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The poor and needy will find pastures for their sheep and will live in safety. But I will starve some of you, and others will be killed.

The people of Moab are leaving, crossing over Willow Creek, taking everything they own and have worked for.

Tell everyone in Moab to mourn for their nation. Tell them to cry and weep for those fancy raisins of Kir-Hareseth.

Now I mourn like Jazer for the vineyards of Sibmah. I shed tears for Heshbon and for Elealeh. There will be no more harvest celebrations

Deep in my heart I hurt for Moab and Kir-Heres.

It's useless for Moab's people to wear themselves out by going to their altars to worship and pray.

Now he says, "The contract of a hired worker is good for three years, but Moab's glory and greatness won't last any longer than that. Only a few of its people will survive, and they will be left helpless."

They have built altars and places for burning incense to their goddess Asherah, and they have set up sacred poles for her. But they will stop worshiping at these places.

Ethiopians will be food for mountain buzzards during the summer and for wild animals during the winter.

Where are those wise men now? If they can, let them say what the Lord All-Powerful intends for Egypt.

In the heart of Egypt an altar will be set up for the Lord ; at its border a shrine will be built to honor him.

These will remind the Egyptians that the Lord All-Powerful is with them. And when they are in trouble and ask for help, he will send someone to rescue them from their enemies.

King Sargon of Assyria gave orders for his army commander to capture the city of Ashdod.

for three years. Then the Lord said: What Isaiah has done is a warning to Egypt and Ethiopia.

When this happens, the people who live along the coast will say, "Look what happened to them! We ran to them for safety, hoping they would protect us from the king of Assyria. But now, there is no escape for us."

Then I said, "My people, you have suffered terribly, but I have a message for you from the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel."

This is a message for Arabs who live in the barren desert in the region of Dedan: You must order your caravans

to bring water for those who are thirsty. You people of Tema must bring food for the hungry refugees.

The Lord All-Powerful had chosen a time for noisy shouts and confusion to fill Vision Valley, and for everyone to beg the mountains for help.

The Lord All-Powerful has spoken to me this solemn promise: "I won't forgive them for this, not as long as they live."