16 The territory from Aroer(A) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba(B)

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It extended from Aroer(A) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau(B) of Medeba as far as Dibon,(C)

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Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.(A)

He ruled from Aroer(B) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River,(C) which is the border of the Ammonites.(D) This included half of Gilead.(E)

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21 Judgment has come to the plateau(A)
    to Holon,(B) Jahzah(C) and Mephaath,(D)
22     to Dibon,(E) Nebo(F) and Beth Diblathaim,
23     to Kiriathaim,(G) Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,(H)
24     to Kerioth(I) and Bozrah(J)
    to all the towns(K) of Moab, far and near.

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Therefore the Moabites wail,(A)
    they wail together for Moab.
Lament and grieve
    for the raisin cakes(B) of Kir Hareseth.(C)
The fields of Heshbon(D) wither,(E)
    the vines of Sibmah(F) also.
The rulers of the nations
    have trampled down the choicest vines,(G)
which once reached Jazer(H)
    and spread toward the desert.
Their shoots spread out(I)
    and went as far as the sea.[a](J)
So I weep,(K) as Jazer weeps,
    for the vines of Sibmah.
Heshbon and Elealeh,(L)
    I drench you with tears!(M)
The shouts of joy(N) over your ripened fruit
    and over your harvests(O) have been stilled.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 16:8 Probably the Dead Sea

Heshbon(A) and Elealeh(B) cry out,
    their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz.(C)
Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out,
    and their hearts are faint.

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A Prophecy Against Moab(A)

15 A prophecy(B) against Moab:(C)

Ar(D) in Moab is ruined,(E)
    destroyed in a night!
Kir(F) in Moab is ruined,
    destroyed in a night!
Dibon(G) goes up to its temple,
    to its high places(H) to weep;
    Moab wails(I) over Nebo(J) and Medeba.
Every head is shaved(K)
    and every beard cut off.(L)

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Division of the Land

12 Of the land that we took over at that time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory north of Aroer(A) by the Arnon Gorge, including half the hill country of Gilead, together with its towns.

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33 Then Moses gave to the Gadites,(A) the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh(B) son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites(C) and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan(D)—the whole land with its cities and the territory around them.(E)

34 The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,(F) 35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer,(G) Jogbehah,(H) 36 Beth Nimrah(I) and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks.(J) 37 And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon,(K) Elealeh(L) and Kiriathaim,(M) 38 as well as Nebo(N) and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah.(O) They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.

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28 “Fire went out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the city of Sihon.(A)
It consumed(B) Ar(C) of Moab,
    the citizens of Arnon’s heights.(D)
29 Woe to you, Moab!(E)
    You are destroyed, people of Chemosh!(F)
He has given up his sons as fugitives(G)
    and his daughters as captives(H)
    to Sihon king of the Amorites.

30 “But we have overthrown them;
    Heshbon’s dominion has been destroyed all the way to Dibon.(I)
We have demolished them as far as Nophah,
    which extends to Medeba.(J)

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