Thisthey will have in returnfor their pride,becausethey have tauntedand becomearrogantagainstthe peopleof the LORDof hosts.
He permittednomanto oppressthem, And He reprovedkingsfor their sakes,[saying],
Mosesand Aaronwentto Pharaohand saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,'Howlongwill you refuseto humbleyourself beforeMe? LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
"Stillyou exaltyourself against My peopleby not lettingthem go.
We have heardof the prideof Moab,an excessivepride;[Even] of his arrogance,pride,and fury;His idleboastsare false.
Thussaysthe LORDconcerningallMy wickedneighborswho strikeat the inheritancewith whichI have endowedMy peopleIsrael,"BeholdI am about to uprootthem from their landand will uprootthe houseof Judahfrom amongthem.
"Howcan you say,We are mightywarriors,And menvaliantfor battle'?
"We have heardof the prideof Moab--he [is] veryproud--Of his haughtiness,his pride,his arroganceand his self-exaltation.
Her uncleannesswas in her skirts;She did not considerher future.Therefore she has fallenastonishingly;She hasnocomforter."See,O LORD,my affliction,For the enemyhas magnifiedhimself!"
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"Becauseyou have clappedyour handsand stampedyour feetand rejoicedwith allthe scornof your soulagainstthe landof Israel,
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
"On the daythat you stoodaloof,On the daythat strangerscarriedoffhis wealth,And foreignersenteredhis gateAnd castlotsfor Jerusalem--You toowere as oneof them.
"The arroganceof your hearthas deceivedyou, You who livein the cleftsof the rock,In the loftinessof your dwellingplace,Who sayin your heart,Whowill bringme downto earth?'
"I have heardthe tauntingof MoabAnd the revilingsof the sonsof Ammon,With whichthey have tauntedMy peopleAnd becomearrogantagainsttheir territory.
You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.
