^6 (A)Wail, for ^(B)the day of the Lord is near;
    as destruction from the Almighty^[a] it will come!

“Alas, alas, for the great city
    ^(B)where all who had ships at sea
    grew rich by her wealth!
For ^(C)in a single hour she has been laid waste.

²⁰ Moab is put to shame, for it is broken;
    ^(A)wail and cry!
Tell it beside ^(B)the Arnon,
    that ^(C)Moab is laid waste.