13. At last Moab will be ashamed of his idol Chemosh,as the people of Israel were ashamed of their gold calf at Bethel.
14. “You used to boast, ‘We are heroes,mighty men of war.’
15. But now Moab and his towns will be destroyed.His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,”says the King, whose name is the lord of Heaven’s Armies.
16. “Destruction is coming fast for Moab;calamity threatens ominously.
17. You friends of Moab,weep for him and cry!See how the strong scepter is broken,how the beautiful staff is shattered!
18. “Come down from your gloryand sit in the dust, you people of Dibon,for those who destroy Moab will shatter Dibon, too.They will tear down all your towers.
19. You people of Aroer,stand beside the road and watch.Shout to those who flee from Moab,‘What has happened there?’
20. “And the reply comes back,‘Moab lies in ruins, disgraced;weep and wail!Tell it by the banks of the Arnon River:Moab has been destroyed!’