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Let ·those of us who were forced out [the fugitives/outcasts] of Moab live ·in your land [L among you].
    Hide ·us [L them] from ·our enemies [L the destroyer].”

The ·enemy [oppressor] will ·be defeated [come to an end].
    The ·robbing of Moab [L destruction] will stop;
    those who ·hurt others [L trample] will disappear from the land.
Then a ·new loyal king will come [L throne will be established in faithfulness/lovingkindness];
    ·this faithful king will be from the family of David [L he will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of David; 9:1–7; 11:1–16].
He will judge ·fairly [with justice]
    and ·do what is right [hasten righteousness].

We have heard that the people of Moab are proud
    and very conceited.
They are very proud and angry,
    but their bragging ·means nothing [is empty].

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Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you;
    be their shelter(A) from the destroyer.”

The oppressor(B) will come to an end,
    and destruction will cease;(C)
    the aggressor will vanish from the land.
In love a throne(D) will be established;(E)
    in faithfulness a man will sit on it—
    one from the house[a] of David(F)
one who in judging seeks justice(G)
    and speeds the cause of righteousness.

We have heard of Moab’s(H) pride(I)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her conceit, her pride and her insolence;
    but her boasts are empty.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 16:5 Hebrew tent