<p class="poetry">Madmenah flees,p> <p class="poetry">the residents of Gebim have hidden.p>

<p class="poetry">The nations run away when they hear a loud noise;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the nations scatter when you spring into action!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">At the fords of the Arnon<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the Moabite women are like a birdp> <p class="poetry">that flies about when forced from its nest.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Bring out some water for the thirsty.p> <p class="poetry">You who live in the land of Tema,p> <p class="poetry">bring some food for the fugitives.p>

<n id="1" /><p class="poetry">All your leaders ran away together &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">they fled to a distant place;p> <p class="poetry">all your refugees<n id="2" /> were captured together &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">they were captured without a single arrow being shot.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Bring a plan, make a decision!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Provide some shade in the middle of the day!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Hide the fugitives! Do not betray<n id="3" /> the one who tries to escape!p>

<p class="poetry">For they flee from the swords &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">from the drawn swordp> <p class="poetry">and from the battle-ready bowp> <p class="poetry">and from the severity of the battle.p>

<p class="poetry">My hand discovered the wealth of the nations, as if it were in a nest,p> <p class="poetry">as one gathers up abandoned eggs,p> <p class="poetry">I gathered up the whole earth.p> <p class="poetry">There was no wing flapping,p> <p class="poetry">or open mouth chirping.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>