Jeremiah 48:38-40

Contemporary English Version

^37-38 The people of Moab
mourn on the rooftops
    and in the streets.
Men cut off their beards,
    people shave their heads;
they make cuts on their hands
    and wear sackcloth.^[a]
And it's all because I, the Lord,
have shattered Moab like a jar
    that no one wants.
³⁹ Moab lies broken!
Listen to its people cry
    as they turn away in shame.
Other nations are horrified
at what happened,
    but still they mock her.