Jeremiah 48:29-47

New American Standard Bible

²⁹^(A)We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud—
Of his haughtiness, his ^(B)pride, his arrogance, and ^[a]his self-exaltation.
³⁰I know his ^(C)fury,” declares the Lord,
“But it is futile;
His idle boasts have accomplished nothing.
³¹Therefore I will ^(D)wail for Moab,
For all of Moab I will cry out;
^[b]I will moan for the men of ^(E)Kir-heres.
³²More than the ^(F)weeping for ^(G)Jazer
I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah!
Your tendrils stretched across the sea,
They reached to the sea of Jazer;
Upon your summer fruits and your grape harvest
The destroyer has fallen.
³³So ^(H)joy and rejoicing are removed
From the fruitful field, and from the land of Moab.
And I have ^(I)eliminated the wine from the wine presses;
No one will tread them with shouting,
The shouting will not be shouts of joy.

³⁴^(J)From the outcry at Heshbon to ^(K)Elealeh, to Jahaz they have ^[c]raised their voice, from ^(L)Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. ³⁵And I will put an end to Moab,” declares the Lord, “the one who offers sacrifice on the ^(M)high place and the one who ^[d]^(N)burns incense to his gods.

³⁶“Therefore My ^(O)heart makes a sound like flutes for Moab; My heart also makes a sound like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have ^(P)lost the abundance it produced. ³⁷For ^(Q)every head is shaved bald, and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands, and ^(R)sackcloth around the waists. ³⁸On all the ^(S)housetops of Moab and in its public squares ^[e]there is mourning everywhere; for I have broken Moab like an undesirable ^(T)vessel,” declares the Lord. ³⁹“How ^[f]shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an ^(U)object of terror to all around him.”

⁴⁰For this is what the Lord says:
“Behold, one will ^(V)fly swiftly like an eagle
And ^(W)spread out his wings against Moab.
⁴¹Kerioth has been captured
And the strongholds have been seized,
So the ^(X)hearts of the warriors of Moab on that day
Will be like the heart of a ^(Y)woman in labor.
⁴²Moab will be ^(Z)destroyed from being a people
Because he has ^[g]become ^(AA)arrogant toward the Lord.
⁴³^(AB)Terror, pit, and snare are coming upon you,
Inhabitant of Moab,” declares the Lord.
⁴⁴“The one who ^(AC)flees from the terror
Will fall into the pit,
And the one who climbs up out of the pit
Will be caught in the snare;
For I will bring upon her, upon Moab,
The year of their ^(AD)punishment,” declares the Lord.

⁴⁵“In the shadow of Heshbon
The fugitives stand without strength;
For a fire has spread out from Heshbon
And a ^(AE)flame from the midst of ^(AF)Sihon,
And it has devoured the ^(AG)forehead of Moab
And the scalps of the ^[h]loud revelers.
⁴⁶^(AH)Woe to you, Moab!
The people of ^(AI)Chemosh have perished;
For your sons have been taken away captive,
And your daughters into captivity.
⁴⁷Yet I will ^(AJ)restore the fortunes of Moab
In the ^[i]latter days,” declares the Lord.