11. "Moab has been at ease since his youth; He has also been undisturbed, like wine on its dregs, And he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into exile. Therefore he retains his flavor, And his aroma has not changed.
12. Therefore behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord, "when I will send to him those who tip vessels, and they will tip him over, and they will empty his vessels and shatter his jars.
13. And Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
14. "How can you say, 'We are mighty warriors, And men valiant for battle'?
15. "Moab has been destroyed and men have gone up to his cities; His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter," Declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
16. "The disaster of Moab will soon come, And his calamity has swiftly hastened.
17. "Mourn for him, all you who live around him, Even all of you who know his name; Say, 'How has the mighty scepter been broken, A staff of splendor!'