16. The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
17. All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
18. Come down from thy glory and sit in the drought, O inhabitress, daughter of Dibon; the spoiler of Moab is come up against thee, thy strongholds hath he destroyed.
19. Stand by the way, and watch, inhabitress of Aroer; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What is done?
20. Moab is put to shame; for he is broken down: howl and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
21. And judgment is come upon the country of the plateau; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;
22. and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim;
23. and upon Kirjathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon;
24. and upon Kerijoth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
25. The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.
26. Make him drunken, for he magnified himself against Jehovah; and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
27. For was not Israel a derision unto thee? Was he found among thieves, that as oft as thou didst speak of him, thou didst shake the head?
28. Leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks, ye inhabitants of Moab, and be like the dove, that maketh her nest in the sides of the cave's mouth.
29. We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, -- he is very proud; --his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
30. I know his wrath, saith Jehovah; his pratings are vain: they do not as they say.
31. Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall there be moaning.
32. O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with more than the weeping of Jaazer: thy shoots passed over the sea, they reached to the sea of Jaazer. The spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
33. And joy and gladness is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: they shall no more tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting.
34. Because of the cry from Heshbon, unto Elaleh, unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar unto Horonaim, unto Eglath-shelishijah: for even the waters of Nimrim shall become desolations.
35. And I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Jehovah, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods.