1 Concerning Moab, thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: “Oy to Nebo! For it will be ravaged. Kiriathaim will be disgraced and captured. The fortress will be shamed, shattered.
2 There is no more praise for Moab. In Heshbon they plotted evil against her: ‘Come, let’s cut her off as a nation.’ You too, Madmen, will be silenced— the sword will chase you.
3 The sound of outcry from Horonaim, devastation and great destruction!
4 Moab is shattered—her little ones have raised a cry to be heard.
5 For at the ascent of Luhith they go up with continual weeping. For on the descent to Horonaim they heard the foe’s shattering cry.
6 Flee! Escape with your lives! Be like a tamarisk in the wilderness.
7 For because of your trust in your works and your treasures, you will be captured, too. Chemosh will go into exile, together with his priests and princes.