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# Chapter 16
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1. Send lambs to the ruler of the land,
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1 Send lambs to the ruler of the land,
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from Sela in the desert
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to the mountain of Daughter Zion.
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2. Like a bird fleeing,
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2 Like a bird fleeing,
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forced from the nest,
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the daughters of Moab
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will be at the fords of the Arnon.
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3. Give us counsel and make a decision.
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3 Give us counsel and make a decision.
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Shelter us at noonday
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with shade that is as dark as night.
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Hide the refugees;
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do not betray the one who flees.
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4. Let my refugees stay with you;
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4 Let my refugees stay with you;
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be a refuge for Moab from the aggressor.
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When the oppressor has gone,
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destruction has ended,
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and marauders have vanished from the land,
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5. a throne will be established in love,
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5 a throne will be established in love,
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and one will sit on it faithfully
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in the tent of David,
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judging and pursuing what is right,
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quick to execute justice.
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6. We have heard of Moab's pride--
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how very proud he is--
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6 We have heard of Moab’s pride—
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how very proud he is—
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his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance,
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and his empty boasting.
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7. Therefore let Moab wail;
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7 Therefore let Moab wail;
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let every one of them wail for Moab.
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You who are completely devastated, mourn
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for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth.
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8. For Heshbon's terraced vineyards
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8 For Heshbon’s terraced vineyards
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and the grapevines of Sibmah have withered.
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The rulers of the nations
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have trampled its choice vines
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that reached as far as Jazer
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and spread to the desert.
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Their shoots spread out
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and reached the sea.
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9. So I join with Jazer
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9 So I join with Jazer
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to weep for the vines of Sibmah;
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I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears.
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Triumphant shouts have fallen silent
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over your summer fruit and your harvest.
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10. Joy and rejoicing have been removed from the orchard;
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10 Joy and rejoicing have been removed from the orchard;
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no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards.
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No one tramples grapes in the winepresses.
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I have put an end to the shouting.
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11. Therefore I moan like the sound of a lyre for Moab,
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11 Therefore I moan like the sound of a lyre for Moab,
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as does my innermost being for Kir-heres.
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12. When Moab appears
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12 When Moab appears
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and tires himself out on the high place
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and comes to his sanctuary to pray,
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it will do him no good.
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13. This is the message that the Lord previously announced about Moab.
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14. And now the Lord says, "In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab's splendor will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak."
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13 This is the message that the Lord previously announced about Moab.
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14 And now the Lord says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak.”
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