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The foreign soldiers you hired will turn and run. But they are doomed, like well-fed calves being led to the butcher.

I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar and his army. But I also promise that Egypt will someday have people living here again, just as it had before. I, the Lord , have spoken.

So don't be afraid, even though now you deserve to be punished and have been scattered among other nations. But when I destroy them, I will protect you. I, the Lord , have spoken.

But how can my sword rest, when I have commanded it to attack Ashkelon and the seacoast?

You thought you could be saved by your power and wealth, but you will be captured along with your god Chemosh, his priests, and officials.

But now, I will send enemies to pour out the wine and smash the jars!

But I am the Lord , the all-powerful King, and I promise that enemies will overpower your towns. Even your best warriors will die in the battle.

I will order the nearby nations to mourn for you and say, "Isn't it sad? Moab ruled others, but now its glorious power has been shattered."

I will punish every town that belongs to Moab, but especially Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,

But I also know bragging will never save you.

People of Sibmah, you were like a vineyard heavy with grapes, and with branches reaching north to the town of Jazer and west to the Dead Sea. But you have been destroyed, and so I will weep for you, as the people of Jazer weep for the vineyards.

Moab lies broken! Listen to its people cry as they turn away in shame. Other nations are horrified at what happened, but still they laugh.

People of Moab, you worshiped Chemosh, your god, but now you are done for, and your children are prisoners in a foreign country.

Someday I will send an army to attack you in Rabbah, your capital city. It will be left in ruins, and the surrounding villages will lie in ashes. You took some of Israel's land, but on that day Israel will take yours!

Cry, people of Heshbon; your town will become a pile of rubble. You will turn here and there, but your path will be blocked. Put on sackcloth and mourn, you citizens of Rabbah, because the idol you worship will be taken to a foreign country, along with its priests and temple officials.

You rebellious Ammonites trust your wealth and ask, "Who could attack us?" But I warn you not to boast when your strength is fading.

But I will take everything that belongs to you, people of Edom, and I will uncover every place where you try to hide. Then you will die, and so will your children, relatives, and neighbors.

But I can be trusted to care for your orphans and widows.

Pride tricks you into thinking that other nations look at you with fear. You live along the cliffs and high in the mountains like the eagles, but I am the Lord , and I will bring you down.

I once was pleased with your famous city. But now I warn you, "Escape while you still can!"