35. “I will put a stop in Moab”—God’s Decree—“to all hiking to the high places to offer burnt sacrifices to the gods.
36. “My heart moans for Moab, for the men of Kir-heres, like soft flute sounds carried by the wind. They’ve lost it all. They’ve got nothing.
37. “Everywhere you look are signs of mourning:heads shaved, beards cut,Hands scratched and bleeding,clothes ripped and torn.
38. “In every house in Moab there’ll be loud lamentation, on every street in Moab, loud lamentation. As with a pottery jug that no one wants, I’ll smash Moab to bits.” God’s Decree.
39. “Moab ruined!Moab shamed and ashamed to be seen!Moab a cruel joke!The stark horror of Moab!”