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Cries of anguish arise from Horonaim,
cries of great havoc and destruction.
cries of great havoc and destruction.
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim:
‘Plundering and great destruction!’
‘Plundering and great destruction!’
They go up the hill to Luhith,
weeping bitterly as they go;
on the road down to Horonaim
anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
weeping bitterly as they go;
on the road down to Horonaim
anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping;
For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
Since you trust in your deeds and riches,
you too will be taken captive,
and Chemosh will go into exile,
together with his priests and officials.
you too will be taken captive,
and Chemosh will go into exile,
together with his priests and officials.
For 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.
You also shall be taken.
And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity,
His priests and his princes together.
The destroyer will come against every town,
and not a town will escape.
The valley will be ruined
and the plateau destroyed,
because the Lord has spoken.
and not a town will escape.
The valley will be ruined
and the plateau destroyed,
because the Lord has spoken.
And 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.
No one shall escape.
The valley also shall perish,
And the plain shall be destroyed,
As the Lord has spoken.
“Give wings to Moab,
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.
“A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!
A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!
A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!
Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully,
And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
“Moab has been at rest from youth,
like wine left on its dregs,
not poured from one jar to another —
she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
and her aroma is unchanged.
like wine left on its dregs,
not poured from one jar to another —
she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
and her aroma is unchanged.
But days are coming,”
declares the Lord,
“when I will send men who pour from pitchers,
and they will pour her out;
they will empty her pitchers
and smash her jars.
declares the Lord,
“when I will send men who pour from pitchers,
and they will pour her out;
they will empty her pitchers
and smash her jars.
Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh,
as Israel was ashamed
when they trusted in Bethel.
as Israel was ashamed
when they trusted in Bethel.
Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh,
As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
“How can you say, ‘We are warriors,
men valiant in battle’?
men valiant in battle’?
“How can you say, ‘We are mighty
And strong men for the war’?
And strong men for the war’?
Moab will be destroyed and her towns invaded;
her finest young men will go down in the slaughter,”
declares the King, whose name is the Lord Almighty.
her finest young men will go down in the slaughter,”
declares the King, whose name is the Lord Almighty.
Moab 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.
Her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” says the King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts.
“The fall of Moab is at hand;
her calamity will come quickly.
her calamity will come quickly.
“The calamity of Moab is near at hand,
And his affliction comes quickly.
And his affliction comes quickly.
Mourn for her, all who live around her,
all who know her fame;
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,
how broken the glorious staff!’
all who know her fame;
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,
how broken the glorious staff!’
Bemoan him, all you who are around him;
And all you who know his name,
Say, ‘How the strong staff is broken,
The beautiful rod!’
And all you who know his name,
Say, ‘How the strong staff is broken,
The beautiful rod!’
“Come down from your glory
and sit on the parched ground,
you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon,
for the one who destroys Moab
will come up against you
and ruin your fortified cities.
and sit on the parched ground,
you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon,
for the one who destroys Moab
will come up against you
and ruin your fortified cities.
“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.
Come down from your glory,
And sit in thirst;
For the plunderer of Moab has come against you,
He has destroyed your strongholds.
Stand by the road and watch,
you who live in Aroer.
Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping,
ask them, ‘What has happened?’
you who live in Aroer.
Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping,
ask them, ‘What has happened?’
O inhabitant of Aroer,
Stand by the way and watch;
Ask him who flees
And her who escapes;
Say, ‘What has happened?’
Stand by the way and watch;
Ask him who flees
And her who escapes;
Say, ‘What has happened?’
Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered.
Wail and cry out!
Announce by the Arnon
that Moab is destroyed.
Wail and cry out!
Announce by the Arnon
that Moab is destroyed.
Moab is shamed, for he is broken down.
Wail and cry!
Tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered.
Wail and cry!
Tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered.
Judgment has come to the plateau —
to Holon, Jahzah and Mephaath,
to Holon, Jahzah and Mephaath,
“And judgment has come on the plain country:
On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,
On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,
to Kerioth and Bozrah —
to all the towns of Moab, far and near.
to all the towns of Moab, far and near.
On Kerioth and Bozrah,
On all the cities of the land of Moab,
Far or near.
On all the cities of the land of Moab,
Far or near.
“Make her drunk,
for she has defied the Lord.
Let Moab wallow in her vomit;
let her be an object of ridicule.
for she has defied the Lord.
Let Moab wallow in her vomit;
let her be an object of ridicule.
“Make him drunk,
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
Moab shall wallow in his vomit,
And he shall also be in derision.
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
Moab shall wallow in his vomit,
And he shall also be in derision.
Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?
Was she caught among thieves,
that you shake your head in scorn
whenever you speak of her?
Was she caught among thieves,
that you shake your head in scorn
whenever you speak of her?
For was not Israel a derision to you?
Was he found among thieves?
For whenever you speak of him,
You shake your head in scorn.
Was he found among thieves?
For whenever you speak of him,
You shake your head in scorn.
Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks,
you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove that makes its nest
at the mouth of a cave.
you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove that makes its nest
at the mouth of a cave.
You 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.
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.
“We have heard of Moab’s pride —
how great is her arrogance! —
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
and the haughtiness of her heart.
how great is her arrogance! —
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
and the haughtiness of her heart.
“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.”
(He is exceedingly proud),
Of his loftiness and arrogance and pride,
And of the haughtiness of his heart.”
I know her insolence but it is futile,”
declares the Lord,
“and her boasts accomplish nothing.
declares the Lord,
“and her boasts accomplish nothing.
Therefore I wail over Moab,
for all Moab I cry out,
I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.
for all Moab I cry out,
I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.
O 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.
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.
Joy and gladness are gone
from the orchards and fields of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy.
Although there are shouts,
they are not shouts of joy.
from the orchards and fields of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy.
Although there are shouts,
they are not shouts of joy.
“The sound of their cry rises
from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz,
from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah,
for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.
from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz,
from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah,
for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.
In Moab I will put an end
to those who make offerings on the high places
and burn incense to their gods,”
declares the Lord.
to those who make offerings on the high places
and burn incense to their gods,”
declares the Lord.
“So my heart laments for Moab like the music of a pipe;
it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth.
The wealth they acquired is gone.
it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth.
The wealth they acquired is gone.
Therefore 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.
And like flutes My heart shall wail
For the men of Kir Heres.
Therefore the riches they have acquired have perished.
Every head is shaved
and every beard cut off;
every hand is slashed
and every waist is covered with sackcloth.
and every beard cut off;
every hand is slashed
and every waist is covered with sackcloth.
“For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped;
On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth —
On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth —
On all the roofs in Moab
and in the public squares
there is nothing but mourning,
for I have broken Moab
like a jar that no one wants,”
declares the Lord.
and in the public squares
there is nothing but mourning,
for I have broken Moab
like a jar that no one wants,”
declares the Lord.
A 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.
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.
“How shattered she is! How they wail!
How Moab turns her back in shame!
Moab has become an object of ridicule,
an object of horror to all those around her.”
How Moab turns her back in shame!
Moab has become an object of ridicule,
an object of horror to all those around her.”
“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.”
‘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.”
This is what the Lord says:
“Look! An eagle is swooping down,
spreading its wings over Moab.
“Look! An eagle is swooping down,
spreading its wings over Moab.
For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, one shall fly like an eagle,
And spread his wings over Moab.
“Behold, one shall fly like an eagle,
And spread his wings over Moab.
Kerioth 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.
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.
Moab will be destroyed as a nation
because she defied the Lord.
because she defied the Lord.
And Moab shall be destroyed as a people,
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
Terror and pit and snare await you,
you people of Moab,”
declares the Lord.
you people of Moab,”
declares the Lord.
Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you,
O inhabitant of Moab,” says the Lord.
O inhabitant of Moab,” says the Lord.
“Whoever flees from the terror
will fall into a pit,
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare;
for I will bring on Moab
the year of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.
will fall into a pit,
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare;
for I will bring on Moab
the year of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.
“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.
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.
“In the shadow of Heshbon
the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
a blaze from the midst of Sihon;
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls of the noisy boasters.
the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
a blaze from the midst of Sihon;
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls of the noisy boasters.
“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.
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.
Woe to you, Moab!
The people of Chemosh are destroyed;
your sons are taken into exile
and your daughters into captivity.
The people of Chemosh are destroyed;
your sons are taken into exile
and your daughters into captivity.
Woe to you, O Moab!
The people of Chemosh perish;
For your sons have been taken captive,
And your daughters captive.
The people of Chemosh perish;
For your sons have been taken captive,
And your daughters captive.