the time is coming soon,” says the LORD,
“when I will send men to pour him from his jar.
They will pour him out,
then shatter the jar!
“when I will send men to pour him from his jar.
They will pour him out,
then shatter the jar!
Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
“How do you say, ‘We are heroes
and mighty men of war’?
and mighty men of war’?
“You used to boast, ‘We are heroes,
mighty men of war.’
mighty men of war.’
The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up,
and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter,
declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter,
declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
But now Moab and his towns will be destroyed.
His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,”
says the King, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,”
says the King, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
The calamity of Moab is near at hand,
and his affliction hastens swiftly.
and his affliction hastens swiftly.
“Destruction is coming fast for Moab;
calamity threatens ominously.
calamity threatens ominously.
Grieve for him, all you who are around him,
and all who know his name;
say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken,
the glorious staff.’
and all who know his name;
say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken,
the glorious staff.’
You friends of Moab,
weep for him and cry!
See how the strong scepter is broken,
how the beautiful staff is shattered!
weep for him and cry!
See how the strong scepter is broken,
how the beautiful staff is shattered!
“Come down from your glory,
and sit on the parched ground,
O inhabitant of Dibon!
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you;
he has destroyed your strongholds.
and sit on the parched ground,
O inhabitant of Dibon!
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you;
he has destroyed your strongholds.
“Come down from your glory
and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon,
for those who destroy Moab will shatter Dibon, too.
They will tear down all your towers.
and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon,
for those who destroy Moab will shatter Dibon, too.
They will tear down all your towers.
Stand by the way and watch,
O inhabitant of Aroer!
Ask him who flees and her who escapes;
say, ‘What has happened?’
O inhabitant of Aroer!
Ask him who flees and her who escapes;
say, ‘What has happened?’
You people of Aroer,
stand beside the road and watch.
Shout to those who flee from Moab,
‘What has happened there?’
stand beside the road and watch.
Shout to those who flee from Moab,
‘What has happened there?’
Moab is put to shame, for it is broken;
wail and cry!
Tell it beside the Arnon,
that Moab is laid waste.
wail and cry!
Tell it beside the Arnon,
that Moab is laid waste.
“And the reply comes back,
‘Moab lies in ruins, disgraced;
weep and wail!
Tell it by the banks of the Arnon River:
Moab has been destroyed!’
‘Moab lies in ruins, disgraced;
weep and wail!
Tell it by the banks of the Arnon River:
Moab has been destroyed!’
“Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath,
and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
on Kerioth and Bozrah —
all the towns of Moab, far and near.
all the towns of Moab, far and near.
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the Lord.
“The strength of Moab has ended.
His arm has been broken,” says the LORD.
His arm has been broken,” says the LORD.
“Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the Lord, so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision.
“Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard,
for he has rebelled against the LORD.
Moab will wallow in his own vomit,
ridiculed by all.
for he has rebelled against the LORD.
Moab will wallow in his own vomit,
ridiculed by all.
Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?
Did you not ridicule the people of Israel?
Were they caught in the company of thieves
that you should despise them as you do?
Were they caught in the company of thieves
that you should despise them as you do?
“Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock,
O inhabitants of Moab!
Be like the dove that nests
in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
O inhabitants of Moab!
Be like the dove that nests
in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
“You people of Moab,
flee from your towns and live in the caves.
Hide like doves that nest
in the clefts of the rocks.
flee from your towns and live in the caves.
Hide like doves that nest
in the clefts of the rocks.
We have heard of the pride of Moab —
he is very proud —
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
and the haughtiness of his heart.
he is very proud —
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
and the haughtiness of his heart.
We have all heard of the pride of Moab,
for his pride is very great.
We know of his lofty pride,
his arrogance, and his haughty heart.
for his pride is very great.
We know of his lofty pride,
his arrogance, and his haughty heart.
I know his insolence, declares the Lord;
his boasts are false,
his deeds are false.
his boasts are false,
his deeds are false.
I know about his insolence,”
says the LORD,
“but his boasts are empty —
as empty as his deeds.
says the LORD,
“but his boasts are empty —
as empty as his deeds.
Therefore I wail for Moab;
I cry out for all Moab;
for the men of Kir-hareseth I mourn.
I cry out for all Moab;
for the men of Kir-hareseth I mourn.
More than for Jazer I weep for you,
O vine of Sibmah!
Your branches passed over the sea,
reached to the Sea of Jazer;
on your summer fruits and your grapes
the destroyer has fallen.
O vine of Sibmah!
Your branches passed over the sea,
reached to the Sea of Jazer;
on your summer fruits and your grapes
the destroyer has fallen.
Gladness and joy have been taken away
from the fruitful land of Moab;
I have made the wine cease from the winepresses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy;
the shouting is not the shout of joy.
from the fruitful land of Moab;
I have made the wine cease from the winepresses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy;
the shouting is not the shout of joy.
Joy and gladness are gone from fruitful Moab.
The presses yield no wine.
No one treads the grapes with shouts of joy.
There is shouting, yes, but not of joy.
The presses yield no wine.
No one treads the grapes with shouts of joy.
There is shouting, yes, but not of joy.
“From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.
“Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now.
And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his god.
“I will put an end to Moab,” says the LORD, “for the people offer sacrifices at the pagan shrines and burn incense to their false gods.
Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-hareseth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished.
My heart moans like a flute for Moab and Kir-hareseth, for all their wealth has disappeared.
“For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth.
The people shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of burlap.
On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the Lord.
There is crying and sorrow in every Moabite home and on every street. For I have smashed Moab like an old, unwanted jar.
How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him.”
How it is shattered! Hear the wailing! See the shame of Moab! It has become an object of ridicule, an example of ruin to all its neighbors.”
For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle
and spread his wings against Moab;
“Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle
and spread his wings against Moab;
This is what the LORD says:
“Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,
spreading his wings over Moab.
“Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,
spreading his wings over Moab.
the cities shall be taken
and the strongholds seized.
The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day
like the heart of a woman in her birth pains;
and the strongholds seized.
The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day
like the heart of a woman in her birth pains;
Its cities will fall,
and its strongholds will be seized.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
like a woman in labor.
and its strongholds will be seized.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
like a woman in labor.
Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people,
because he magnified himself against the Lord.
because he magnified himself against the Lord.
Moab will no longer be a nation,
for it has boasted against the LORD.
for it has boasted against the LORD.
Terror, pit, and snare
are before you, O inhabitant of Moab!
are before you, O inhabitant of Moab!
“Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
O Moab,” says the LORD.
O Moab,” says the LORD.
He who flees from the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and he who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the snare.
For I will bring these things upon Moab,
the year of their punishment,
shall fall into the pit,
and he who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the snare.
For I will bring these things upon Moab,
the year of their punishment,
“Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,”
says the LORD.
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,”
says the LORD.
“In the shadow of Heshbon
fugitives stop without strength,
for fire came out from Heshbon,
flame from the house of Sihon;
it has destroyed the forehead of Moab,
the crown of the sons of tumult.
fugitives stop without strength,
for fire came out from Heshbon,
flame from the house of Sihon;
it has destroyed the forehead of Moab,
the crown of the sons of tumult.
“The people flee as far as Heshbon
but are unable to go on.
For a fire comes from Heshbon,
King Sihon’s ancient home,
to devour the entire land
with all its rebellious people.
but are unable to go on.
For a fire comes from Heshbon,
King Sihon’s ancient home,
to devour the entire land
with all its rebellious people.
Woe to you, O Moab!
The people of Chemosh are undone,
for your sons have been taken captive,
and your daughters into captivity.
The people of Chemosh are undone,
for your sons have been taken captive,
and your daughters into captivity.
“What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab!
The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed!
Your sons and your daughters
have been taken away as captives.
The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed!
Your sons and your daughters
have been taken away as captives.