⁶ We have heard of Moab’s pride^(A)—
how very proud he is—
his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance,
and his empty boasting.
⁷ Therefore let Moab wail;
let every one of them wail for Moab.
You who are completely devastated, mourn
for the raisin cakes^(B) of Kir-hareseth.^(C)
8 For Heshbon’s terraced vineyards
and the grapevines of Sibmah have withered.
The rulers of the nations
have trampled its choice vines
that reached as far as Jazer^(D)
and spread to the desert.
Their shoots spread out
and reached the sea.^(E)
9 So I join with Jazer
to weep for the vines of Sibmah;
I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears.
Triumphant shouts have fallen silent^[a]
over your summer fruit and your harvest.
¹⁰ Joy and rejoicing^(F) have been removed from the orchard;
no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards.^(G)
No one tramples grapes^[b] in the winepresses.
I have put an end to the shouting.

⁹ Therefore, as I live—
this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel—
Moab will be like Sodom^(A)
and the Ammonites like Gomorrah:^(B)
a place overgrown with weeds,
a salt pit, and a perpetual wasteland.
The remnant of my people will plunder them;
the remainder of my nation will dispossess them.
¹⁰ This is what they get for their pride,
because they have taunted and acted arrogantly^(C)
against the people of the Lord of Armies.