Concerning Moab.Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Woeto Nebo,for it has been destroyed;Kiriathaimhas beenputto shame,it has been captured;The loftystrongholdhas beenputto shameand shattered.
In the fourteenthyearChedorlaomerand the kingsthat were with him, cameand defeatedthe Rephaimin Ashteroth-karnaimand the Zuzimin Hamand the Emimin Shaveh-kiriathaim,
The firstbornborea son,and calledhis nameMoab;he is the fatherof the Moabitesto this day.
"Nowbehold,the sonsof Ammonand Moaband MountSeir,whomYou did not letIsraelinvadewhen they cameout of the landof Egypt(they turnedasidefrom them and did not destroythem),
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.
"I, the LORD,am its keeper;I waterit every moment.So that no one will damageit, I guardit nightand day.
Edom,Moaband the sonsof Ammon;
and sendword to the kingof Edom,to the kingof Moab,to the kingof the sonsof Ammon,to the kingof Tyreand to the kingof Sidonby the messengerswho cometo Jerusalemto Zedekiahkingof Judah.
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."
"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.
"Ataroth,Dibon,Jazer,Nimrah,Heshbon,Elealeh,Sebam,Neboand Beon,
They journeyedfrom Almon-diblathaimand campedin the mountainsof Abarim,beforeNebo.
and Kiriathaimand Sibmahand Zereth-shaharon the hillof the valley,
