Jeremiah 48:1-13

The Prophecy concerning Moab

48¹ Concerning Moab . Thus says the Lord of hosts , the God of Israel , "Woe to Nebo , for it has been destroyed ; Kiriathaim has been put to shame , it has been captured ; The lofty stronghold has been put to shame and shattered . ² "There is praise for Moab no longer ; In Heshbon they have devised calamity against her: 'Come and let us cut her off from being a nation !' You too , Madmen , will be silenced ; The sword will follow e after you. ³ "The sound of an outcry from Horonaim , 'Devastation and great destruction !' ⁴ "Moab is broken , Her little ones have sounded out a cry of distress. ⁵ "For by the ascent of Luhith They will ascend with continual weeping ; For at the descent of Horonaim They have heard the anguished cry of destruction . ⁶ " Flee , save your lives , That you may be like a juniper in the wilderness . ⁷ "For because of your trust in your own achievements and treasures , Even you yourself will be captured ; And Chemosh will go off into exile Together with his priests and his princes . ⁸ "A destroyer will come to every city , So that no city will escape ; The valley also will be ruined And the plateau will be destroyed , As the Lord has said . ⁹ "Give wings to Moab , For she will flee away ; And her cities will become a desolation , Without inhabitants in them. ¹⁰ " Cursed be the one who does the Lord'S work negligently , And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood . ¹¹ "Moab has been at ease since his youth ; He has also been undisturbed , like wine on its dregs , And he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel , Nor has he gone into exile . Therefore e he retains his flavor , And his aroma has not changed . ¹² "Therefore behold , the days are coming ," declares the Lord , "when I will send to him those who tip vessels, and they will tip him over , and they will empty his vessels and shatter his jars . ¹³ "And Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh , as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel , their confidence .