11. From early on Moab has been at ease,like wine left to settle on its sediment.It hasn’t been poured into jars;nor has Moab been taken into exile.Therefore, its taste is still pleasant,and its aroma is the same.
12. But the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will send to him someone to spill it—to pour out his wine and to smash his jars.
13. And Moab will be put to shame on account of Chemosh, just as the people of Israel were put to shame on account of Bethel, in which they trusted.
14. How can you claim,"We’re soldiers; we’re war heroes"?
15. Moab is doomed;its towns will surrender;its elite forces will go down in defeat,declares the king whose name is the Lord of heavenly forces.
16. Moab’s destruction is near;its downfall approaches rapidly.