14. How can you say, “We are warriors —mighty men ready for battle”?
15. The destroyer of Moab and its townshas come up, and the best of its young menhave gone down to slaughter.This is the King’s declaration;Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
16. Moab’s calamity is near at hand;his disaster is rushing swiftly.
17. Mourn for him, all you surrounding nations,everyone who knows his name.Say: How the mighty scepter is shattered,the glorious staff!
18. Come down from glory; sit on parched ground,resident of the daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;he has destroyed your fortresses.
19. Stand by the highway and look,resident of Aroer! Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping: What happened?
20. Moab is put to shame, indeed dismayed.Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnonthat Moab is destroyed.
21. “Judgment has come to the land of the plateau — to Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,
22. Dibon, Nebo, Beth-diblathaim,
23. Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, Beth-meon,
24. Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of the land of Moab, those far and near.