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10 A curse will be on anyone who ·doesn’t do what the Lord says [L is slack in doing the Lord’s work],
    and a curse will be on anyone who holds back his sword from ·killing [L blood].

11 “The people of Moab have ·never known trouble [L been at ease since its youth].
    They are like wine left to settle;
they have never been poured from one jar to another.
    They have not ·been taken into captivity [L gone into exile].
So ·they taste as they did before [L their flavor stands],
    and their ·smell [aroma] has not changed.
12 ·A time is [L Days are] coming,” says the Lord,
    “When I will send people to ·pour [decant] you from your jars.
They will empty Moab’s jars
    and smash their jugs [C a fitting image since Moab produced much wine; 16:8–10].

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10 “A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!
    A curse on anyone who keeps their sword(A) from bloodshed!(B)

11 “Moab has been at rest(C) from youth,
    like wine left on its dregs,(D)
not poured from one jar to another—
    she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
    and her aroma is unchanged.
12 But days are coming,”
    declares the Lord,
“when I will send men who pour from pitchers,
    and they will pour her out;
they will empty her pitchers
    and smash her jars.

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