048:001

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

048:002

A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction

048:003

Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard

048:004

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

048:005

Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness

048:006

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

048:007

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

048:008

Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein

048:009

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood

048:010

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

048:011

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

048:012

And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence

048:013

How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war

048:014

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

048:015

The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast

048:016

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

048:017

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

048:018

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done

048:019

Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled

048:020

And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath

048:021

And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim

048:022

And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon

048:023

And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near

048:024

The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD

048:025

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

048:026

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy

048:027

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

048:028

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

048:029

I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it

048:030

Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres

048:031

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

048:032

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

048:033

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

048:034

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

048:035

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

048:036

For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth

048:037

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

048:038

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

048:039

For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab

048:040

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

048:041

And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD

048:042

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD

048:043

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

048:044

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

048:045

Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives

048:046

Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab