27 Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head. 28 Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave. 29 We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
Jeremiah 48:27–29
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