8  “I have heard the taunts of ^dMoab

and the revilings of the ^eAmmonites,

how they have taunted my people

and made boasts against their territory.

9  Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts,

the God of Israel,

“Moab shall become ^flike Sodom,

and the Ammonites like Gomorrah,

a land possessed by nettles and salt pits,

and a waste forever.

The remnant of my people shall plunder them,

and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.”

Because Ar of Moab is laid waste in a night,

Moab is undone;

because Kir of Moab is laid waste in a night,

Moab is undone.