6:12 and the Lord has sent the people off to a distant place,
and the very heart of the land is completely abandoned. 1
“It will not take place;
it will not happen.
16:13 This is the message the Lord previously announced about Moab.
24:14 They 3 lift their voices and shout joyfully;
they praise 4 the majesty of the Lord in the west.
1 tn Heb “and great is the abandonment in the midst of the land.”
2 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in vv. 14, 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
3 sn The remnant of the nations (see v. 13) may be the unspecified subject. If so, then those who have survived the judgment begin to praise God.
4 tn Heb “they yell out concerning.”