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For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and
Chemosh shall go forth into captivity
with
his priests and his princes together.
8
And the spoiler
shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall
be destroyed, as the L
ORD
hath spoken.
9
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for
the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
10
Cursed
be
he that doeth the work
of the L
ORD
deceitfully, and cursed
be
he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
11
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been
emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in
him, and his scent is not changed.
12
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the L
ORD
, that I will
send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break
their bottles.
13
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of
Bethel their confidence.
14
How say ye, We
are
mighty and strong men for the war?
15
Moab is spoiled, and gone up
out
of
her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name
is
the L
ORD
of hosts.
16
The calamity of Moab
is
near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
17
All
ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff
broken,
and
the beautiful rod!
18
Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from
thy
glory,
and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee,
and
he shall destroy thy strong holds.
19
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth,
and
say, What is done?
20
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; and tell ye it in
Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
21
And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and
upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
22
And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
23
And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
24
And upon Kerioth, and
upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25
The horn of Moab is cut
off, and his arm is broken, saith the L
ORD
.
26
Make ye him drunken: for he magnified
himself
against the L
ORD
: Moab also shall wallow in
his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
27
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found
among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
28
O ye that dwell in Moab,
leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove
that
maketh her nest in the sides of the
hole’s mouth.
29
We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his
arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
30
I know his wrath, saith the L
ORD
; but
it shall
not
be
so; his lies shall not so effect
it.
31
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry
out for all Moab;
mine heart
shall mourn for the men of Kir- heres.
32
O vine of Sibmah, I will
weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach
even
to the
sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
33
And joy and
gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to
fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting;
their
shouting
shall be
no shouting.
34
From the cry of Heshbon
even
unto Elealeh,
and even
unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice,
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