Moab will be shattered;
her little ones will cry out.
For on the Ascent to Luhith
they will be weeping continually,[a]
and on the descent to Horonaim
will be heard cries of distress over the destruction:(A)
Flee! Save your lives!
Be like a juniper bush[b](B) in the wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:5 Lit Luhith, weeping goes up with weeping
  2. Jeremiah 48:6 Or like Aroer; Is 17:2; Jr 48:19

Moab will be broken;
    her little ones will cry out.[a]
They go up the hill to Luhith,(A)
    weeping bitterly as they go;
on the road down to Horonaim(B)
    anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
Flee!(C) Run for your lives;
    become like a bush[b] in the desert.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:4 Hebrew; Septuagint / proclaim it to Zoar
  2. Jeremiah 48:6 Or like Aroer