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41 the towns[a] shall be taken
    and the strongholds seized.
The hearts of the warriors of Moab, on that day,
    shall be like the heart of a woman in labor.(A)

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  1. 48.41 Or Kerioth

41 Kerioth[a](A) will be captured
    and the strongholds taken.
In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors(B)
    will be like the heart of a woman in labor.(C)

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  1. Jeremiah 48:41 Or The cities

45 In the shadow of Heshbon
    fugitives stop exhausted,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
    a flame from the house of Sihon;
it has destroyed the forehead[a] of Moab,
    the scalp of the people of tumult.[b](A)

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  1. 48.45 Or borderland
  2. 48.45 Or of Shaon

45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
    the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the midst of Sihon;(A)
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
    the skulls(B) of the noisy boasters.

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