9 “Givea wings to Moab,
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.
10 aCursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully,
And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth;
He ahas settled on his dregs,
And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into captivity.
Therefore his taste remained in him,
And his scent has not changed.
He ahas settled on his dregs,
And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into captivity.
Therefore his taste remained in him,
And his scent has not changed.
12 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I shall send him1 wine-workers
Who will tip him over
And empty his vessels
And break the bottles.
“That I shall send him1 wine-workers
Who will tip him over
And empty his vessels
And break the bottles.
13 Moab shall be ashamed of aChemosh,
As the house of Israel bwas ashamed of cBethel, their confidence.
As the house of Israel bwas ashamed of cBethel, their confidence.
15 Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities;
Her chosen young men have agone down to the slaughter,” says bthe King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts.
Her chosen young men have agone down to the slaughter,” says bthe King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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