New English Translation

2 Kings 3:18-22 New English Translation (NET)

18. This is an easy task for the Lord; he will also hand Moab over to you.

19. You will defeat every fortified city and every important city. You must chop down every productive tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones.”

20. Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land.

21. Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.

22. When they got up early the next morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites, who were some distance away, the water looked red like blood.