“For I have broken Mo’av like a pot
that nobody wants,” says Adonai.

³⁹ Wail, “How shattered is Mo’av!
How shamefully in retreat!”
Thus will Mo’av become an object
of ridicule and distress to all its neighbors.

⁴⁰ For here is what Adonai says:
“Look! Down he swoops like a vulture,
spreading his wings against Mo’av —