¹¹
“Moab has been at ease from his youth;
He has also been undisturbed, and settled like wine on his dregs,
And he has not been emptied from one vessel to another,
Nor has he gone into exile.
Therefore his flavor remains in him,
And his scent has not changed. ¹² Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will send to Moab those who will tip him over and who will empty his vessels and break his [earthenware] jars in pieces. ¹³ And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh [his worthless, disgusting god], as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their [misplaced] confidence.

¹⁴
“How can you say, ‘We are great warriors
And valiant men in war?’
¹⁵
“Moab has been made desolate and his cities have gone up [in smoke and flame];
And his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,”
Says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
¹⁶
“The destruction of Moab will come soon,
And his disaster hurries quickly.
¹⁷
“Show sympathy for him, all you [nations] who are around him,
And all you [distant nations] who know his name;
Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter [of national power] been broken,
And the splendid staff [of glory]!’

¹⁸
“Come down from your glory,
O Daughter living in Dibon,
And sit on the parched ground [among the thirsty]!
For the destroyer of Moab has advanced against you;
He has destroyed your strongholds.
¹⁹
“O inhabitant of Aroer,
Stand by the road and keep watch!
Ask [of] him who flees and [ask of] her who escapes,
Saying, ‘What has happened?’
²⁰
“Moab is shamed, for she has been broken down and shattered.
Wail and cry out!
Tell by [the banks of] the Arnon
That Moab has been destroyed.

²¹ “Judgment has come on [the land of] the plain—upon Holon, Jahzah, and against Mephaath, ²² against Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, ²³ against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, ²⁴ against Kerioth, Bozrah and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. ²⁵ The horn (strength) of Moab has been cut off and his arm [of authority] is shattered,” says the Lord.