1 Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe
2 There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have
3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great
4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
5 For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for
6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.
7 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures,
8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall
9 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the
10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and
11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on
12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will
13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was
14 How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? 48:15
16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth
17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his
18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory,
19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that
25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the
26 Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD:
27 For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among
28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the
29 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his
30 I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his
31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab;
32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of
33 And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from
34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz,
35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that
36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine
37 For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all
38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of
39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab
40 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and
41 Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath
43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O
44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he
45 They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the
46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for
47 Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days,