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28 A fire ·began in [L went out from] Heshbon;
    flames came from Sihon’s city.
It destroyed Ar in Moab,
    and it ·burned [or swallowed] the Arnon highlands.
29 ·How terrible for [T Woe to] you, Moab!
    The people of Chemosh are ruined.
His sons ran away
    and his daughters were captured
    by Sihon, king of the Amorites.
30 But we defeated those Amorites.
    We ruined their towns from Heshbon to Dibon,
    and we destroyed them as far as Nophah, near Medeba.”

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28 “Fire went out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the city of Sihon.(A)
It consumed(B) Ar(C) of Moab,
    the citizens of Arnon’s heights.(D)
29 Woe to you, Moab!(E)
    You are destroyed, people of Chemosh!(F)
He has given up his sons as fugitives(G)
    and his daughters as captives(H)
    to Sihon king of the Amorites.

30 “But we have overthrown them;
    Heshbon’s dominion has been destroyed all the way to Dibon.(I)
We have demolished them as far as Nophah,
    which extends to Medeba.(J)

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