Jeremiah:48

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* Concerning Moab . Thus saith Jehovah of hosts , the God of Israel : Woe to Nebo , for it is laid waste ! Kiriathaim is confounded , is taken . Misgab is confounded and dismayed . * Moab shall no more glory in Heshbon ; They have devised evil against her ; "Come , and let us cut her off from being a nation !" Thou also shalt be cut down , O Madmena , The sword shall pursue thee ! * A cry is heard from Horonaim , Desolation and great destruction . * Moab is destroyed ; Her little ones raise a cry . * At the ascent of Luhith Weeping goeth up after weeping ; At the descent of Horonaim is heard a bitter cry of despair . * Flee ye ! save your lives ! Be ye like one that has been stripped in the wilderness ! * For , because thou hast trusted in thy substance and thy treasures , Thou also shalt be taken And Chemosh shall go into captivity , His priests and his princes together . * The spoiler shall come upon every city , And no city shall escape . The valley shall perish , And the plain shall be destroyed , As Jehovah hath spoken . * Give wings to Moab , That she may flee away ; For her cities shall be a desolation , With none to dwell therein . * Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah deceitfully , And cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood ! * Moab hath been at ease from his youth , And he hath settled on his lees , And hath not been drawn off from vessel to vessel , Neither hath he gone into captivity ; Therefore his taste hath remained in him , And his flavor hath not changed . * Therefore , behold , the days come , saith Jehovah , That I will send to him tilters , who shall tilt him up , And shall empty his vessels , and break his pitchers in pieces . * And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh , As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel , their confidence . * How will ye say , "We are mighty , And strong men for war "? * Moab is destroyed ; His cities have gone up in smoke , And his chosen young men have gone down to slaughter , Saith the King whose name is Jehovah of hosts . * The destruction of Moab is near at hand ; His destruction hasteth fast . * All ye that are about him , bemoan him ! And all ye that know him , say , "How is the strong sceptre broken , The splendid staff !" * Come down from thy glory and sit in thirst , O inhabitant of Dibon ! For the destroyer of Moab shall come against thee ! He shall destroy thy strongholds . Stand by the wayside , and look out , * O inhabitant of Aroer ! Ask of him that fleeth , and of her that escapeth , And say , "What hath been done ?" * Moab is confounded ; for it is broken down ; Howl ye , and cry ! Tell ye it in Arnon , That Moab is destroyed ! * And punishment hath come upon the plain country ; Upon Holon , and upon Jahazah , and upon Mephaath , * And upon Dibon , and upon Nebo , and upon Beth –diblathaim . * And upon Kiriathaim , and upon Beth –gamul , and upon Beth –meon , * And upon Kerioth , and upon Bozrah , And upon all the cities of the land of Moab far and near . * The horn of Moab is cut off , And his arm is broken , saith Jehovah . * Make ye him drunken , for he hath exalted himself against Jehovah ; That he also may wallow in his vomit , And be himself also in derision . * Was not Israel a derision to thee ? Was he found among thieves , That , as often as thou spakest of him , thou shouldst shake thy head ? * Leave the cities and dwell in the rock , O inhabitants of Moab ! Be like the dove , that maketh her nest in the sides of the mouth of the pit ! * We have heard of the pride of Moab ; He hath been exceeding proud ; His loftiness and his arrogance , His pride and the haughtiness of his heart . * I , too , know his insolence , saith Jehovah , And his vain boastings . They shall effect nothing . * Therefore will I wail for Moab , Even for all Moab will I cry out ; For the men of Kir –heres shall there be mourning . * More than Jazer will I weep for thee , O vine of Sibmah ! Thy branches have passed beyond the sea ; They reach even to the sea of Jazer ; Upon thy summer –fruits and thy vintage the spoiler falleth . * And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful field ; And from the land of Moab , And from the presses , have I caused the wine to fail : No more shall they tread with shouting ; The shouting shall be no shouting . * From wailing Heshbon to Elealeh , Even to Jahaz , is their voice heard , From Zoar even to Horonaim , To Eglath –shelishijah ; For even the waters of Nimrim are desolate . * And I will cause to cease in Moab , saith Jehovah , Him that offereth in the high places , And him that burneth incense to his gods . * Therefore doth my heart sound like a flute for Moab , And for the men of Ker –heres doth my heart sound like a flute ; For the remnant of their substance is perished . * Every head is bald , And every beard shorn ; Upon all hands are cutting , And upon the loins sackcloth . * Upon all the house –tops of Moab , and in her streets , All is lamentation . For I have broken Moab , like a useless vessel , saith Jehovah . * Howl ye ! How is he broken down ! How hath Moab turned the back with shame ! A derision and a consternation is Moab To all that are round him . * For thus saith Jehovah : Behold , like an eagle flieth an enemy , And spreadeth his wings over Moab . * Kerioth is taken , And the strongholds are seized ; The hearts of the heroes of Moab in that day Shall be like the heart of a woman in her pangs . * And Moab shall be destroyed so as to be no more a people , Because he exalted himself against Jehovah . * Terror and the pit and the snare are upon thee , O inhabitant of Moab , saith Jehovah . * He that fleeth from the terror 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 , upon Moab , The year of their punishment , saith Jehovah . * In the valley of Heshbon the fugitives halted for want of strength ; But a fire is gone forth from Heshbon , And a flame from the midst of Sihon , Which devoureth the region of Moab , And the heads of the sons of tumult . * Woe to thee , O Moab ! Undone is the people of Chemosh ! For thy sons are taken captives , And thy daughters are captives . * Yet will I bring back the captivity of Moab In future times , saith Jehovah . Thus far the judgment of Moab .

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