Isaiah 16:6-14

6 aWe have heard of the pride of Moab
how proud he is!—
bof his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence;
in his idle boasting he is not right.
7Therefore let Moab wail for Moab,
clet everyone wail.
Mourn, utterly stricken,
for the draisin cakes of eKir-hareseth.
8 For the fields of Heshbon languish,
and fthe vine of Sibmah;
the lords of the nations
have struck down its branches,
which reached to Jazer
and strayed to the desert;
its shoots spread abroad
and passed over the sea.
9Therefore gI weep with hthe weeping of Jazer
for the vine of Sibmah;
I drench you with my tears,
O Heshbon and Elealeh;
for over iyour summer fruit and your harvest
the shout has ceased.
10 jAnd joy and gladness are taken away from kthe fruitful field,
and in the vineyards no lsongs are sung,
no cheers are raised;
no mtreader treads out wine nin the presses;
I have put an end to the shouting.
11Therefore omy inner parts moan like a lyre for Moab,
and my inmost self for Kir-hareseth.
12And when Moab presents himself, when phe wearies himself on qthe high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

13This is the word that the Lord spoke concerning Moab rin the past. 14But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “In three years, slike the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be tvery few and feeble.”

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