Jeremiah 48:40-47 - No Escape For Moab

⁴⁰ For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, one will fly swiftly like an eagle
And spread out his wings against Moab.
⁴¹ “Kerioth has been captured
And the strongholds have been seized,
So the hearts of the mighty men of Moab in that day
Will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
⁴² “Moab will be destroyed from being a people
Because he has become arrogant toward the Lord.
⁴³ “Terror, pit and snare are coming upon you,
O inhabitant of Moab,” declares the Lord.
⁴⁴ “The one who flees from the terror
Will fall into the pit,
And the one who climbs up out of the pit
Will be caught in the snare;
For I shall bring upon her, even upon Moab,
The year of their punishment,” declares the Lord.

⁴⁵ “In the shadow of Heshbon
The fugitives stand without strength;
For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon
And a flame from the midst of Sihon,
And it has devoured the forehead of Moab
And the scalps of the riotous revelers.
⁴⁶ “Woe to you, Moab!
The people of Chemosh have perished;
For your sons have been taken away captive
And your daughters into captivity.
⁴⁷ “Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab
In the latter days,” declares the Lord.Thus far the judgment on Moab.