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26 Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Hashem; Moav also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

27 For was not Yisroel a derision unto thee? Was he found among ganavim (thieves)? For since thou spoke of him, thou dost scornful head wagging.

28 O ye that dwell in Moav, leave the towns, and dwell in the rock, and be like the yonah that maketh her nest in the sides of the cave’s mouth.

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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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