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her cities shall become a desolation,
her cities shall become a desolation,
with no inhabitant in them.
with no inhabitant in them.
[10]
[10]"Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
"Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
[11] "Moab has been at ease from his youth
[11] "Moab has been at ease from his youth
so his taste remains in him,
so his taste remains in him,
and his scent is not changed.
and his scent is not changed.
[12]
[12]"Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I shall send to him tilters who will tilt him, and empty his vessels, and break his jars in pieces.
"Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I shall send to him tilters who will tilt him, and empty his vessels, and break his jars in pieces.
[13] Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
[13] Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
Tell it by the Arnon,
Tell it by the Arnon,
that Moab is laid waste.
that Moab is laid waste.
[21]
[21]"Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Meph'a-ath,
"Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Meph'a-ath,
[22] and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblatha'im,
[22] and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblatha'im,
[24] and Ker'i-oth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
[24] and Ker'i-oth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
[25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the LORD.
[25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the LORD.
[26]
[26]"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.
"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.
[27] Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?
[27] Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
and the haughtiness of his heart.
and the haughtiness of his heart.
[30] I know his insolence, says the LORD;
[30]<u> I know his insolence, says the LORD;
his boasts are false,
his boasts are false,
his deeds are false.
his deeds are false.
reached as far as Jazer;
reached as far as Jazer;
upon your summer fruits and your vintage
upon your summer fruits and your vintage
the destroyer has fallen.
the destroyer has fallen.</u>
[33] Gladness and joy have been taken away
[33] Gladness and joy have been taken away
from the fruitful land of Moab;
from the fruitful land of Moab;
no one treads them with shouts of joy;
no one treads them with shouts of joy;
the shouting is not the shout of joy.
the shouting is not the shout of joy.
[34]
[34]"Heshbon and Ele-a'leh cry out; as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zo'ar to Horona'im and Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.
"Heshbon and Ele-a'leh cry out; as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zo'ar to Horona'im and Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.
[35] And I will bring to an end in Moab, says the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and burns incense to his god.
[35] And I will bring to an end in Moab, says the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and burns incense to his god.
[36] Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-he'res; therefore the riches they gained have perished.
[36] Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-he'res; therefore the riches they gained have perished.
[37]
[37]"For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; upon all the hands are gashes, and on the loins is sackcloth.
"For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; upon all the hands are gashes, and on the loins is sackcloth.
[38] 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, says the LORD.
[38] 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, says the LORD.
