and that the passages are blocked; and they have burned the reeds with fire, and the men of war are frightened.

And I will make her rulers drunk, along with her wise ones, her governors, and her officials, and her mighty men. And they shall sleep a never-ending sleep and not wake up, says the King whose name is Jehovah of Hosts.

Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized; and the mighty men's hearts in Moab in that day shall be like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.

A sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools. A sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

A sword is upon their horses and their chariots, and upon all the mixed people in her midst; and they shall become as women. A sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.

The stouthearted were plundered; they have become drowsy and fallen asleep; and none of the mighty men have found their hands.

Therefore all hands shall be faint, and every man's heart shall melt;

and they shall be afraid. Pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them. They shall writhe like a woman giving birth. They shall be amazed at one another; their faces like flames.

In that day Egypt shall be like women; and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of Hosts, which He shakes over it.

Behold, your people in your midst are women; the gates of your land shall surely be opened to your enemies; the fire shall devour your bars.

standing at a distance because of the terror of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.

A sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools. A sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.

For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you.

Thus says Jehovah to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have strengthened in order to subdue nations before him. And I will loosen the loins of kings, to open before him the gates; and the gates shall not be shut.

I will go before you, and make the high places level and straight. I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut the iron bars in two.

Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her rulers are among the nations. The law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah.

I will also break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden. And the people of Syria shall go captive to Kir, says Jehovah.

Behold, your people in your midst are women; the gates of your land shall surely be opened to your enemies; the fire shall devour your bars.