"I will also cutoffthe judgefrom her midstAnd slayallher princeswith him," saysthe LORD.
"He pourscontempton noblesAnd loosensthe beltof the strong.
Their judgesare throwndownby the sidesof the rock,And they hearmy words,for they are pleasant.
Nowtherefore, O kings,showdiscernment;Takewarning,O judgesof the earth.
He [it is] who reducesrulersto nothing,Who makesthe judgesof the earthmeaningless.
"The hornof Moabhas been cutoffand his armbroken,"declaresthe LORD.
"For becauseof your trustin your own achievementsand treasures,Evenyou yourselfwill be captured;And Chemoshwill gooffinto exileTogetherwith his priestsand his princes.
For I knowyour transgressionsare manyand your sinsare great,[You] who distressthe righteous[and] acceptbribesAnd turnasidethe poorin the gate.
[For] those who turnjusticeinto wormwoodAnd castrighteousnessdownto the earth."
Do horsesrunon rocks?Ordoes one plowthem with oxen?Yetyou have turnedjusticeinto poisonAnd the fruitof righteousnessinto wormwood,
"I seehim, but not now;I beholdhim, but not near;A starshall comeforth from Jacob,A sceptershall risefrom Israel,And shall crushthroughthe foreheadof Moab,And teardownallthe sonsof Sheth.
