1Über Moab. So spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels: Wehe der Stadt Nebo, denn sie ist zerstört! Geschändet ist Kirjatajim und eingenommen, die hohe Feste ist zuschanden geworden und zerbrochen. (Jes 15,1; Hes 25,8; Am 2,1; Zef 2,8)2Der Stolz Moabs ist dahin, in Heschbon ersann man sein Verderben: »Kommt, wir wollen sie ausrotten, dass sie kein Volk mehr seien.« Auch du, Madmen, musst vernichtet werden; das Schwert wird hinter dir her sein.3Man hört ein Geschrei in Horonajim von Verwüstung und großem Jammer.4Moab ist zerschlagen. Man hört seinen Schrei bis nach Zoar; (Jes 15,5)5denn sie gehen mit Weinen die Steige von Luhit hinauf, und man hört ein Jammergeschrei den Weg von Horonajim herab:6»Flieht und rettet euer Leben!« Aber ihr werdet sein wie ein Strauch in der Wüste. (Jer 17,6)7Weil du dich auf deine Werke verlässt und auf deine Schätze, sollst auch du erobert werden, und Kemosch muss gefangen wegziehen samt seinen Priestern und Fürsten. (4Mo 21,29)8Denn der Verwüster wird über alle Städte kommen, dass nicht eine Stadt entrinnen wird. Es sollen die Täler verwüstet und die Ebene verheert werden; denn der HERR hat’s gesagt.9Setzt Moab ein Grabmal, denn es wird völlig zerstört, und seine Städte werden wüst liegen, dass niemand darin wohnen wird.10Verflucht sei, wer des HERRN Werk lässig tut; verflucht sei, wer sein Schwert aufhält, dass es nicht Blut vergießt!11Moab ist von seiner Jugend an ungestört gewesen und lag ruhig auf seinen Hefen. Nie ist es aus einem Fass ins andre gegossen worden und musste nie in die Gefangenschaft ziehen; darum ist sein Geschmack ihm geblieben und sein Geruch nicht verändert worden. (Zef 1,12)12Darum siehe, spricht der HERR, es kommt die Zeit, dass ich ihnen Küfer schicken will, die sie ausschütten sollen und ihre Fässer ausleeren und ihre Krüge zerschmettern.13Und Moab soll an Kemosch zuschanden werden, gleichwie das Haus Israel an Bethel zuschanden worden ist, auf das sie sich verließen.14Wie könnt ihr sagen: Wir sind Helden und rechte Kriegsleute?15Moab wird verwüstet und seine Städte werden erstiegen, und seine beste Mannschaft muss hinab zur Schlachtbank, spricht der König, welcher heißt der HERR Zebaoth. (Jer 46,18)16Denn der Untergang Moabs wird bald kommen, und sein Unglück eilt herbei.17Habt doch Mitleid mit ihnen, alle, die ihr um sie her wohnt und ihren Namen kennt. Sprecht: »Wie ist das starke Zepter und der herrliche Stab so zerbrochen!« (Jes 14,5)18Herunter von der Herrlichkeit und setz dich in den Staub, du thronende Tochter Dibon! Denn der Verwüster Moabs kommt zu dir hinauf und zerstört deine Bollwerke. (Jes 47,1; Jer 46,19; Sach 2,11)19Tritt an die Straße und schaue, du Einwohnerin von Aroër! Frage, die da fliehen und entrinnen, und sprich: »Was ist geschehen?«20Ach, Moab ist verwüstet und verheert! Heult und schreit; sagt’s am Arnon, dass Moab vernichtet ist!21Das Gericht ist über das ebene Land ergangen, nämlich über Holon, Jahaz, Mefaat,22Dibon, Nebo, Bet-Diblatajim,23Kirjatajim, Bet-Gamul, Bet-Meon,24Kerijot, Bozra und über alle Städte im Lande Moab, sie seien fern oder nahe.25Das Horn Moabs ist abgeschlagen, und sein Arm ist zerbrochen, spricht der HERR.26Macht es trunken; denn es hat sich gegen den HERRN erhoben! So stürze Moab in sein Gespei, auf dass es auch zum Gespött werde. (Jer 25,15)27Oder ist Israel dir nicht ein Gespött gewesen, als hätte man es unter den Dieben gefunden? Sooft du von ihm sprachst, hast du es verhöhnt.28O ihr Bewohner von Moab, verlasst die Städte und wohnt in den Felsen und tut wie die Tauben, die da nisten in den Löchern!29Man hat immer gesagt von dem stolzen Moab, dass es sehr stolz sei, hoffärtig, hochmütig, trotzig und übermütig. (Jes 16,6)30Ich kenne seinen Übermut wohl, spricht der HERR. Nichtig ist sein Geschwätz, nichtig sein Tun.31Darum muss ich über Moab heulen und über ganz Moab schreien und über die Leute von Kir-Heres klagen.32Mehr als über Jaser muss ich über dich weinen, du Weinstock Sibma; denn deine Ranken reichten über das Meer und kamen bis nach Jaser. Der Verwüster ist über deine Ernte und Weinlese hergefallen.33Freude und Wonne sind hinweggenommen aus dem Fruchtland und dem Lande Moab. Dem Wein in den Kufen mache ich ein Ende, der Kelterer wird nicht mehr keltern, der Winzer wird nicht mehr sein Lied singen.34Das Geschrei von Heschbon wird gehört bis Elale, bis nach Jahaz, von Zoar an bis nach Horonajim, bis Eglat-Schelischija; denn auch die Wasser Nimrims sollen versiegen. (Jes 15,4)35Und ich will, spricht der HERR, in Moab damit ein Ende machen, dass sie auf den Höhen opfern und ihren Göttern Opfer darbringen.36Darum klagt mein Herz über Moab wie Flötenklage, und über die Leute in Kir-Heres klagt mein Herz wie Flötenklage; denn das Gut, das sie gesammelt, ist zugrunde gegangen. (Jes 15,7; Jes 16,11)37Alle Köpfe werden kahl sein und alle Bärte abgeschoren, alle Hände wund geritzt, und jeder wird den Sack anziehen. (Jes 15,2; Jer 16,6)38Auf allen Dächern und Gassen, allenthalben in Moab ist Klage; denn ich habe Moab zerbrochen wie ein Gefäß, das niemand haben will, spricht der HERR.39O wie ist es zerschlagen, wie heulen sie! Wie hat Moab sich schimpflich zur Flucht gewandt! Moab ist zum Spott und zum Schrecken geworden allen, die ringsum wohnen.40Denn so spricht der HERR: Siehe, er fliegt daher wie ein Adler und breitet seine Flügel aus über Moab. (Jer 49,22)41Die Städte sind erobert, und die Festungen sind eingenommen. Das Herz der Helden in Moab wird an jenem Tage sein wie das Herz einer Frau in Kindsnöten.42Denn Moab muss vertilgt werden, dass es kein Volk mehr sei, weil es sich gegen den HERRN erhoben hat.43Schrecken, Schacht und Schlinge über dich, du Bewohner von Moab!, spricht der HERR. (Jes 24,17)44Wer dem Schrecken entflieht, der wird in den Schacht fallen, und wer dem Schacht entkommt, der wird in der Schlinge gefangen; denn ich will über Moab kommen lassen das Jahr seiner Heimsuchung, spricht der HERR.45Erschöpft suchen die Entronnenen Zuflucht im Schatten von Heschbon; aber Feuer geht aus von Heschbon und eine Flamme aus dem Hause Sihon. Es verzehrt die Schläfe Moabs und den Scheitel der lärmenden Krieger. (4Mo 21,28)46Weh dir, Moab! Verloren ist das Volk des Kemosch; denn man hat deine Söhne und Töchter genommen und gefangen weggeführt.47Aber in der letzten Zeit will ich das Geschick Moabs wenden, spricht der HERR. So weit das Gericht über Moab. (Jer 49,6; Jer 49,39)
Jeremia 48
King James Version
1Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.2There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.3A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.4Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.5For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.6Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.7For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.8And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.9Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.11Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.12Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.13And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.14How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?15Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.16The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.17All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!18Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.19O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?20Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,21And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,22And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,23And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,24And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.26Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.27For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.28O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole' mouth.29We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.30I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it .31Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.32O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.33And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.35Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.36Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.37For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.38There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.39They shall howl, saying , How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.40For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.41Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men' hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.42And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.43Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.44He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.45They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.46Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.47Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
1Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down; (4Mo 32,3; 4Mo 32,37; Jos 13,19; 2Kön 24,2; Jes 15,1; Jer 25,21; Jer 48,20; Jer 48,22; Jer 48,23; Hes 25,8; Hes 25,9; Am 2,1; Zef 2,8; Zef 2,9)2the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’ You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you. (4Mo 32,37; Jes 10,31; Jes 15,4; Jer 31,36; Jer 48,34; Jer 49,3)3“A voice! A cry from Horonaim, ‘Desolation and great destruction!’ (Jes 15,5; Jer 48,34)4Moab is destroyed; her little ones have made a cry.5For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping;[1] for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distressed cry[2] of destruction. (Jer 48,3)6Flee! Save yourselves! You will be like a juniper in the desert! (Jer 17,6)7For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his officials. (4Mo 21,29; Jes 46,2; Jer 49,3; Jer 49,4)8The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken. (5Mo 3,10; Jos 13,9; Jos 13,17; Jos 13,21; Jer 6,26; Jer 48,21)9“Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them.10“Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed. (Ri 5,23; 1Sam 15,3; 1Sam 15,9; 1Kön 20,42; 1Kor 15,58)11“Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed. (Zef 1,12)12“Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his[3] jars in pieces.13Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. (4Mo 21,29; 1Kön 12,29; Jes 16,14; Hos 10,6)14“How do you say, ‘We are heroes and mighty men of war’?15The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. (Jes 15,1; Jer 46,18; Jer 48,18; Jer 48,20; Jer 50,27)16The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens swiftly.17Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.’ (Jes 9,4; Jes 14,5; Jes 15,4; Jes 15,5; Jes 16,7)18“Come down from your glory, and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds. (4Mo 21,30; Jes 15,2; Jes 47,1)19Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, ‘What has happened?’ (5Mo 2,36; Jos 13,9; 1Sam 4,13; 1Sam 4,16; Nah 2,1)20Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; wail and cry! Tell it beside the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste. (Jes 16,2; Jer 48,15; Jer 48,17)21“Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath, (4Mo 21,23; Jos 13,18; Jer 48,8)22and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, (4Mo 33,46; Jes 15,2; Jer 48,18)23and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, (Jos 13,17; 1Chr 5,8; Jer 1,1)24and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. (Jes 63,1; Jer 49,13; Jer 49,22; Am 2,2)25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the LORD. (Ps 75,10; Hes 30,21)26“Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the LORD, so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision. (Jes 19,14; Jer 25,27; Jer 48,39; Jer 48,42; Jer 51,39)27Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head? (Ps 64,8; Jer 2,26; Kla 2,15; Hes 25,8; Zef 2,8; Mt 27,39)28“Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge. (Ps 55,6; Ps 55,7; Hl 2,14; Jer 48,9)29We have heard of the pride of Moab— he is very proud— of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart. (Jes 16,6)30I know his insolence, declares the LORD; his boasts are false, his deeds are false. (Jer 50,36)31Therefore I wail for Moab; I cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-hareseth I mourn. (2Kön 3,25; Jes 15,5; Jes 16,7; Jes 16,11)32More than for Jazer I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed over the sea, reached to the Sea of Jazer; on your summer fruits and your grapes the destroyer has fallen. (4Mo 21,32; Jos 13,19; Ps 80,11; Jes 16,8; Jes 16,9)33Gladness and joy have been taken away from the fruitful land of Moab; I have made the wine cease from the winepresses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; the shouting is not the shout of joy. (Jes 16,10)34“From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. (Jes 15,4; Jer 48,3)35And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his god. (Jes 15,2; Jes 16,12; Hes 20,29)36Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-hareseth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished. (Jes 15,7; Jer 31,1)37“For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth. (Jes 15,2; Jes 15,3; Jer 47,5; Jer 49,3; Kla 2,10; Kla 4,8)38On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the LORD. (Jer 22,28)39How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him.” (Jer 48,6; Jer 48,26)40For thus says the LORD: “Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab; (5Mo 28,49; Jes 8,8; Jer 49,22; Hes 17,3)41the cities shall be taken and the strongholds seized. The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains; (Jes 13,7; Jes 13,8; Jer 6,24; Jer 48,24)42Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the LORD. (Jes 7,8; Jer 48,26)43Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! declares the LORD. (Jes 24,17; Jes 24,18; Kla 3,47)44He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab, the year of their punishment, declares the LORD. (Jer 11,23)45“In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stop without strength, for fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult. (4Mo 24,17)46Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone, for your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters into captivity. (Jer 1,1; Jer 48,13)47Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, declares the LORD.” Thus far is the judgment on Moab. (Jer 46,27; Jer 49,39)