Chapter summary

This prophetic text details a sudden and devastating burden against Moab, where the cities of Ar and Kir are destroyed in a single night. In response to the calamity, the people of Moab go to the temples and high places of Dibon, Nebo, and Medeba to weep, shaving their heads and cutting off their beards while wearing sackcloth in the streets and public squares. Cries of distress echo from Heshbon, Elealeh, and Jahaz, causing the Moabite soldiers to tremble and fugitives to flee toward Zoar, Eglath-shelishiyah, Luhith, and Horonaim. Furthermore, the waters of Nimrim dry up and the vegetation withers, leading the inhabitants to carry their wealth across the Brook of the Willows. The widespread lamentation reaches the borders of Moab, including Eglaim and Beer-elim, while the waters of Dimon fill with blood and further judgment approaches in the form of a lion targeting the remaining fugitives.

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