"The disasterof Moabwill sooncome,And his calamityhas swiftlyhastened.
Untilan arrowpiercesthroughhis liver;As a birdhastensto the snare,So he does not knowthat it [will cost him] his life.
Hyenaswill howlin their fortifiedtowers And jackalsin their luxuriouspalaces.Her [fateful] timealso will sooncomeAnd her dayswill not be prolonged.
Then the LORDsaidto me, "You have seenwell,for I am watchingoverMy wordto performit."
"Thereforesayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"I will make thisproverbceaseso that they will nolongeruseit as a proverbin Israel."But tellthem, "The daysdrawnearas well as the fulfillmentof everyvision.
"Thereforesayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Noneof My wordswill be delayedanylonger.WhateverwordI speakwill be performed,"'"declaresthe LordGOD.
Vengeanceis Mine, and retribution,In due timetheir footwill slip;For the dayof their calamityis near,And the impendingthingsare hasteningupon them.'
and in [their] greedthey will exploityou with false words;their judgmentfrom long agois not idle,and their destructionis not asleep.
