On this mountain he will swallow up the shroud that is over all the peoples, the woven covering that is over all the nations;

The time is coming when Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce will fill the surface of the world.

(just as many were horrified by the sight of you) he was so disfigured he no longer looked like a man;

earrings, bracelets, veils,

They will pass through the land destitute and starving. Their hunger will make them angry, and they will curse their king and their God as they look upward.

Please let the Moabite fugitives live among you. Hide them from the destroyer!” Certainly the one who applies pressure will cease, the destroyer will come to an end, those who trample will disappear from the earth.

Once he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter the seed of the caraway plant, sow the seed of the cumin plant, and plant the wheat, barley, and grain in their designated places?

Men bow down to them in homage, they lie flat on the ground in worship. Don’t spare them!

Men will be humiliated, they will be brought low; the proud will be brought low.

Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, those who think they possess understanding.

For they flee from the swords – from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle.

Their slain will be left unburied, their corpses will stink; the hills will soak up their blood.

“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!

Certainly you will not refuse one of my master’s minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen.

Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me!

At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

At that time the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; it will also shave off the beard.

They went up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament. Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, Moab wails. Every head is shaved bare, every beard is trimmed off.

With the rest of it he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships it. He prays to it, saying, ‘Rescue me, for you are my god!’