We have heard of Moab’s pride(A)
how very proud he is—
his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance,
and his empty boasting.
Therefore let Moab wail;
let every one of them wail for Moab.
Mourn, you who are completely devastated,
for the raisin cakes(B) of Kir-hareseth.(C)
For Heshbon’s terraced vineyards
and the grapevines of Sibmah have withered.
The rulers of the nations
have trampled its choice vines
that reached as far as Jazer(D)
and spread to the desert.
Their shoots spread out
and reached the Dead Sea.(E)

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