34 “There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they make their voices heard as far as Jahaz(A)—from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah—because even the Waters of Nimrim have become desolate.

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34 “The sound of their cry rises
    from Heshbon(A) to Elealeh(B) and Jahaz,(C)
from Zoar(D) as far as Horonaim(E) and Eglath Shelishiyah,
    for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.(F)

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45 Those who flee will stand exhausted in Heshbon’s shadow
because fire has come out from Heshbon
and a flame from within Sihon.
It will devour Moab’s forehead
and the skull of the noisemakers.

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45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
    the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the midst of Sihon;(A)
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
    the skulls(B) of the noisy boasters.

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Wail, Heshbon,(A) for Ai is devastated;
cry out, daughters of Rabbah!
Clothe yourselves with sackcloth,(B) and lament;
run back and forth within your walls,[a]
because Milcom will go into exile
together with his priests and officials.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 49:3 Or sheep pens

“Wail, Heshbon,(A) for Ai(B) is destroyed!
    Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah!
Put on sackcloth(C) and mourn;
    rush here and there inside the walls,
for Molek(D) will go into exile,(E)
    together with his priests and officials.

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