Jeremiah 48

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1 Concerning Moab, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe to Nebo, it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is disgraced and captured, Disgraced and overthrown is the stronghold:	1 Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down;
2 Moab's glory is no more. Evil they plan against Heshbon: "Come, let us put an end to her as a people." You, too, Madmen, shall be reduced to silence; behind you stalks the sword.	2 the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned evil against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you.
3 Listen! a cry from Horonaim of ruin and great destruction!	3 "Hark! a cry from Horonaim, 'Desolation and great destruction!'
4 Moab is crushed, their outcry is heard in Zoar.	4 Moab is destroyed; a cry is heard as far as Zoar.
5 The ascent of Luhith they climb weeping; On the descent to Horonaim the cry of destruction is heard.	5 For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the cry of destruction.
6 "Flee, save your lives, to survive like the wild ass in the desert!"	6 Flee! Save yourselves! Be like a wild ass in the desert!
7 Because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be captured. Chemosh shall go into exile, his priests and princes with him.	7 For, because you trusted in your strongholds and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go forth into exile, with his priests and his princes.
8 The destroyer comes upon every city, not a city escapes; Ruined is the valley, wasted the plain, as the LORD has said.	8 The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.
9 Set up a memorial for Moab, for it is an utter wasteland; Its cities are turned into ruins where no one dwells.	9 "Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them.
10 (Cursed be he who does the LORD'S work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood.)	10 "Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
11 Moab has been tranquil from his youth, has rested upon his lees; He was not poured from one flask to another, he went not into exile. Thus he kept his taste, and his scent was not lost.	11 "Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his lees; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
12 Hence, the days shall come, says the LORD, when I will send him coopers to turn him over; they shall empty his flasks and break his jars.	12 "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I shall send to him tilters who will tilt him, and empty his vessels, and break his jars in pieces.
13 Chemosh shall disappoint Moab, as Israel was disappointed by Bethel in which they trusted.	13 Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
14 How can you say, "We are heroes, men valiant in war"?	14 "How do you say, 'We are heroes and mighty men of war?
15 The ravager of Moab and his cities advances, the flower of his youth goes down to be slaughtered, says the King, the LORD of hosts by name.	15 The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
16 Near at hand is Moab's ruin, his disaster hastens apace.	16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand and his affliction hastens apace.
17 Mourn for him, all you his neighbors, all you who knew him well! Say: How the strong staff is broken, the glorious rod!	17 Bemoan him, all you who are round about him, and all who know his name; say, 'How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.'
18 Come down from glory, sit on the ground, you that dwell in Dibon; Moab's ravager has come up against you, he has ruined your strongholds.	18 "Come down from your glory, and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds.
19 Stand by the wayside, watch closely, you that dwell in Aroer; Ask the man who flees, the woman who tries to escape: say to them, "What has happened?"	19 Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, 'What has happened?'
20 Moab is disgraced, yes, destroyed, howl and cry out; Publish it at the Arnon, Moab is ruined!	20 Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; wail and cry! Tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
21 For judgment has come on the land of the plateau: on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,	21 "Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mepha-ath,
22 on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,	22 and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
23 on Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,	23 and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
24 on Kerioth and on Bozrah: on all the cities of Moab, far and near.	24 and Keri-oth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
25 Moab's strength is broken, his might is shattered, says the LORD.	25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the LORD.
26 Because he boasted against the LORD, make Moab drunk so that he retches and vomits, and he too becomes a laughingstock.	26 "Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the LORD; so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision.
27 Is Israel a laughingstock to you? Was she caught among thieves, that you shake your head whenever you speak of her?	27 Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?
28 Leave the cities, dwell in the crags, you that dwell in Moab. Be like a dove that nests out of reach on the edge of a chasm.	28 "Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
29 We have heard of the pride of Moab, pride beyond bounds: His loftiness, his pride, his scorn, his insolence of heart.	29 We have heard of the pride of Moab--he is very proud--of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 I know, says the LORD, his arrogance; liar in boast, liar in deed.	30 I know his insolence, says the LORD; his boasts are false, his deeds are false.
31 And so I wail over Moab, over all Moab I cry, over the men of Kir-heres I moan.	31 Therefore I wail for Moab; I cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-heres I mourn.
32 More than for Jazer I weep over you, vineyard of Sibmah. Your tendrils trailed down to the sea, as far as Jazer they stretched. Upon your harvest, upon your vintage, the ravager has fallen.	32 More than for Jazer I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed over the sea, reached as far as Jazer, upon your summer fruits and your vintage the destroyer has fallen.
33 Joy and jubilation are at an end in the fruit gardens of the land of Moab. I drain the wine from the wine vats, the treader treads no more, the vintage shout is stilled.	33 Gladness and joy have been taken away from the fruitful land of Moab; I have made the wine cease from the wine presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; the shouting is not the shout of joy.
34 The cry of Heshbon and Elealeh is heard as far as Jahaz; they call from Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim turn into a desert.	34 "Heshbon and Ele-aleh cry out; as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.
35 I will leave no one in Moab, says the LORD, to offer a holocaust on the high place, or to burn incense to his gods.	35 And I will bring to an end in Moab, says the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and burns incense to his god.
36 Hence the wail of flutes for Moab is in my heart; for the men of Kir-heres the wail of flutes is in my heart: the wealth they acquired has perished.	36 Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-heres; therefore the riches they gained have perished.
37 Every head has been made bald, every beard shaved; every hand is gashed, and the loins of all are clothed in sackcloth.	37 "For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; upon all the hands are gashes, and on the loins is sackcloth.
38 On every roof of Moab and in all his squares there is mourning; I have shattered Moab like a pot that no one wants, says the LORD.	38 On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation; for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, says the LORD.
39 How terror seizes Moab, and wailing! How he turns his back in shame! Moab has become a laughingstock and a horror to all his neighbors!	39 How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are round about him."
40 For thus says the LORD: Behold, like an eagle he soars, spreads his wings over Moab.	40 For thus says the LORD: "Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle, and spread his wings against Moab;
41 Cities are taken, strongholds seized: On that day the hearts of Moab's heroes are like the heart of a woman in travail.	41 the cities shall be taken and the strongholds seized. The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her pangs;
42 Moab shall be destroyed, no more a people, because he boasted against the LORD.	42 Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the LORD.
43 Terror, pit, and trap be upon you, people of Moab, says the LORD.	43 Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! says the LORD.
44 He who flees from the terror falls into the pit; He who climbs from the pit is caught in the trap; For I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of their punishment, says the LORD.	44 He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of their punishment, says the LORD.
45 In Heshbon's shadow stop short the exhausted refugees; For fire breaks forth from Heshbon, and a blaze from the house of Sihon: It consumes the brow of Moab, the skull of the noisemakers.	45 "In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stop without strength; for a fire has gone forth from Heshbon, a flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult.
46 Woe to you, O Moab, you are ruined, O people of Chemosh! Your sons are taken into exile, your daughters into captivity.	46 Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh is undone; for your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters into captivity.
47 But I will change the lot of Moab in the days to come, says the LORD. Thus far the judgment on Moab.	47 Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, says the LORD." Thus far is the judgment on Moab.