16 ⁶ We have heard of the pride of Moab,
how proud he was;
of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence -
his boasts are false.
16 ⁷ Therefore let Moab wail,
let every one wail for Moab.
Mourn, utterly stricken,
for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth.

16 ⁸ For the fields of Heshbon languish,
and the vine of Sibmah;
the lords of the nations
have struck down its branches,
which reach to Jazer
and strayed to the desert;
its shoots spread abroard
and passed over the sea.
16 ⁹ Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer
for the vine of Sibmah;
I drench you with my tears,
O Heshbon and Elealeh;
for upon your fruit and your harvest
the battle shout has fallen.
16 ¹⁰ And joy and gladness are taken away
from the fruitful field;
and in the vineyards no songs are sung,
no shouts are raised;
no treader treads out wine in the presses;
the vintage shout is hushed.
16 ¹¹ Therefore my soul moans like a lyre for Moab,
and my heart for Kir-heres.

16 ¹² And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself upon the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

16 ¹³ This is the word which Yahweh spoke concerning Moab in the past. 16 ¹⁴ But now Yahweh says, "In three years, like the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who survive will be very few and feeble."