16 Send
ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto
the mount of the daughter of Zion. 2 For
it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters
of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. 3 Take
counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of
the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. 4 Let
mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the
face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth,
the oppressors are consumed out of the land. 5 And
in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in
truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting
righteousness. 6 We
have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness,
and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so. 7 Therefore
shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of
Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
8
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of
the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come
even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are
stretched out, they are gone over the sea. 9 Therefore
I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water
thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer
fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. 10 And
gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards
there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders
shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting
to cease. 11 Wherefore
my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh. 12 And
it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place,
that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. 13 This
is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time. 14 But
now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an
hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great
multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.