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42 Moab shall be destroyed as a people,
    because he magnified himself against the Lord.
43 Terror, pit, and trap
    are before you, O inhabitants of Moab!
says the Lord.
44 Everyone who flees from the terror
    shall fall into the pit,
and everyone who climbs out of the pit
    shall be caught in the trap.
For I will bring these things[a] upon Moab
    in the year of their punishment,
says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:44 Gk Syr: Heb bring upon it

42 Moab will be destroyed(A) as a nation(B)
    because she defied(C) the Lord.
43 Terror(D) and pit and snare(E) await you,
    you people of Moab,”
declares the Lord.
44 “Whoever flees(F) from the terror
    will fall into a pit,
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare;
for I will bring on Moab
    the year(G) of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.

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