I know his insolence, declares the Lord; his boasts are false, his deeds are false.
A sword against the diviners, that they may become fools! A sword against her warriors, that they may be destroyed!
We have heard of the pride of Moab— how proud he is!— of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; in his idle boasting he is not right.
No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,