1 Send lambs to the ruler of the land.
2 Moab’s daughters are like fluttering birds,
3 Give us advice.
4 Let the fugitives from Moab stay with you a while. Be their refuge from the destroyer.
5 Then the Lord will set up a trusted king.
6 We’ve heard of the arrogance of Moab’s people.
7 That is why Moab will wail.
8 The fields of Heshbon and the vineyards of Sibmah wither.
9 I will cry for the grapevines of Sibmah
10 Joy and delight have vanished from the orchards.
11 That is why my heart mourns for Moab like a harp.
12 When the people of Moab appear at the worship site,
13 This is the message that the Lord spoke about Moab in the past.
14 But now the Lord says, “Moab’s honor will be despised within three years. I will count them like workers count the years left of their contracts. In spite of their great number, the survivors will be very few and powerless.”