4 “Moab is crushed!”their outcry is heard in Zoar.
5 Up the ascent of Luhiththey go weeping;At the descent to Horonaimthey hear cries of anguish:
6 “Flee, save your lives!Be like a wild donkey in the wilderness!”
7 Because you trusted in your works and your treasures,you also shall be captured.Chemosh shall go into exile,his priests and princes with him.
8 The destroyer comes upon every city,not a city escapes;Ruined is the valley,wasted the plateau—oracle of the Lord.
9 Set up a tombstone for Moab;it will soon become a complete wasteland,Its cities turned into ruinswhere no one dwells.
10 Cursed are they who do the Lord’s work carelessly,cursed those who keep their sword from shedding blood.