³ And I will destroy their king
    and slaughter all their princes,”
    says the Lord.

⁷ Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill,
    you will be taken captive.
Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials,
    will be hauled off to distant lands!

¹⁷ I see him, but not here and now.
    I perceive him, but far in the distant future.
A star will rise from Jacob;
    a scepter will emerge from Israel.
It will crush the heads of Moab’s people,
    cracking the skulls^[a] of the people of Sheth.

²⁵ “The strength of Moab has ended.
    His arm has been broken,” says the Lord.

²³ He judges the great people of the world
    and brings them all to nothing.

¹⁰ Now then, you kings, act wisely!
    Be warned, you rulers of the earth!