So it will comeabout whenMoabpresentshimself, Whenhe wearieshimself upon [his] highplaceAnd comesto his sanctuaryto pray,That he will not prevail.
ThenSolomonbuilta highplacefor Chemoshthe detestableidolof Moab,on the mountainwhichis eastof Jerusalem,and for Molechthe detestableidolof the sonsof Ammon.
When middaywas past,they raveduntilthe time of the offeringof the [evening] sacrifice;but therewas novoice,nooneanswered,and noonepaidattention.
Did the godsof those nationswhichmy fathersdestroyeddeliverthem, [even] Gozanand Haranand Rezephand the sonsof Edenwho[were] in Telassar?
Then he tookhis oldestsonwhowas to reignin his place,and offeredhim as a burntofferingon the wall.And there camegreatwrathagainstIsrael,and they departedfrom him and returnedto their own land.
"Thenthey will callon me, but I will not answer;They will seekme diligentlybut they will not findme,
They have goneup to the templeand [to] Dibon,[even] to the highplacesto weep.MoabwailsoverNeboand Medeba;Everyone'sheadis bald[and] everybeardis cutoff.
Thisis the wordwhichthe LORDspokeearlierconcerningMoab.
O LORD,they soughtYou in distress;They could only whispera prayer,Your chasteningwas upon them.
It cameabout as he was worshipingin the houseof Nisrochhis god,that Adrammelechand Sharezerhis sonskilledhim with the sword;and they escapedinto the landof Ararat.And Esarhaddonhis sonbecamekingin his place.
"You are weariedwith your manycounsels;Let nowthe astrologers,Those who prophesyby the stars,Those who predictby the newmoons,Standup and saveyou from whatwill comeupon you.
"Like a scarecrowin a cucumberfieldare they, And they cannotspeak;They mustbe carried,Becausethey cannotwalk!Do not fearthem, For they can donoharm,Norcan they doanygood."
"And Moabwill be ashamedof Chemosh,as the houseof Israelwas ashamedof Bethel,their confidence.
"I will makean endof Moab,"declaresthe LORD,"the one who offers[sacrifice] on the highplaceand the one who burnsincenseto his gods.
"Woeto you, Moab!The peopleof Chemoshhave perished;For your sonshave been takenaway captiveAnd your daughtersinto captivity.
"For becauseof your trustin your own achievementsand treasures,Evenyou yourselfwill be captured;And Chemoshwill gooffinto exileTogetherwith his priestsand his princes.
"For a firewentforthfrom Heshbon,A flamefrom the townof Sihon;It devouredArof Moab,The dominantheightsof the Arnon.
And Balaamwentwith Balak,and they cameto Kiriath-huzoth.
Then it cameabout in the morningthat BalaktookBalaamand broughthim up to the highplacesof Baal,and he sawfrom therea portionof the people.
So he tookhim to the fieldof Zophim,to the topof Pisgah,and builtsevenaltarsand offereda bulland a ramon [each] altar.
So BalaktookBalaamto the topof Peorwhich overlooksthe wasteland.
"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.
