36. “That is why I moan for Moab like a flute. I sound like a flute for the people of Kir Hareseth. The wealth they gained has disappeared.
37. “Every head is shaved, and every beard is cut off. There are gashes on every hand and sackcloth on every waist.
38. People in Moab will mourn on every rooftop and in every street. There will be mourning everywhere, because I will break Moab like a jar that no one wants,” declares the Lord.
39. “They will cry, ‘Look how Moab is defeated! Moab turns away in shame!’ Moab has become something ridiculed and something held in contempt by everyone around it.
40. “This is what the Lord says:The enemy will swoop down like eagles and spread their wings over Moab.
41. The cities will be taken, and the fortified places will be captured.On that day Moab’s soldiers will be like women in childbirth.
42. Moab will be destroyed as a nation,because it spoke against the Lord.
43. Disasters, pits, and traps are in store for those who live in Moab,”declares the Lord.
44. “Whoever flees from a disaster will fall into a pit.Whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a trap.I will bring a year of punishment to Moab,” declares the Lord.