The oracleconcerning Moab.Surelyin a nightArof Moabis devastated[and] ruined;Surelyin a nightKirof Moabis devastated[and] ruined.
Thus they destroyedthe cities;and eachonethrewa stoneon everypieceof goodlandand filledit. So they stoppedallthe springsof waterand felledallthe goodtrees,untilin Kir-hareseth[only] they leftits stones;however, the slingerswentabout[it] and struckit.
They will swoopdownon the slopesof the Philistineson the west;Togetherthey will plunderthe sonsof the east;They will possessEdomand Moab,And the sonsof Ammonwill be subjectto them.
The oracleconcerning BabylonwhichIsaiahthe sonof Amozsaw.
In the yearthat KingAhazdiedthisoraclecame:
Thereforemy heartintoneslike a harpfor MoabAnd my inwardfeelingsfor Kir-hareseth.
We have heardof the prideof Moab,an excessivepride;[Even] of his arrogance,pride,and fury;His idleboastsare false.
ThereforeMoabwill wail;everyoneof Moabwill wail.You will moanfor the raisincakesof Kir-haresethAs those whoare utterlystricken.
For the handof the LORDwill reston thismountain,And Moabwill be troddendownin his placeAs strawis troddendownin the waterof a manurepile.
The unassailablefortificationsof your wallsHe will bringdown,Laylow[and] castto the ground,evento the dust.
Egyptand Judah,and Edomand the sonsof Ammon,and Moaband allthose inhabitingthe desertwho clipthe hair on their temples;for allthe nationsare uncircumcised,and allthe houseof Israelare uncircumcisedof heart."
"For a firewentforthfrom Heshbon,A flamefrom the townof Sihon;It devouredArof Moab,The dominantheightsof the Arnon.
Todayyou shall crossoverAr,the borderof Moab.
When you comeoppositethe sonsof Ammon,do not harassthem norprovokethem, for I will not giveyou anyof the landof the sonsof Ammonas a possession,becauseI have givenit to the sonsof Lotas a possession.'
"Then the LORDsaidto me, 'Do not harassMoab,norprovokethem to war,for I will not giveyou anyof their landas a possession,becauseI have givenArto the sonsof Lotas a possession.
