14. “Men of Moab, why do you claim to be heroes,brave soldiers tested in war?
15. Moab and its cities are destroyed;its finest young men have been slaughtered.I am the king, the Lord Almighty,and I have spoken.
16. Moab's doom approaches;its ruin is coming soon.
17. “Mourn for that nation, you that live near by,all of you that know its fame.Say, ‘Its powerful rule has been broken;its glory and might are no more.’
18. You that live in Dibon,come down from your place of honourand sit on the ground in the dust;Moab's destroyer is hereand has left its forts in ruins.
19. You that live in Aroer,stand by the road and wait;ask those who are running away,find out from them what has happened.
20. ‘Moab has fallen,’ they will answer,‘weep for it; it is disgraced.Announce along the River Arnonthat Moab is destroyed!’
21. “Judgement has come on the cities of the plateau: on Holon, Jahzah, Mephath,
22. Dibon, Nebo, Beth Diblathaim,