When Moab appears and tires himself out on the high place and comes to his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

摩押人朝见的时候，在高处疲乏，又到他圣所祈祷，也不蒙应允。

当摩押人出现在丘坛，筋疲力尽时，虽然到自己的圣所祈祷，却仍无济于事。

当摩押人出现在丘坛，筋疲力尽时，虽然到自己的圣所祈祷，却仍无济于事。

摩押人上丘坛祭拜，却落得筋疲力尽；在庙宇里祷告，却毫无用处。

到那时，摩押人虽朝见他们的神，虽在高处弄得疲乏不堪，又到他们的圣所去祷告，却总不得亨通。

到那时，摩押人即使祭拜——无论是在高所把自己弄得筋疲力尽，还是到他们的圣所祷告——也一事无成。

摩押人朝見的時候，在高處疲乏，又到他聖所祈禱，也不蒙應允。

當摩押人出現在丘壇，筋疲力盡時，雖然到自己的聖所祈禱，卻仍無濟於事。

當摩押人出現在丘壇，筋疲力盡時，雖然到自己的聖所祈禱，卻仍無濟於事。

摩押人上邱壇祭拜，卻落得精疲力盡；在廟宇裡禱告，卻毫無用處。

到那時，摩押人雖朝見他們的神，雖在高處弄得疲乏不堪，又到他們的聖所去禱告，卻總不得亨通。

摩押人儘管朝見他們的神，儘管在高處作法到累死，又進他們的聖所去禱告，也不能有所成。

到那時，摩押人即使祭拜——無論是在高所把自己弄得筋疲力盡，還是到他們的聖所禱告——也一事無成。

摩押覲見、困憊於崇邱、詣其聖所祈禱、亦不蒙允、○

摩押人屢陟崇坵、不勝困憊、詣殿禱告、不蒙眷祐。

摩押人在邱壇祈禱、徒形疲乏、入廟禱告、亦屬徒勞、

When Moab appears at her high place, she only wears herself out; when she goes to her shrine to pray, it is to no avail.

Moab’s people go to their high place to pray. But all they do is wear themselves out. Their god Chemosh can’t help them at all.

And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

The people of Moab will worship at their pagan shrines, but it will do them no good. They will cry to the gods in their temples, but no one will be able to save them.

So it will come about when Moab presents himself, When he tires himself upon his high place And comes to his sanctuary to pray, That he will not prevail.

And it shall come to pass, When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, That he will come to his sanctuary to pray; But he will not prevail.

And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.

When Moab appears on the high place, when he tires himself out and comes to his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.

When the Moabites plead with all their might at their high places, and enter their temples to pray, their prayers will be ineffective!

It will happen that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, that he will not prevail.

Dibon went up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba. Every head is shaved; every beard is chopped short.

So Balak took him to Lookout Field on top of Pisgah, built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

In Moab, I will stop”— this is the LORD’s declaration—“ the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.

So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.

All afternoon they kept on raving until the offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no sound; no one answered, no one paid attention.

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will search for me, but won’t find me.

LORD, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them.

You are worn out with your many consultations. So let the astrologers stand and save you— those who observe the stars, those who predict monthly what will happen to you.

Our God is in heaven and does whatever he pleases.Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.They have ears but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.They have hands but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot make a sound with their throats.

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.

Because you trust in your works and treasures, you will be captured also. Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.

Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished because your sons have been taken captive and your daughters have gone into captivity.

So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land.

Moab will be put to shame because of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was put to shame because of Bethel that they trusted in.

Listen closely, LORD, and hear; open your eyes, LORD, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.LORD, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands.They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands— wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.Now, LORD our God, please save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, LORD, are God— you alone.

Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them for they can do no harm— and they cannot do any good.

In the morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him to Bamoth-baal. From there he saw the outskirts of the people’s camp.Then Balaam said to Balak,“ Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.”So Balak did as Balaam directed, and they offered a bull and a ram on each altar.Balaam said to Balak,“ Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone. Maybe the LORD will meet with me. I will tell you whatever he reveals to me.” So he went to a barren hill.

Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed rescue them— nations such as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the Edenites in Telassar?

At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abhorrent idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the abhorrent idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem.

I see him, but not now; I perceive him, but not near. A star will come from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will smash the forehead of Moab and strike down all the Shethites.