34 (A)From the outcry at Heshbon even to (B)Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have [a]raised their voice, from (C)Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. 35 I will make an end of Moab,” declares the Lord, “the one who offers sacrifice on the (D)high place and the one who [b](E)burns incense to his gods.

36 “Therefore My (F)heart [c]wails for Moab like flutes; My heart also [d]wails like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have (G)lost the abundance it produced.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:34 Lit given forth
  2. Jeremiah 48:35 Or offers up in smoke
  3. Jeremiah 48:36 Lit sounds
  4. Jeremiah 48:36 Lit sounds

34 “The sound of their cry rises
    from Heshbon(A) to Elealeh(B) and Jahaz,(C)
from Zoar(D) as far as Horonaim(E) and Eglath Shelishiyah,
    for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.(F)
35 In Moab I will put an end
    to those who make offerings on the high places(G)
    and burn incense(H) to their gods,”
declares the Lord.
36 “So my heart laments(I) for Moab like the music of a pipe;
    it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth.(J)
    The wealth they acquired(K) is gone.

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