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11 “The people of Moab have never known trouble.
    They are like wine left to settle;
they have never been poured from one jar to another.
    They have not been taken into captivity.
So they taste as they did before,
    and their smell has not changed.
12 A time is coming,” says the Lord,
    “When I will send people to pour you from your jars.
They will empty Moab’s jars
    and smash her jugs.
13 The people of Israel trusted that god in the town of Bethel,
    and they were ashamed when there was no help.
    In the same way Moab will be ashamed of their god Chemosh.

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11 “Moab has been at rest(A) from youth,
    like wine left on its dregs,(B)
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.
13 Then Moab will be ashamed(C) of Chemosh,(D)
    as Israel was ashamed
    when they trusted in Bethel.(E)

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