Jeremiah 48

Prophecy against Moab

1Concerning 1MoabH4124. ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “WoeH1945 to 2NeboH5015, for it has been destroyedH7703; 3KiriathaimH7156 has beenH954 putH954 to shameH954, it has been capturedH3920; The loftyH4869 strongholdH4869 has beenH954 putH954 to shameH954 and 4shatteredH2865.2ThereH369 is praiseH8416 for MoabH4124 noH369 longerH5750; In 5HeshbonH2809 they have devisedH2803 calamityH7463 againstH5921 her: ‘ComeH1980 and let us cutH3772 her offH3772 from being a nationH1471!’ You tooH1571, 6MadmenH4086, will be silencedH1826; The swordH2719 will followH310H1980 afterH310 you.3The soundH6963 of an outcryH6818 from 7HoronaimH2773, ‘DevastationH7701 and greatH1419 destructionH7667!’4MoabH4124 is brokenH7665, Her littleH6810 onesH6810 have soundedH8085 out a cryH2201 of distress.5For by the ascentH4608 of 8LuhithH3872 They will ascendH5927 with continualH1065 weepingH1065; For at the descentH4174 of HoronaimH2773 They have heardH8085 the 9anguishedH6862 cryH6818 of destructionH7667.610FleeH5127, saveH4422 your livesH5315, That you may be like a juniperH6176 in the wildernessH4057.7For becauseH3282 of your 11trustH982 in your own achievementsH4639 and treasuresH214, EvenH1571 you yourselfH855 will be capturedH3920; And 12ChemoshH3645 will goH3318 offH3318 into exileH1473 TogetherH3164 with his priestsH3548 and his princesH8269.8A destroyerH7703 will comeH935 to everyH3605 cityH5892, So that noH3808 cityH5892 will escapeH4422; The valleyH6010 also will be ruinedH6 And the 13plateauH4334 will be destroyedH8045, As the LordH3068 has saidH559.9GiveH5414 1415wingsH6731 to MoabH4124, For she will 16fleeH3318 awayH3318; And her citiesH5892 will becomeH1961 a 17desolationH8047, WithoutH369 inhabitantsH3427 in them.1018CursedH779 be the one who doesH6213 the Lord’sH3068 workH4399 19negligentlyH7423, And cursedH779 be the one who restrainsH4513 his 20swordH2719 from bloodH1818.

11“MoabH4124 has beenH7599 21at easeH7599 sinceH4480 his youthH5271; He has also beenH8252 22undisturbedH8252, like wine on 23its dregsH8105, And he has not been 24emptiedH7385 from vesselH3627 to vesselH3627, NorH3808 has he goneH1980 into exileH1473. ThereforeH5921H3651 25he retainsH5975 his flavorH2940, And his aromaH7381 has not changedH4171. 12ThereforeH3651 beholdH2009, the daysH3117 are comingH935,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “when I will sendH7971 to him those who tipH6808 vessels, and they will tipH6808 him overH6808, and they will emptyH7385 his vesselsH3627 and shatterH5310 26his jarsH5035. 13And MoabH4124 will be 27ashamedH954 of 28ChemoshH3645, as the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 was ashamedH954 of 29BethelH1008, their confidenceH4009.14HowH349 can you sayH559, ‘We are 30mightyH1368 warriorsH1368, And menH376 valiantH2428 for battleH4421’?15MoabH4124 has been destroyedH7703 and 31men have goneH5927 up to 32his citiesH5892; His choicestH4005 3334youngH970 menH970 have also goneH3381 downH3381 to the slaughterH2874,” DeclaresH5002 the 35KingH4428, whose nameH8034 is the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.16“The disasterH343 of MoabH4124 will 36soonH7138 comeH935, And his calamityH7463 has swiftlyH3966 hastenedH4116.17MournH5110 for him, allH3605 you who live aroundH5439 him, Even allH3605 of you who knowH3045 his nameH8034; SayH559, ‘HowH351 has the mightyH5797 3738scepterH4294 been brokenH7665, A staffH4731 of splendorH8597!’1839ComeH3381 downH3381 from your gloryH3519 And sitH3427 40on the parchedH6772 groundH6772, O 41daughterH1323 dwellingH3427 in 42DibonH1769, For the destroyerH7703 of MoabH4124 has comeH5927 up against you, He has ruinedH7843 your strongholdsH4013.19StandH5975 by the roadH1870 and keepH6822 watchH6822, O inhabitantH3427 of 43AroerH6177; 44AskH7592 him who fleesH5127 and her who escapesH4422 And sayH559, ‘WhatH4100 has happenedH1961?’20MoabH4124 has beenH954 putH954 to shameH954, for it has beenH2865 45shatteredH2865. WailH3213 and cryH2199 out; DeclareH5046 by the 46ArnonH769 That MoabH4124 has been destroyedH7703.

21“JudgmentH4941 has also comeH935 upon the plainH4334, upon HolonH2473, 47JahzahH3096 and againstH5921 48MephaathH4158, 22againstH5921 DibonH1769, NeboH5015 and Beth-diblathaimH1015, 23againstH5921 KiriathaimH7156, Beth-gamulH1014 and 49Beth-meonH1010, 24againstH5921 50KeriothH7152, BozrahH1224 and allH3605 the citiesH5892 of the landH776 of MoabH4124, farH7350 and nearH7138. 25The 51hornH7161 of MoabH4124 has been cutH1438 offH1438 and his 52armH2220 brokenH7665,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. 26“53MakeH7937 him drunkH7937, for he has 54becomeH1431 55arrogantH1431 towardH5921 the LordH3068; so MoabH4124 will 56wallowH5606 in his vomitH7006, and he alsoH1571 will becomeH1961 a laughingstockH7814. 27Now was not IsraelH3478 a 57laughingstockH7814 to you? OrH518 was he 5859caughtH4672 among thievesH1590? For eachH1767 timeH1767 you speakH1697 about him you 60shakeH5110 your head in scorn.28LeaveH5800 the citiesH5892 and dwellH7931 among the 61cragsH5553, O inhabitantsH3427 of MoabH4124, And be like a 62doveH3123 that nestsH7077 BeyondH5676 the mouthH6310 of the chasmH6354.2963We have heardH8085 of the prideH1347 of MoabH4124--he is veryH3966 proudH1343-- Of his haughtinessH7312, his 64prideH1347, his arroganceH1346 and 65his self-exaltationH3820H7312.30I knowH3045 his 66furyH5678,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “But it is futileH3808H3653; His idleH907 boastsH907 have accomplishedH6213 nothingH3808.31ThereforeH5921H3651 I will 67wailH3213 for MoabH4124, Even for allH3605 MoabH4124 will I cryH2199 out; 68I will moanH1897 for the menH376 of 69Kir-heresH7025.32MoreH4480 thanH4480 the 70weepingH1065 for 71JazerH3270 I will weepH1058 for you, O vineH1612 of SibmahH7643! Your tendrilsH5189 stretchedH5674 acrossH5674 the seaH3220, They reachedH5060 to the seaH3220 of JazerH3270; Upon your summerH7019 fruitsH7019 and your grapeH1210 harvestH1210 The destroyerH7703 has fallenH5307.33So 72gladnessH8057 and joyH1524 are takenH622 awayH622 From the fruitfulH3759 fieldH3759, even from the landH776 of MoabH4124. And I have made the wineH3196 to 73ceaseH7673 from the wineH3342 pressesH3342; NoH3808 one will treadH1869 them with shoutingH1959, The shoutingH1959 will not be shoutsH1959 of joy. 3474From the outcryH2201 at HeshbonH2809 even to 75ElealehH500, even to JahazH3096 they have 76raisedH5414 their voiceH6963, from 77ZoarH6820 even to HoronaimH2773 and to Eglath-shelishiyahH5700H7992; for evenH1571 the watersH4325 of NimrimH5249 will becomeH1961 desolateH4923. 35I will makeH7673 an endH7673 of MoabH4124,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “the one who offersH5927 sacrifice on the 78highH1116 placeH1116 and the one who 7980burnsH6999 incenseH6999 to his godsH430.

36“ThereforeH5921H3651 My 81heartH3820 82wailsH1993 for MoabH4124 like flutesH2485; My heartH3820 also 83wailsH1993 like flutesH2485 for the menH376 of Kir-heresH7025. ThereforeH5921H3651 they have 84lostH6 the abundanceH3502 it producedH6213. 37For 85everyH3605 headH7218 is baldH7144 and everyH3605 beardH2206 cutH1639 shortH1639; there are gashesH1417 on allH3605 the handsH3027 and 86sackclothH8242 on the loinsH4975. 38On allH3605 the 87housetopsH1406 of MoabH4124 and in its streetsH7339 88thereH3605 is lamentationH4553 everywhereH3605; for I have brokenH7665 MoabH4124 like an undesirableH369H2656 89vesselH3627,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. 39“HowH349 90shatteredH2865 it is! How they have wailedH3213! HowH349 MoabH4124 has turnedH6437 his backH6203--he is ashamedH954! So MoabH4124 will becomeH1961 a laughingstockH7814 and an 91objectH4288 of terrorH4288 to allH3605 aroundH5439 him.”

40For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068: “BeholdH2009, one will 92flyH1675 swiftlyH1675 like an eagleH5404 And 93spreadH6566 out his wingsH3671 againstH413 MoabH4124.41KeriothH7152 has been capturedH3920 And the strongholdsH4679 have been seizedH8610, So the 94heartsH3820 of the mightyH1368 menH1368 of MoabH4124 in that dayH3117 Will be like the heartH3820 of a 95womanH802 in laborH6887.42MoabH4124 will be 96destroyedH8045 from being a peopleH5971 BecauseH3588 he has 97becomeH1431 98arrogantH1431 towardH5921 the LordH3068.4399TerrorH6343, pitH6354 and snareH6341 are coming upon you, O inhabitantH3427 of MoabH4124,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.44“The one who 100fleesH5127 from the terrorH6343 Will fallH5307 into the pitH6354, And the one who climbsH5927 up out of the pitH6354 Will be caughtH3920 in the snareH6341; For I shall bringH935 upon her, even upon MoabH4124, The yearH8141 of their 101punishmentH6486,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

45“In the shadowH6738 of HeshbonH2809 The fugitivesH5127 standH5975 withoutH4480 strengthH3581; For a fireH784 has goneH3318 forthH3318 from HeshbonH2809 And a 102flameH3852 from the midstH996 of 103SihonH5511, And it has devouredH398 the 104foreheadH6285 of MoabH4124 And the scalpsH6936 of the 105riotousH7588 revelersH1121H7588.46106WoeH188 to you, MoabH4124! The peopleH5971 of 107ChemoshH3645 have perishedH6; For your sonsH1121 have been takenH3947 away captiveH7628 And your daughtersH1323 into captivityH7633.47Yet I will 108restoreH7725 the 109fortunesH7622 of MoabH4124 In the 110latterH319 daysH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

ThusH2008 farH5704 the judgmentH4941 on MoabH4124.