33 Joy and gladness will disappearfrom the fruitful land of Moab.I will stop the flow of wine from the winepresses.No one will stomp on the grapes there and shout for joy.The shouts there will be shouts of soldiers,not the shouts of those making wine.
34 Cries of anguish raised from Heshbon and Elealehwill be sounded as far as Jahaz.They will be sounded from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah.For even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.
35 I will put an end in Moabto those who make offerings at her places of worship.I will put an end to those who sacrifice to other gods.I, the Lord, affirm it!
36 So my heart moans for Moablike a flute playing a funeral song.Yes, like a flute playing a funeral song,my heart moans for the people of Kir Heres.For the wealth they have gained will perish.
37 For all of them will shave their heads in mourning.They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow.They will all make gashes in their hands.They will all put on sackcloth.
38 On all the housetops in Moaband in all its public squaresthere will be nothing but mourning.For I will break Moab like an unwanted jar.I, the Lord, affirm it!
39 Oh, how shattered Moab will be! Oh, how her people will wail!Oh, how she will turn away in shame!Moab will become an object of ridicule,a terrifying sight to all the nations that surround her.”