13. Then the Moabites will be disillusioned with their god Chemosh, just as the Israelites were disillusioned with Bethel, a god in whom they trusted.
14. “Men of Moab, why do you claim to be heroes,brave soldiers tested in war?
15. Moab and its cities are destroyed;its finest young men have been slaughtered.I am the king, the Lord Almighty,and I have spoken.
16. Moab's doom approaches;its ruin is coming soon.
17. “Mourn for that nation, you that live near by,all of you that know its fame.Say, ‘Its powerful rule has been broken;its glory and might are no more.’