38 “In every house in Moab there’ll be loud lamentation, on every street in Moab, loud lamentation. As with a pottery jug that no one wants, I’ll smash Moab to bits.” God’s Decree.
39 “Moab ruined!Moab shamed and ashamed to be seen!Moab a cruel joke!The stark horror of Moab!”
40-42 God’s verdict on Moab. Indeed!“Look! An eagle is about to swoop downand spread its wings over Moab.The towns will be captured,the fortresses taken.Brave warriors will double up in pain, helpless to fight,like a woman giving birth to a baby.There’ll be nothing left of Moab, nothing at all,because of his defiant arrogance against me.
43-44 “Terror and pit and trapare what you have facing you, Moab.” God’s Decree.“A man running in terrorwill fall into a trap.A man climbing out of a pitwill be caught in a trap.This is my agenda for Moabon doomsday.” God’s Decree.
45-47 “On the outskirts of Heshbon,refugees will pull up short, worn out.Fire will flame high from Heshbon,a firestorm raging from the capital of Sihon’s kingdom.It will burn off Moab’s eyebrows,will scorch the skull of the braggarts.That’s all for you, Moab!You worshipers of Chemosh will be finished off!Your sons will be trucked off to prison camps;your daughters will be herded into exile.But yet there’s a day that’s comingwhen I’ll put things right in Moab.“For now, that’s the judgment on Moab.”