"The hornof Moabhas been cutoffand his armbroken,"declaresthe LORD.
"You have sentwidowsawayempty,And the strengthof the orphanshas been crushed.
Breakthe armof the wickedand the evildoer,Seekout his wickednessuntil You findnone.
For the armsof the wickedwill be broken,But the LORDsustainsthe righteous.
And allthe hornsof the wickedHe will cutoff,[But] the hornsof the righteouswill be liftedup.
In fierceangerHe has cutoffAllthe strengthof Israel;He has drawnbackHis righthandFrom beforethe enemy.And He has burnedin Jacoblike a flamingfireConsumingroundabout.
"While I was contemplatingthe horns,behold,anotherhorn,a littleone,cameup amongthem, and threeof the firsthornswere pulledout by the rootsbeforeit; and behold,thishornpossessed eyeslike the eyesof a manand a mouthutteringgreat[boasts].
"The shaggygoat[represents] the kingdomof Greece,and the largehornthat is betweenhis eyesis the firstking.
Then I liftedup my eyesand looked,and behold,[there was] a manwith a measuringlinein his hand.
The sonsof ReubenbuiltHeshbonand Elealehand Kiriathaim,
