[48:1] This is what the Lord Almighty said about Moab: “Pity the people of Nebo— their town is destroyed! Kiriathaim is captured, its mighty fortress torn down, and its people put to shame;
[48:2] the splendor of Moab is gone. The enemy have captured Heshbon and plot to destroy the nation of Moab. The town of Madmen will be silenced; armies will march against it.
[48:3] The people of Horonaim cry out, ‘Violence! Destruction!’
[48:4] “Moab has been destroyed; listen to the children crying.
[48:5] Hear the sound of their sobs along the road up to Luhith, the cries of distress on the way down to Horonaim.
[48:6] ‘Quick, run for your lives!’ they say. ‘Run like a wild desert donkey!’
[48:7] “Moab, you trusted in your strength and your wealth, but now even you will be conquered; your god Chemosh will go into exile, along with his princes and priests.
[48:8] Not a town will escape the destruction; both valley and plain will be ruined. I, the Lord, have spoken.
[48:9] Set up a tombstone for Moab; it will soon be destroyed. Its towns will be left in ruins, and no one will live there again.” (
[48:10] Curse those who do not do the Lord's work with all their heart! Curse those who do not slash and kill!)