Hazar Shual, Beer Sheba, Biziothiah,

for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.

Indeed, the cries of distress echo throughout Moabite territory; their wailing can be heard in Eglaim and Beer Elim.

The Lord responded: “Write down this message! Record it legibly on tablets, so the one who announces it may read it easily.

Do not seek Bethel! Do not visit Gilgal! Do not journey down to Beer Sheba! For the people of Gilgal will certainly be carried into exile; and Bethel will become a place where disaster abounds.”