1This is a message about Moab. The Commander of the armies of angels said:
2No one will boast about Moab again;
3Listen to the people of Horonaim town screaming;
4All of Moab will be ruined;
5They will cry bitterly
6Someone will say to them, ‘Flee!
7But you trusted that because you were rich and powerful, you would be safe;
8All the towns in Moab will be destroyed;
9Spread salt on the ground
10Yahweh will curse anyone who will not eagerly do what he desires,
11The people of Moab have always felt secure;
12But Yahweh says that there will be a time when he will send enemies to attack them;
13Then the people of Moab will be ashamed of their god/idol Chemosh because it did not help them,
14The soldiers of Moab previously said, “We are warriors;
15But now our King, who is Yahweh, who is called ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, says that the country of Moab and all the towns in it will be destroyed.
16Moab will very soon be destroyed.
17You people who live in nations near Moab,
18You people of Dibon city, stop being proud because of being honored,
19You people of Aroer town,
20They will reply,
21Yahweh will have punished the towns in Moab that are on the ◄plateau/high level►:
22Dibon and Nebo and Beth-Diblathaim,
23Kiriathaim and Beth-Gamul and Beth-Meon,
24Kerioth and Bozrah,
25Yahweh says, “The power [MTY] of Moab will be ended;
26You people of Moab have rebelled against me, Yahweh;
27You people of Moab ridiculed the people of Israel [RHQ].
28You people who live in Moab,
29We have all heard that the people of Moab are very proud;
30But Yahweh says, “I know about that,
31So now I will wail for Moab;
32You people of Sibmah city, you have many vineyards.
33But no one will be joyful or happy in Moab now;
34Instead, the sound of their wailing will rise from Heshbon city to Elealeh town and Jahaz village,
35I, Yahweh, say that I will get rid of the people who offer sacrifices on the hilltops,
36I [SYN] moan for the people of Moab and Kir-Hareseth
37The men will shave their heads and their beards to show that they are mourning.
38In every home and in the town plazas/centers in Moab there will be people who are mourning,
39Moab will be completely shattered!
40This is what I, Yahweh, say:
41Its cities will be captured,
42The leaders of Moab boasted against me, Yahweh,
43I, Yahweh, say that you people of Moab will be terrified, and fall into pits and traps.
44Those who are terrified and try to run away will fall into deep pits.
45The people will flee as far as Heshbon city,
46You people of Moab, terrible things will happen to you!
47But some day, I will enable the people of Moab to return to their land again.