The lamentable state of Moab.
1THE aburden of bMoab. cBecause in the night dAr of Moab is laid waste, and 1brought to silence; because in the night eKir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
1Or, cut off. ch. 6.11. Zep. 1.11.
a ch. 13.1. b 1Sa. 14.47. c 1Th. 5.1-3. Je. 4.20; 48.1-47. Job 27.20; 34.20,25; 36.20. Ex. 12.29. Eze. 25.8-11. d Nu. 21.28. De. 2.9,18. e ch. 16.7,11. Je. 48.31,36.
2He is gone up to fBajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over gNebo, and over hMedeba: ion all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
f Jos. 13.17. Nu. 21.30; 32.34. Je. 48.13,23. Eze. 25.9. g Nu. 32.3,38. Je. 48.1,22. Nu. 21.30. Jos. 13.9. h 1Ch. 19.7. i Je. 48.37,38; 7.29. Eze. 7.18. Mi. 1.16. ch. 3.24. Le. 19.27,28; 21.5. De. 14.1. Job 1.20. ch. 3.24; 22.12.
3In their streets they shall *gird themselves jwith sackcloth: kon the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, 2weeping abundantly.
*gird-secure with a belt or band, encircle.
2Heb. descending into weeping or coming down with weeping.
j Joel 1.8,13. 2Sa. 3.31. ch. 3.24. Eze. 7.18. k De. 22.8. ch. 22.1. Je. 48.38. 2Ki. 23.12. Je. 19.13. Zep. 1.5.
4And lHeshbon shall cry, and mElealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall ncry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
l Nu. 32.3,37. Je. 48.34. Nu. 21.26. Jos. 21.37. m ch. 16.9. n v.3. Ge. 27.46. Job 3.20; 30.20,28. Je. 48.41.
5oMy heart shall cry out for Moab; 3his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith pwith weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of 4destruction.
3Or, to the borders thereof, even to Zoar, as an heifer. Ge. 19.22; 14.2.
4Heb. breaking. Je. 4.20; 10.19. ch. 1.28.
o ch. 16.7-11. Je. 48.31-39; 4.19,20. Eze. 19.1; 27.1; 30.2-4; 32.2. ch. 21.3. p Je. 48.3-5,34,38. 1Sa. 6.7,12.
6For the waters of qNimrim shall be 5desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
5Heb. desolations.
q Nu. 32.3,36. Je. 48.36.
7Therefore rthe abundance they have *gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the 6brook of the willows.
*gotten-got, obtained.
6Or, valley of the Arabians.
r ch. 5.29; 10.6. Na. 2.12.
8For the cry is gone sround about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto tBeer-elim.
s v.4,5. Je. 48.20-24,31-34. t Nu. 21.16-18.
9For the waters of uDimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring 7more upon Dimon, vlions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
7Heb. additions. Ro. 2.5,8,9.
u v.2. v Je. 48.40,44; 15.2,3. Am. 5.19. Le. 26.22. 2Ki. 17.25,26. Je. 5.26,27. Na. 2.11-13.