Send ye the lamb
to the ruler
of the land
from Sela
to the wilderness
, unto the mount
of the daughter
of Zion
.
For it shall be, that , as a wandering bird
cast out
of the nest
, so the daughters
of Moab
shall be at the fords
of Arnon
.
Take counsel
, execute
judgment
; make
thy shadow
as the night
in the midst
of the noonday
; hide
the outcasts
; bewray
not him that wandereth
.
Let mine outcasts dwell
with thee, Moab
; be
thou a covert
to them from the face
of the spoiler
: for the extortioner
is at an end
, the spoiler
ceaseth
, the oppressors
are consumed
out of the land
.
And in mercy shall the throne
be established
: and he shall sit
upon it in truth
in the tabernacle
of David
, judging
, and seeking
judgment
, and hasting
righteousness
.
We have heard of the pride
of Moab
; he is very
proud
: even of his haughtiness
, and his pride
, and his wrath
: but his lies
shall not be so.
Therefore shall Moab howl
for Moab
, every one shall howl
: for the foundations
of Kirhareseth
shall ye mourn
; surely they are stricken
.
For the fields of Heshbon
languish
, and the vine
of Sibmah
: the lords
of the heathen
have broken down
the principal plants
thereof, they are come
even unto Jazer
, they wandered
through the wilderness
: her branches
are stretched out
, they are gone over
the sea
.
Therefore I will bewail with the weeping
of Jazer
the vine
of Sibmah
: I will water
thee with my tears
, O Heshbon
, and Elealeh
: for the shouting
for thy summer fruits
and for thy harvest
is fallen
.
And gladness is taken away
, and joy
out of the plentiful field
; and in the vineyards
there shall be no singing
, neither shall there be shouting
: the treaders
shall tread out
no wine
in their presses
; I have made their vintage shouting
to cease
.
Wherefore my bowels shall sound
like an harp
for Moab
, and mine inward parts
for Kirharesh
.
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab
is weary
on the high place
, that he shall come
to his sanctuary
to pray
; but he shall not prevail
.
This is the word that the LORD
hath spoken
concerning Moab
since that time
.
But now the LORD hath spoken
, saying
, Within three
years
, as the years
of an hireling
, and the glory
of Moab
shall be contemned
, with all that great
multitude
; and the remnant
shall be very
small
and feeble
.