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11 So I will hum a sad song for Moab and Kir Heres,[a]
    like a harp playing a funeral song.
12 The people of Moab will go
    to their high places to worship.
They will go to their temple to pray,
    but it will not help them.

13 The Lord said these things about Moab many times.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 16:11 Kir Heres Kir Hareseth, a city in the country of Moab. Kir Heres means “a city chosen to be destroyed.”

11 My heart laments for Moab(A) like a harp,(B)
    my inmost being(C) for Kir Hareseth.
12 When Moab appears at her high place,(D)
    she only wears herself out;
when she goes to her shrine(E) to pray,
    it is to no avail.(F)

13 This is the word the Lord has already spoken concerning Moab.

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