^17 (A)Grieve for him, all you who are round him,
    and all who know his name;
say, ^(B)‘How the mighty sceptre is broken,
    the glorious staff.’

^4 (A)Heshbon and ^(B)Elealeh cry out;
    their voice is heard as far as ^(C)Jahaz;
therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud;
    his soul trembles.
⁵ My heart cries out for Moab;
    her fugitives flee to Zoar,
    to ^(D)Eglath-shelishiyah.
For at the ^(E)ascent of Luhith
    they go up weeping;
on the road to ^(F)Horonaim
    they raise a cry of destruction;

⁷ Therefore let Moab wail for Moab,
    ^(A)let everyone wail.
Mourn, utterly stricken,
    for the ^(B)raisin cakes of ^(C)Kir-hareseth.