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1008 Prophecy of Jeremias

of Jazer: the robber hath rushed in upon thy 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare come upon
harvest and thy vintage. thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.
33 Joy and gladness is taken away from 44 He that shall flee from the fear, shall fall
Carmel, and from the land of Moab, and I have into the pit: and he that shall get up out of the
taken away the wine out of the presses: the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring
treader of the grapes shall not sing the accus- upon Moab the year of their visitation, saith the
tomed cheerful tune. Lord.
34 From the cry of Hesebon even to Eleale, 45 They that fled from the snare stood in the
and to Jasa, they have uttered their voice: from shadow of Hesebon: but there came a fire out of
Segor to Oronaim, as a heifer of three years old: Hesebon, and a flame out of the midst of Seon,
the waters also of Nemrim shall be very bad. and it shall devour part of Moab, and the crown
35 And I will take away from Moab, saith the of the head of the children of tumult.
Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and 46 Woe to thee, Moab, thou hast persisted, O
that sacrificeth to his gods. people of Chamos: for thy sons, and thy daugh-
36 Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab ters are taken captives.
like pipes and my heart shall sound like pipes 47 And I will bring back the captivity of Moab
for the men of the brick wall: because he hath in the last days, saith the Lord. Hitherto the
done more than he could, therefore they have judgments of Moab.
perished.
37 For every head shall be bald, and every
beard shall be shaven: all hands shall be tied to- Chapter 49
gether, and upon every back there shall be hair-
cloth. Against the children of Ammon. Thus saith the
38 Upon all the housetops of Moab, and in Lord: Hath Israel no sons? or hath he no heir?
the streets thereof general mourning: because I Why then hath Melchom inherited Gad: and his
have broken Moab as an useless vessel, saith the people dwelt in his cities?
Lord. 2 Therefore behold the days come, saith the
39 How is it overthrown, and they have Lord, and I will cause the noise of war to be
howled! How hath Moab bowed down the neck, heard in Rabbath of the children of Ammon,
and is confounded! And Moab shall be a deri- and it shall be destroyed into a heap, and her
sion, and an example to all round about him. daughters shall be burnt with fire, and Israel
40 Thus saith the Lord: Behold he shall fly shall possess them that have possessed him, saith
as an eagle, and shall stretch forth his wings to the Lord.
Moab. 3 Howl, O Hesebon, for Hai is wasted. Cry,
41 Carioth is taken, and the strongholds are ye daughters of Rabbath, gird yourselves with
won: and the heart of the valiant men of Moab haircloth: mourn and go about by the hedges:
in that day shall be as the heart of a woman in for Melchom shall be carried into captivity, his
labour. priests, and his princes together.
42 And Moab shall cease to be a people: be- 4 Why gloriest thou in the valleys? thy val-
cause he hath gloried against the Lord. ley hath flowed away, O delicate daughter, that