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27 Did you not ridicule Israel? Was he guilty of a crime? Was he caught among thieves? Is that why you, Moab, shake your head in contempt every time you speak of him?

28 Eternal One: Run from your towns and live in the wilderness,
        you citizens of Moab;
    Hide among the rocks
        like doves who nest among the cliffs.
29     We have all heard about the pride of Moab—
        so vain and so smug.
    We have all heard about her pride and arrogance
        and her overconfident heart.

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27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?(A)
    Was she caught among thieves,(B)
that you shake your head(C) in scorn(D)
    whenever you speak of her?
28 Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks,
    you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove(E) that makes its nest
    at the mouth of a cave.(F)

29 “We have heard of Moab’s pride(G)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
    and the haughtiness(H) of her heart.

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