12 When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.
Isaiah 16:12
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34 There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up. 35 In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places… 36 …
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Jeremiah 48:28–30
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Jeremiah 48:24–26
24 upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near. 25 The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD. 26 “Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he w…
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5 Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.” 6 So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab. 7 And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought m…
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