the splendor of Moab is gone. The enemy have captured Heshbon and plot to destroy the nation of Moab. The town of Madmen will be silenced; armies will march against it.

The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far away as Jahaz. Even the soldiers tremble; their courage is gone.

Nimrim Brook is dry, the grass beside it has withered, and nothing green is left.

The tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

The people of Horonaim cry out, 'Violence! Destruction!'

Hear the sound of their sobs along the road up to Luhith, the cries of distress on the way down to Horonaim.

the southern part of Judah; and the plain that reaches from Zoar to Jericho, the city of palm trees.

My heart cries out for Moab! The people have fled to the town of Zoar, and to Eglath Shelishiyah. Some climb the road to Luhith, weeping as they go; some escape to Horonaim, grieving loudly.

"This region which the LORD has helped the Israelites occupy---the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon---is good land for livestock, and we have so much livestock.

Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran.

Nimrim Brook is dry, the grass beside it has withered, and nothing green is left.