^3 (A)I will cut off the ruler from its midst,
    and will kill ^(B)all its princes^[a] with him,”
says the Lord.

⁷ For, ^(A)because you trusted in your works and your treasures,
    you also shall be taken;
and ^(B)Chemosh ^(C)shall go into exile
    with ^(D)his priests and his officials.

^17 (A)I see him, but not now;
    I behold him, but not near:
^(B)a star shall come out of Jacob,
    and ^(C)a scepter shall rise out of Israel;
it shall ^(D)crush the forehead^[a] of Moab
    and break down all the sons of Sheth.

^23 (A)who brings princes to nothing,
    and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.