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. Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab has come against thee and has dissipated thy strong holds.
19. O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch; ask her that flees and her that escapes and say, What has happened?
20. Moab is confounded, for it is broken down; howl and cry; tell it in Arnon that Moab is spoiled,
21. and judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
22. and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,
23. and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,
24. and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, those that are far and those that are near.
25. The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, said the Lord.
26. Make him drunken, for he magnified himself against the Lord; Moab shall also wallow in his vomit, and be in derision.
27. For was not Israel a derision unto thee, as if he were found among thieves? for since thou hast spoken of him, thou hast slipped.
28. O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities and dwell in the rock and be like the dove that makes her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
29. We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness and his arrogancy and his pride and the haughtiness of his heart.
30. I know his wrath, saith the Lord, but it shall have no effect; his lies shall not be to his advantage.
31. Therefore I will weep over Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; my heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
32. O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer; thy shoots are gone over the sea; they reach even to the sea of Jazer; the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.