1 This|strong="H3541" message|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" about|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" country of|strong="H0430" Moab|strong="H4124". This|strong="H3541" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" All-Powerful, the|strong="H0559" God|strong="H0430" of|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0559" people of|strong="H0430" Israel|strong="H3478", says|strong="H0559":
2 Moab|strong="H4124" will|strong="H1471" not|strong="H0369" be|strong="H5750" praised again|strong="H5750".
3 Listen|strong="H6963" to|strong="H6963" the|strong="H6963" cries|strong="H6963" from|strong="H6963" Horonaim|strong="H2773".
4 Moab|strong="H4124" will|strong="H4124" be|strong="H7665" destroyed.
5 Moab’s people|strong="H6862" go|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" the|strong="H3588" path to|strong="H8085" Luhith|strong="H3872".
6 Run|strong="H5127" away|strong="H5127"! Run|strong="H5127" for|strong="H5315" your|strong="H1961" lives|strong="H5315"!
7 “You|strong="H0859" trust|strong="H0982" in|strong="H0982" the|strong="H3588" things|strong="H4639" you|strong="H0859" made|strong="H4639" and|strong="H3548" in|strong="H0982" your|strong="H3588" wealth|strong="H0214",
8 The|strong="H3605" Destroyer|strong="H7703" will|strong="H3068" come|strong="H0935" against|strong="H0413" every|strong="H3605" town|strong="H5892".
9 Spread|strong="H3318" salt over|strong="H5414" the|strong="H3588" fields in|strong="H3427" Moab|strong="H4124".
10 Bad things will|strong="H3068" happen to|strong="H3068" those who|strong="H3068"
11 “Moab|strong="H4124" has|strong="H4124" never|strong="H3808" known|strong="H3808" trouble.
12 This|strong="H3651" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3651" the|strong="H5002" LORD|strong="H3068" says|strong="H5002":
13 Then|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0834" of|strong="H1004" Moab|strong="H4124" will|strong="H0834" be|strong="H3478" ashamed|strong="H0954" of|strong="H1004" their|strong="H0834" false god|strong="H1008", Chemosh|strong="H3645". They|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" be|strong="H3478" like|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0834" of|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478" who|strong="H0834" trusted that|strong="H0834" god|strong="H1008" in|strong="H1004" Bethel|strong="H1008" but|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" ashamed|strong="H0954" when|strong="H0834" he|strong="H0834" did|strong="H0834" not help them|strong="H0834".
14 “You|strong="H0376" cannot say|strong="H0559", ‘We|strong="H0587" are|strong="H0376" good soldiers|strong="H0376".
15 The|strong="H5002" enemy will|strong="H3068" attack|strong="H5927" Moab|strong="H4124".
16 “The|strong="H0935" end of|strong="H0935" Moab|strong="H4124" is|strong="H4124" near|strong="H7138".
17 All|strong="H3605" you|strong="H3605" who|strong="H3605" live|strong="H8034" around|strong="H5439" Moab should|strong="H0559" cry for|strong="H3605" that|strong="H3045" country.
18 “You|strong="H3588" people|strong="H3427" living|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" Dibon|strong="H1769",
19 “You|strong="H4100" people|strong="H3427" living|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" Aroer|strong="H6177",
20 “Moab|strong="H4124" will|strong="H4124" be|strong="H3588" ruined|strong="H7703" and|strong="H4124" filled with|strong="H3588" shame.
21 People|strong="H0776" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" high plain|strong="H4334" have|strong="H0776" been|strong="H0776" punished.
22 Judgment has come to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" towns
23 Judgment has|strong="H7156" come to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" towns
24 Judgment has|strong="H0776" come|strong="H7350" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" towns|strong="H5892"
25 Moab’s|strong="H4124" strength|strong="H2220" has|strong="H3068" been|strong="H3068" cut|strong="H1438" off|strong="H1438".
26 “The|strong="H5921" people|strong="H1931" of|strong="H3068" Moab|strong="H4124" thought they|strong="H3588" were|strong="H1961" greater|strong="H1431" than|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" LORD|strong="H3068".
27 “Moab, you|strong="H3588" made|strong="H1961" fun of|strong="H1697" Israel|strong="H3478".
28 People|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" Moab|strong="H4124", leave|strong="H5800" your|strong="H1961" towns|strong="H5892".
29 “We|strong="H8085" have|strong="H8085" heard|strong="H8085" about|strong="H8085" Moab’s|strong="H4124" pride|strong="H1346".
30 The|strong="H5002" LORD|strong="H3068" says|strong="H5002", “I|strong="H0589" know|strong="H3045" Moab gets angry|strong="H5678" quickly and|strong="H3068" brags about|strong="H3045" himself|strong="H3045",
31 So|strong="H3651" I|strong="H3651" cry|strong="H2199" for|strong="H5921" Moab|strong="H4124".
32 I|strong="H5704" cry with|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" people of|strong="H5921" Jazer|strong="H3270" for|strong="H5921" Jazer|strong="H3270".
33 Joy|strong="H8057" and|strong="H0776" happiness|strong="H8057" are|strong="H0776" gone|strong="H3808" from|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3808" large vineyards of|strong="H0776" Moab|strong="H4124".
34 “The|strong="H3588" people of|strong="H6963" the|strong="H3588" towns of|strong="H6963" Heshbon|strong="H2809" and|strong="H6963" Elealeh|strong="H0500" are|strong="H1571" crying|strong="H6963". Their|strong="H5414" cry|strong="H2201" is|strong="H1571" heard|strong="H6963" even|strong="H1571" as|strong="H5704" far|strong="H5704" away as|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3588" town of|strong="H6963" Jahaz|strong="H3096". Their|strong="H5414" cry|strong="H2201" is|strong="H1571" heard|strong="H6963" from|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3588" town of|strong="H6963" Zoar|strong="H6820", as|strong="H5704" far|strong="H5704" away as|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3588" towns of|strong="H6963" Horonaim|strong="H2773" and|strong="H6963" Eglath Shelishiyah. Even|strong="H1571" the|strong="H3588" waters|strong="H4325" of|strong="H6963" Nimrim|strong="H5249" are|strong="H1571" dried|strong="H4923" up|strong="H5704".
35 I|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" stop Moab|strong="H4124" from|strong="H5927" making burnt|strong="H6999" offerings|strong="H3068" on|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5002" high|strong="H1116" places|strong="H1116". I|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" stop them|strong="H5927" from|strong="H5927" making sacrifices|strong="H6999" to|strong="H3068" their|strong="H3068" gods|strong="H0430".” This|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" what the|strong="H5002" LORD|strong="H3068" said.
36 “I|strong="H3651" am very|strong="H3651" sad for|strong="H5921" Moab|strong="H4124". My|strong="H5921" heart|strong="H3820" cries like|strong="H3651" the|strong="H5921" sad sound of|strong="H0376" a|strong="H5921" flute|strong="H2485" playing a|strong="H5921" funeral song. I|strong="H3651" am sad for|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" people|strong="H0376" from|strong="H5921" Kir Hareseth. Their|strong="H5921" money and|strong="H0376" riches have|strong="H0376" all|strong="H0376" been|strong="H0006" taken away.
37 Everyone|strong="H3605" has|strong="H3027" a|strong="H3588" shaved head|strong="H7218". Everyone’s|strong="H3605" beard|strong="H2206" is|strong="H3027" cut|strong="H1639" off|strong="H5921". Everyone’s|strong="H3605" hands|strong="H3027" are|strong="H3027" cut|strong="H1639" and|strong="H3027" bleeding. Everyone|strong="H3605" is|strong="H3027" wearing sackcloth|strong="H8242" around|strong="H5921" their|strong="H3605" waists.
38 People are|strong="H3068" crying for|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3605" dead everywhere|strong="H3605" in|strong="H5921" Moab|strong="H4124"—on|strong="H5921" every|strong="H3605" housetop|strong="H1406" and|strong="H3068" in|strong="H5921" every|strong="H3605" public square|strong="H7339". There|strong="H0369" is|strong="H0369" sadness because|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" have|strong="H0369" broken|strong="H7665" Moab|strong="H4124" like|strong="H4124" an|strong="H3588" empty jar|strong="H3627".” This|strong="H3588" is|strong="H0369" what|strong="H2656" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" said.
39 “Moab|strong="H4124" is|strong="H3605" shattered|strong="H2865". The|strong="H3605" people are|strong="H1961" crying. Moab|strong="H4124" surrendered. Now|strong="H1961" Moab|strong="H4124" is|strong="H3605" ashamed|strong="H0954". People make fun of|strong="H3605" Moab|strong="H4124", but|strong="H1961" what|strong="H0349" happened|strong="H1961" fills them|strong="H1961" with|strong="H3605" fear.”
40 The|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" says|strong="H0559", “Look|strong="H2009"! An|strong="H3588" eagle|strong="H5404" is|strong="H3068" diving down|strong="H1675" from|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" sky.
41 The|strong="H3117" towns of|strong="H3117" Moab|strong="H4124" will|strong="H1961" be|strong="H1961" captured|strong="H3920".
42 The|strong="H5921" nation|strong="H5971" of|strong="H3068" Moab|strong="H4124" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" destroyed|strong="H8045",
43 This|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5002" LORD|strong="H3068" says|strong="H5002":
44 People will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" afraid|strong="H6343" and|strong="H0935" run away|strong="H4480",
45 “People|strong="H1121" have|strong="H1121" run|strong="H5127" from|strong="H3318" the|strong="H3588" powerful enemy.
46 It|strong="H3588" will|strong="H1121" be|strong="H1121" bad for|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588", Moab|strong="H4124".
47 Moab’s|strong="H4124" people will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3068" taken away|strong="H7725" as|strong="H5704" captives.