34. Weeping from Heshboncan be heard as faras Elealeh and Jahaz;cries from Zoar are heardin Horonaimand Eglath-Shelishiyah.And Nimrim Brook has run dry.
35. I will get rid of anyonewho burns incenseto the gods of Moabor offers sacrificesat their shrines.I, the Lord, have spoken.
36. In my heart I moan for Moab,like a funeral songplayed on a flute.I mourn for the peopleof the town of Kir-Heres,because their wealth is gone.
37-38. The people of Moabmourn on the rooftopsand in the streets.Men cut off their beards,people shave their heads;they make cuts on their handsand wear sackcloth.And it's all because I, the Lord,have shattered Moab like a jarthat no one wants.
39. Moab lies broken!Listen to its people cryas they turn away in shame.Other nations are horrifiedat what happened,but still they laugh.
40. Moab, an enemy swoops downlike an eagle spreading its wingsover your land.
41. Your cities and fortresseswill be captured,and your warriorsgripped by fear.
42. You are finished as a nation,because you dared oppose me,the Lord.
43. Terror, pits, and trapsare waiting for you.
44. If you are terrified and run,you will fall into a pit;and if you crawl out of the pit,you'll get caught in a trap.The time has comefor you to be punished.
45. Near the city of Heshbon,where Sihon once ruled,tired refugees stand in shadowscast by the flamesof their burning city.Soon, the towns on other hilltops,where those warlike people live,will also go up in smoke.
46. People of Moab, you worshippedChemosh, your god,but now you are done for,and your children are prisonersin a foreign country.
47. Yet some day, I will bringyour people back home.I, the Lord, have spoken.