10. A curse will be on anyone who doesn’t do what the Lord says.A curse will be on anyone who keeps back his sword from killing.
11. “The people of Moab have never known trouble.They are like wine left to settle.They have never been poured like wine from one jar to another.They have not been taken into captivity.So they taste as they did before.And their smell has not changed.
12. A time is coming,” says the Lord.“And I will soon send men to pour you from your jars.Those men will empty Moab’s jars.And they will smash their jugs.
13. The people of Israel trusted that god in Bethel.They were ashamed when there was no help.In the same way Moab will be ashamed of their god Chemosh.
14. “You cannot say, ‘We are warriors!We are brave men in battle!’
15. The enemy will attack Moab and destroy their towns.Their best young men will be killed!” says the King.The King’s name is the Lord of heaven’s armies.
16. “The end of Moab is near.They will soon be destroyed.