48 Against
Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for
it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded
and dismayed. 2 There
shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against
it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be
cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. 3 A
voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. 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 in the going
down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. 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, 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 LORD
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 LORD 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 LORD, 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 LORD 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; 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 Bethdiblathaim, 23 And
upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon, 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 LORD.
26
Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: 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 LORD; 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 Kirheres. 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, from Zoar even unto
Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim
shall be desolate. 35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,
saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth
incense to his gods. 36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for
Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres:
because the riches that he hath gotten are perished. 37 For every head shall be bald, and every
beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins
sackcloth. 38 There shall be lamentation generally
upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken
Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD. 39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken
down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision
and a dismaying to all them about him. 40 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he
shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. 41 Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds
are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be
as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being
a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD. 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall
be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. 44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall
into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the
snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation,
saith the LORD. 45 They that fled stood under the shadow
of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon,
and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab,
and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people
of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters
captives. 47 Yet will I bring again the captivity
of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of
Moab. .