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1. This is a message about Moab: One night armies took the wealth from Ar in Moab, and the city was destroyed. One night armies took the wealth from Kir in Moab, and the city was destroyed.
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1. The burden H4853 of Moab H4124 . Because H3588 in the night H3915 Ar H6144 of Moab H4124 is laid waste H7703 , and brought to silence H1820 ; because H3588 in the night H3915 Kir H7024 of Moab H4124 is laid waste H7703 , and brought to silence H1820 ;
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2. The king's family and the people of Dibon go to the places of worship to cry. The people of Moab are crying for Nebo and Medeba. They have shaved their heads and beards to show their sadness.
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2. He is gone up H5927 to Bajith H1006 , and to Dibon H1769 , the high places H1116 , to weep H1065 : Moab H4124 shall howl H3213 over H5921 Nebo H5015 , and over H5921 Medeba H4311 : on all H3605 their heads H7218 shall be baldness H7144 , and every H3605 beard H2206 cut off H1639 .
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3. Everywhere in Moab, on the housetops and in the streets, people are wearing sackcloth. Everyone is crying.
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3. In their streets H2351 they shall gird H2296 themselves with sackcloth H8242 : on H5921 the tops of their houses H1406 , and in their streets H7339 , every one H3605 shall howl H3213 , weeping H1065 abundantly H3381 .
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4. In Heshbon and Elealeh they are crying loudly. You can hear their voices as far away as Jahaz. Even the soldiers are frightened. They are shaking with fear.
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4. And Heshbon H2809 shall cry H2199 , and Elealeh H500 : their voice H6963 shall be heard H8085 even unto H5704 Jahaz H3096 : therefore H5921 H3651 the armed soldiers H2502 of Moab H4124 shall cry out H7321 ; his life H5315 shall be grievous H3415 unto him.
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5. My heart cries in sorrow for Moab. Its people run away to Zoar for safety. They run to Eglath Shelishiyah. The people are crying as they go up the road to Luhith. They are crying loudly as they walk on the road to Horonaim.
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5. My heart H3820 shall cry H2199 out for Moab H4124 ; his fugitives H1280 shall flee unto H5704 Zoar H6820 , a heifer H5697 of three years old H7992 : for H3588 by the mounting up H4608 of Luhith H3872 with weeping H1065 shall they go it up H5927 ; for H3588 in the way H1870 of Horonaim H2773 they shall raise up H5782 a cry H2201 of destruction H7667 .
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6. But Nimrim Brook is as dry as a desert. The grass has dried up, and all the plants are dead. Nothing is green.
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6. For H3588 the waters H4325 of Nimrim H5249 shall be H1961 desolate H4923 : for H3588 the hay H2682 is withered away H3001 , the grass H1877 faileth H3615 , there is H1961 no H3808 green thing H3418 .
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7. So the people gather up everything they own and cross the border at Arabah stream.
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7. Therefore H5921 H3651 the abundance H3502 they have gotten H6213 , and that which they have laid up H6486 , shall they carry away H5375 to H5921 the brook H5158 of the willows H6155 .
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8. You can hear crying everywhere in Moab� as far away as Eglaim and Beer Elim.
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8. For H3588 the cry H2201 is gone round H5362 about H853 the borders H1366 of Moab H4124 ; the howling H3213 thereof unto H5704 Eglaim H97 , and the howling H3213 thereof unto Beer H879 -elim.
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9. The water of Dimon is full of blood, and I will bring even more troubles to Dimon. A few people living in Moab have escaped the enemy, but I will send lions to eat them.
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9. For H3588 the waters H4325 of Dimon H1775 shall be full H4390 of blood H1818 : for H3588 I will bring H7896 more H3254 upon H5921 Dimon H1775 , lions H738 upon him that escapeth H6413 of Moab H4124 , and upon the remnant H7611 of the land H127 .
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