Jeremiah:48

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* Against Moab . Thus says the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel : "Woe to Nebo ! For it is plundered , Kirjathaim is shamed and taken ; The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed -- * No more praise of Moab . In Heshbon they have devised evil against her : "Come , and let us cut her off as a nation .' You also shall be cut down , O Madmen ! The sword shall pursue you ; * A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim : "Plundering and great destruction !' * "Moab is destroyed ; Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard ; * For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping ; For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction . * "Flee , save your lives ! And be like the juniper in the wilderness . * For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures , You also shall be taken . And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity , His priests and his princes together . * And the plunderer shall come against every city ; No one shall escape . The valley also shall perish , And the plain shall be destroyed , As the LORD has spoken . * "Give wings to Moab , That she may flee and get away ; For her cities shall be desolate , Without any to dwell in them . * Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully , And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood . * "Moab has been at ease from his youth ; He has settled on his dregs , And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel , Nor has he gone into captivity . Therefore his taste remained in him , And his scent has not changed . * "Therefore behold , the days are coming ," says the LORD , "That I shall send him wine-workers Who will tip him over And empty his vessels And break the bottles . * Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh , As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel , their confidence . * "How can you say , "We are mighty And strong men for the war '? * Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities ; Her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter ," says the King , Whose name is the LORD of hosts . * "The calamity of Moab is near at hand , And his affliction comes quickly . * Bemoan him , all you who are around him ; And all you who know his name , Say , "How the strong staff is broken , The beautiful rod !' * "O daughter inhabiting Dibon , Come down from your glory , And sit in thirst ; For the plunderer of Moab has come against you , He has destroyed your strongholds . * O inhabitant of Aroer , Stand by the way and watch ; Ask him who flees And her who escapes ; Say , "What has happened ?' * Moab is shamed , for he is broken down . Wail and cry ! Tell it in Arnon , that Moab is plundered . * "And judgment has come on the plain country : On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath , * On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim , * On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon , * On Kerioth and Bozrah , On all the cities of the land of Moab , Far or near . * The horn of Moab is cut off , And his arm is broken ," says the LORD . * "Make him drunk , Because he exalted himself against the LORD . Moab shall wallow in his vomit , And he shall also be in derision . * For was not Israel a derision to you ? Was he found among thieves ? For whenever you speak of him , You shake your head in scorn . * You who dwell in Moab , Leave the cities and dwell in the rock , And be like the dove which makes her nest In the sides of the cave 's mouth . * "We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly proud ), Of his loftiness and arrogance and pride , And of the haughtiness of his heart ." * "I know his wrath ," says the LORD , "But it is not right ; His lies have made nothing right . * Therefore I will wail for Moab , And I will cry out for all Moab ; I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres . * O vine of Sibmah ! I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer . Your plants have gone over the sea , They reach to the sea of Jazer . The plunderer has fallen on your summer fruit and your vintage . * Joy and gladness are taken From the plentiful field And from the land of Moab ; I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses ; No one will tread with joyous shouting -- Not joyous shouting ! * "From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice , From Zoar to Horonaim , Like a three-year-old heifer ; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate . * "Moreover ," says the LORD , "I will cause to cease in Moab The one who offers sacrifices in the high places And burns incense to his gods . * Therefore My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab , And like flutes My heart shall wail For the men of Kir Heres . Therefore the riches they have acquired have perished . * "For every head shall be bald , and every beard clipped ; On all the hands shall be cuts , and on the loins sackcloth -- * A general lamentation On all the housetops of Moab , And in its streets ; For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure ," says the LORD . * "They shall wail : "How she is broken down ! How Moab has turned her back with shame !' So Moab shall be a derision And a dismay to all those about her ." * For thus says the LORD : "Behold , one shall fly like an eagle , And spread his wings over Moab . * Kerioth is taken , And the strongholds are surprised ; The mighty men 's hearts in Moab on that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs . * And Moab shall be destroyed as a people , Because he exalted himself against the LORD . * Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you , O inhabitant of Moab ," says the LORD . * "He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit , And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the snare . For upon Moab , upon it I will bring The year of their punishment ," says the LORD . * "Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon Because of exhaustion . But a fire shall come out of Heshbon , A flame from the midst of Sihon , And shall devour the brow of Moab , The crown of the head of the sons of tumult . * Woe to you , O Moab ! The people of Chemosh perish ; For your sons have been taken captive , And your daughters captive . * "Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab In the latter days ," says the LORD . Thus far is the judgment of Moab .

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