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26 (A)Make him drunk, for he has (B)magnified himself against Yahweh; so Moab will [a]wallow in his vomit, and he also will become a laughingstock. 27 Now was not Israel a (C)laughingstock to you? Or was he [b](D)caught among thieves? For each time you speak about him you (E)shake your head in scorn.

28 Leave the cities and dwell among the (F)crags,
O inhabitants of Moab,
And be like a (G)dove that nests
Beyond the mouth of the chasm.

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  2. Jeremiah 48:27 Or found

26 “Make her drunk,(A)
    for she has defied(B) the Lord.
Let Moab wallow in her vomit;(C)
    let her be an object of ridicule.(D)
27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?(E)
    Was she caught among thieves,(F)
that you shake your head(G) in scorn(H)
    whenever you speak of her?
28 Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks,
    you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove(I) that makes its nest
    at the mouth of a cave.(J)

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