16:6 We have heard about Moab’s pride,
their great arrogance,
their boasting, pride, and excess. 1
But their boastful claims are empty! 2
23:9 The Lord who commands armies planned it –
to dishonor the pride that comes from all her beauty, 3
to humiliate all the dignitaries of the earth.
1 tn עֶבְרָה (’evrah) often means “anger, fury,” but here it appears to refer to boastful outbursts or excessive claims. See HALOT 782 s.v. עֶבְרָה.
2 tn Heb “not so his boasting.”
3 tn Heb “the pride of all the beauty.”