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16 : 1 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land,fromSela, by way of the desert,to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
16 : 2 Like fleeing birds,like a scattered nest,so are the daughters of Moabatthe fords of the Arnon.
16 : 3 Give counsel;grant justice;make your shade like nightat the height of noon;shelter the outcasts;do not reveal the fugitive;
16 : 4 letthe outcasts of Moabsojourn among you;be a shelter to themfrom the destroyer.When the oppressor is no more,and destruction has ceased,and he who tramples underfoot has vanished from the land,
16 : 5 then a throne will be established in steadfast love,and on it will sit in faithfulnessin the tent of Davidone who judges and seeks justiceand is swift to do righteousness.
16 : 6 We have heard of the pride of Moab&emdash;how proud he is!&emdash;of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence;in his idle boasting he is not right.
16 : 7 Therefore let Moab wail for Moab,let everyone wail.Mourn, utterly stricken,for theraisin cakes ofKir-hareseth.
16 : 8 For the fields of Heshbon languish,andthe vine of Sibmah;the lords of the nationshave struck down its branches,which reached to Jazerand strayed to the desert;its shoots spread abroadand passed over the sea.
16 : 9 ThereforeI weep withthe weeping of Jazerfor the vine of Sibmah;I drench you with my tears,O Heshbon and Elealeh;for overyour summer fruit and your harvestthe shout has ceased.
16 : 10 And joy and gladness are taken away fromthe fruitful field,and in the vineyards nosongs are sung,no cheers are raised;notreader treads out winein the presses;I have put an end to the shouting.
16 : 11 Thereforemy inner parts moan like a lyre for Moab,and my inmost self for Kir-hareseth.
16 : 12 And when Moab presents himself, whenhe wearies himself onthe high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.
16 : 13 This is the word that theLordspoke concerning Moabin the past.
16 : 14 But now theLordhas spoken, saying,In three years,like 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 bevery few and feeble.