13. And Moab will be put to shame on account of Chemosh, just as the people of Israel were put to shame on account of Bethel, in which they trusted.
14. How can you claim,"We’re soldiers; we’re war heroes"?
15. Moab is doomed;its towns will surrender;its elite forces will go down in defeat,declares the king whose name is the Lord of heavenly forces.
16. Moab’s destruction is near;its downfall approaches rapidly.
17. Grieve for this nation,you neighbors of Moab,all you who know his name.Proclaim how its mighty scepterand magnificent staff are shattered!
18. Come down from your lofty placeand sit in the dust,you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon;because Moab’s destroyerhas arrived to level your fortresses.
19. Stand by the roads and watch,you inhabitants of Aroer.Ask the men who fleeand the women who run off,"What’s happened?"
20. Moab is shamed and shocked;weep and wail!Tell it by the Arnon River:Moab’s been destroyed!
21. Judgment has come to the towns of the plateau—to Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
22. to Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
23. to Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
24. to Kerioth and Bozrah,to all the towns of Moab, far and near.
25. Moab’s horn is cut off;its arm is broken,declares the Lord.
26. Get Moab drunk,because it has exalted itself above the Lord.Moab will collapse in its vomitand become the butt of every joke.
27. Wasn’t Israel the butt of your jokes?Didn’t you shake your headas if they were thievescaught in the act?
28. Leave your towns, head for the cliffs,you people of Moab.Hide like a dovethat nests in the mouth of a cave.
29. We have heard of Moab’s pride:arrogant, puffed up, exalted,high and mighty, boastful!