Jeremiah 48:40-47 - No Escape For Moab

⁴⁰ For this is what the Lord says:

He will swoop down like an eagle
and spread his wings against Moab.
⁴¹ The towns have been captured,
and the strongholds seized.
In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors
will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.
⁴² Moab will be destroyed as a people
because he has exalted himself against the Lord.
⁴³ Panic, pit, and trap
await you, resident of Moab.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
⁴⁴ He who flees from the panic will fall in the pit,
and he who climbs from the pit
will be captured in the trap,
for I will bring against Moab
the year of their punishment.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

⁴⁵ Those who flee will stand exhausted in Heshbon’s shadow
because fire has come out from Heshbon
and a flame from within Sihon.
It will devour Moab’s forehead
and the skull of the noisemakers.
⁴⁶ Woe to you, Moab!
The people of Chemosh have perished
because your sons have been taken captive
and your daughters have gone into captivity.
⁴⁷ Yet, I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the last days.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
The judgment on Moab ends here.