16¹ "Dispatch a gift of lambs," says Moab, "to the leaders in Jerusalem - Lambs from Sela sent across the desert to buy the goodwill of Jerusalem.

16¹ Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela [1] to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

16¹ Send the tribute lamb to the ruler of the land , From Sela by way of the wilderness to the mountain of the daughter of Zion .