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Prophecies against Moab
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# Chapter 48
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1.
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About Moab, this is what
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the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says:
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Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed;
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Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be taken captive.
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The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed!
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2. There is no longer praise for Moab;
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they plan harm against her in Heshbon:
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Come, let's cut her off from nationhood.
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Also, Madmen, you will be silenced;
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the sword will follow you.
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3. A voice cries out from Horonaim,
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"devastation and a crushing blow!"
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4. Moab will be shattered;
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her little ones will cry out.
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5. For on the Ascent to Luhith
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they will be weeping continually,
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and on the descent to Horonaim
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will be heard cries of distress over the destruction:
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6. Flee! Save your lives!
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Be like a juniper bush in the wilderness.
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7. Because you trust in your works and treasures,
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you will be captured also.
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Chemosh will go into exile
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with his priests and officials.
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8. The destroyer will move against every town;
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not one town will escape.
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The valley will perish,
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and the plain will be annihilated,
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as
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the Lord has said.
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9. Make Moab a salt marsh,
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for she will run away;
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her towns will become a desolation,
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without inhabitant.
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10. The one who does
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the Lord's business deceitfully is cursed,
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and the one who withholds
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his sword from bloodshed is cursed.
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11. Moab has been left quiet since his youth,
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settled like wine on its dregs.
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He hasn't been poured from one container to another
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or gone into exile.
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So his taste has remained the same,
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and his aroma hasn't changed.
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12. Therefore look, the days are coming--
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this is
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the Lord's declaration--
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when I will send pourers to him, who will pour him out.
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They will empty his containers
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and smash his jars.
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13. Moab will be put to shame because of Chemosh,
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just as the house of Israel was put to shame
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because of Bethel that they trusted in.
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14. How can you say, "We are warriors--
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valiant men for battle"?
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15. The destroyer of Moab and its towns
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has come up,
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and the best of its young men
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have gone down to slaughter.
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This is the King's declaration;
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the Lord of Armies is his name.
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16. Moab's calamity is near at hand;
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his disaster is rushing swiftly.
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17. Mourn for him, all you surrounding nations,
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everyone who knows his name.
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Say, "How the mighty scepter is shattered,
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the glorious staff!"
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18. Come down from glory; sit on parched ground,
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resident of the daughter of Dibon,
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for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;
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he has destroyed your fortresses.
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19. Stand by the highway and watch,
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resident of Aroer!
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Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping,
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"What happened?"
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20. Moab is put to shame, indeed dismayed.
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Wail and cry out!
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Declare by the Arnon
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that Moab is destroyed.
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21. "Judgment has come to the land of the plateau--to Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,
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22. Dibon, Nebo, Beth-diblathaim,
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23. Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, Beth-meon,
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24. Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of the land of Moab, those far and near.
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25. Moab's horn is chopped off; his arm is shattered."
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This is
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the Lord's declaration.
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26. "Make him drunk, because he has exalted himself against
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the Lord.
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Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
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27. Wasn't Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head."
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28. Abandon the towns! Live in the cliffs,
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residents of Moab!
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Be like a dove
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that nests inside the mouth of a cave.
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29. We have heard of Moab's pride,
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great pride, indeed--
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his insolence, arrogance, pride,
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and haughty heart.
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30. I know his outburst.
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This is
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the Lord's declaration.
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It is empty.
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His boast is empty.
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31. Therefore, I will wail over Moab.
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I will cry out for Moab, all of it;
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he will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
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32. I will weep for you, vine of Sibmah,
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with more than the weeping for Jazer.
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Your tendrils have extended to the sea;
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they have reached to the sea and to Jazer.
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The destroyer has fallen on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
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33. Gladness and celebration are taken from the fertile field
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and from the land of Moab.
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I have stopped the flow of wine from the winepresses;
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no one will tread with shouts of joy.
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The shouting is not a shout of joy.
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34. "There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they make their voices heard as far as Jahaz--from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah--because even the Waters of Nimrim have become desolate.
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35. In Moab, I will stop"--this is
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the Lord's declaration--"the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.
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36. Therefore, my heart moans like flutes for Moab, and my heart moans like flutes for the people of Kir-heres. And therefore, the wealth he has gained has perished.
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37. Indeed, every head is bald and every beard is chopped short. On every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.
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38. On all the rooftops of Moab and in her public squares, everyone is mourning because I have shattered Moab like a jar no one wants." This is
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the Lord's declaration.
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39. "How broken it is! They wail! How Moab has turned his back! He is ashamed. Moab will become a laughingstock and a shock to all those around him."
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40. For this is what
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the Lord says:
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Look! He will swoop down like an eagle
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and spread his wings against Moab.
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41. The towns have been captured,
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and the strongholds seized.
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In that day the heart of Moab's warriors
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will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.
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42. Moab will be destroyed as a people
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because he has exalted himself against
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the Lord.
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43. Panic, pit, and trap
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await you, resident of Moab.
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This is
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the Lord's declaration.
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44. He who flees from the panic will fall in the pit,
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and he who climbs from the pit
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will be captured in the trap,
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for I will bring against Moab
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the year of their punishment.
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This is
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the Lord's declaration.
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45. Those who flee will stand exhausted in Heshbon's shadow
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because fire has come out from Heshbon
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and a flame from within Sihon.
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It will devour Moab's forehead
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and the skull of the noisemakers.
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46. Woe to you, Moab!
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The people of Chemosh have perished
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because your sons have been taken captive
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and your daughters have gone into captivity.
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47. Yet, I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the last days.
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This is
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the Lord's declaration.
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The judgment on Moab ends here.
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