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Chapter 48
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Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God
of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim
is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. |
2
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There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they
have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it
off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down,
O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. |
3
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A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling
and great destruction. |
4
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Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry
to be heard. |
5
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For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall
go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies
have heard a cry of destruction. |
6
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Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the
wilderness. |
7
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For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy
treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall
go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes
together. |
8
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And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no
city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and
the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken. |
9
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Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away:
for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any
to dwell therein. |
10
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Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully,
and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. |
11
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Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath
settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel
to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore
his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. |
12
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Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that
I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him
to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their
bottles. |
13
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And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house
of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence. |
14
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How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? |
15
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Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and
his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter,
saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. |
16
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The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction
hasteth fast. |
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All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that
know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and
the beautiful rod! |
18
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Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from
thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab
shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong
holds. |
19
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O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy;
ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say,
What is done? |
20
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Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and
cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, |
21
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And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon,
and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, |
22
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And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim, |
23
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And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon, |
24
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And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the
cities of the land of Moab, far or near. |
25
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The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,
saith the LORD. |
26
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Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against
the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he
also shall be in derision. |
27
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For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found
among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst
for joy. |
28
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O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell
in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest
in the sides of the hole's mouth. |
29
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We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud)
his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and
the haughtiness of his heart. |
30
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I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not
be so; his lies shall not so effect it. |
31
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Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out
for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. |
32
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O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping
of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach
even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon
thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. |
33
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And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field,
and from the land of Moab, and I have caused wine to
fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting;
their shouting shall be no shouting. |
34
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From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even
unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar
even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old:
for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. |
35
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Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD,
him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth
incense to his gods. |
36
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Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes,
and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of
Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are
perished. |
37
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For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped:
upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins
sackcloth. |
38
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There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops
of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken
Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the
LORD. |
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They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how
hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be
a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. |
40
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For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an
eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. |
41
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Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised,
and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall
be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. |
42
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And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because
he hath magnified himself against the LORD. |
43
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Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee,
O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. |
44
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He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit;
and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken
in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab,
the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. |
45
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They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because
of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon,
and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour
the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the
tumultuous ones. |
46
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Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth:
for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. |
47
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Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the
latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment
of Moab. |
