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 is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down; ² the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you. ³ "A voice! A cry from Horonaim, 'Desolation and great destruction!' ⁴ Moab is destroyed; her little ones have made a cry. ⁵ For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping;[1] for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distressed cry[2] of destruction. ⁶ Flee! Save yourselves! You will be like a juniper in the desert! ⁷ For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his officials. ⁸ The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord has spoken. ⁹ "Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them. ¹⁰ "Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed. ¹¹ "Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed. ¹² "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his[3] jars in pieces. ¹³ Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.