Jeremiah:48
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Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts ,
the God of Israel ;
Woe to Nebo !
for it is laid waste :
Kiriathaim is confounded and taken :
Misgab is confounded and dismayed .
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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 .
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A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim ,
devastation and great destruction .
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Moab is destroyed ;
her little ones have caused a cry to be heard .
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For in the ascent of Luhith continual weeping shall go up ;
for in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction .
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Flee ,
save your lives ,
and be like the heath in the wilderness .
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For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures ,
thou also shalt be taken :
and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together .
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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 .
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Give wings to Moab ,
that it may flee and get away :
for its cities shall be desolate ,
without any to dwell in them .
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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 .
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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 .
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Therefore ,
behold ,
the days come ,
saith the LORD ,
that I will send to him wanderers that shall cause him to wander ,
and shall empty his vessels ,
and break their bottles .
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And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh ,
as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence .
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How say ye ,
We are mighty and strong men for the war ?
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Moab is laid waste ,
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 .
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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 !
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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 .
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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 ?
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Moab is confounded ;
for it is broken down :
howl and cry ;
tell ye it in Arnon ,
that Moab is laid waste .
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And judgment is come upon the plain country ;
upon Holon ,
and upon Jahazah ,
and upon Mephaath ,
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And upon Dibon ,
and upon Nebo ,
and upon Beth-diblathaim ,
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And upon Kiriathaim ,
and upon Beth-gamul ,
and upon Beth-meon ,
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And upon Kerioth ,
and upon Bozrah ,
and upon all the cities of the land of Moab ,
far or near .
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The horn of Moab is cut off ,
and his arm is broken ,
saith the LORD .
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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 .
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For was not Israel a derision to thee ?
was he found among thieves ?
for since thou hast spoken of him ,
thou hast leaped for joy .
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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 .
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We have heard the pride of Moab , (
he is exceeding proud )
his loftiness ,
and his arrogance ,
and his pride ,
and the haughtiness of his heart .
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I know his wrath ,
saith the LORD ;
but it shall not be so ;
his lies shall not so effect it .
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Therefore will I howl for Moab ,
and I will cry out for all Moab ;
my heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres .
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O vine of Sibmah ,
I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer :
thy plants have gone over the sea ,
they reach even to the sea of Jazer :
the spoiler hath fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage .
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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 wine-presses :
none shall tread with shouting ;
their shouting shall be no shouting .
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From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh ,
and even to Jahaz ,
have they uttered their voice ,
from Zoar even to Horonaim ,
as a heifer of three years old :
for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate .
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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 .
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Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes ,
and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres :
because the riches that he hath gotten have perished .
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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 .
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There shall be lamentation generally upon all the house-tops of Moab ,
and in its streets :
for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which 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 .
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For thus saith the LORD ;
Behold ,
he shall fly as an eagle ,
and shall spread his wings over Moab .
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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 .
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And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people ,
because he hath magnified himself against the LORD .
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Fear ,
and the pit ,
and the snare ,
shall be upon thee ,
O inhabitant of Moab ,
saith the LORD .
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He that fleeth from the fear ,
shall fall into the pit ;
and he that getteth 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 .
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They that fled stood under the shade of Heshbon because of the force :
but a fire shall come 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 .
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Woe be to thee ,
O Moab !
the people of Chemosh perisheth :
for thy sons are taken captives ,
and thy daughters captives .
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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 .