1 This is a message about Moab.The cities of Ar and Kir are destroyed in a single night, and silence covers the land of Moab.
2 The people of Dibon climb the hill to weep at the shrine. The people of Moab wail in grief over the cities of Nebo and Medeba; they have shaved their heads and their beards in grief.
3 The people in the streets are dressed in sackcloth; in the city squares and on the rooftops people mourn and cry.
4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far away as Jahaz. Even the soldiers tremble; their courage is gone.