Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated; cry out, daughters of Rabbah! Clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and lament; run back and forth within your walls, because Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.

“希实本哪，你要哀号，因为爱地变为荒场。拉巴的居民哪，要呼喊，以麻布束腰；要哭号，在篱笆中跑来跑去；因玛勒堪和属他的祭司、首领要一同被掳去。

希实本哪，要哀号，因为爱地已成荒地。拉巴的乡镇哪，要呼喊，以麻布束腰；要哭号，在篱笆中往来奔跑；因米勒公和它的祭司、官长要一同被掳去。

希实本哪，要哀号，因为爱地已成荒地。拉巴的乡镇哪，要呼喊，以麻布束腰；要哭号，在篱笆中往来奔跑；因米勒公和它的祭司、官长要一同被掳去。

“希实本啊，哀哭吧！因为艾城毁灭了。拉巴的居民啊，痛哭吧！披上麻衣悲伤地在城墙内跑来跑去吧！因为米勒公及其祭司和官长都要被掳走。

“希实本哪，你要哀号！因为艾城已被毁灭。拉巴的居民（“居民”原文作“女子”），你们要呼喊，要腰束麻布，要哀哭，要在城墙内跑来跑去。因为米勒公，以及事奉它的祭司和领袖，都必一同被掳去。

希實本哪，你要哀號，因為愛地變為荒場。拉巴的居民哪，要呼喊，以麻布束腰；要哭號，在籬笆中跑來跑去；因瑪勒堪和屬他的祭司、首領要一同被擄去。

希實本哪，要哀號，因為愛地已成荒地。拉巴的鄉鎮哪，要呼喊，以麻布束腰；要哭號，在籬笆中往來奔跑；因米勒公和它的祭司、官長要一同被擄去。

希實本哪，要哀號，因為愛地已成荒地。拉巴的鄉鎮哪，要呼喊，以麻布束腰；要哭號，在籬笆中往來奔跑；因米勒公和它的祭司、官長要一同被擄去。

「希實本啊，哀哭吧！因為艾城毀滅了。拉巴的居民啊，痛哭吧！披上麻衣悲傷地在城牆內跑來跑去吧！因為米勒公及其祭司和官長都要被擄走。

“希實本哪，你要哀號！因為艾城已被毀滅。拉巴的居民（“居民”原文作“女子”），你們要呼喊，要腰束麻布，要哀哭，要在城牆內跑來跑去。因為米勒公，以及事奉它的祭司和領袖，都必一同被擄去。

『宮堡啊，哀號哦，因為城已被蹂躪了；拉巴的人民哪，呼喊哦！要以麻布束腰而號哭！要刻身哀傷而跑來跑去：因為米勒公必流亡去，屬他的祭司和首領都必一概流亡。

希實本歟、其號咷、因艾已荒蕪、拉巴女歟、宜號呼、束麻哭泣、躑躅於藩籬間、蓋瑪勒堪必被虜、其祭司牧伯與焉、

埃邑傾圮、希實本人號呼、喇巴眾女、俱衣衰絰、躑躅於藩籬間、不勝哭泣、蓋密君見攘、其祭司牧伯俱為俘囚。

希實本人當號咷、艾城已傾、拉巴眾女腰俱束麻、悲痛哀哭、往來亂趨於籬笆間、蓋瑪勒堪被擄、其祭司侯伯亦然、

“ Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molek will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.

“ Heshbon, weep for Ai! It is destroyed! Cry out, you who live in Rabbah! Put on the clothes of sadness and mourn. Run here and there inside the walls. Your god named Molek will be carried away. So will its priests and officials.

“ Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth, lament, and run to and fro among the hedges! For Milcom shall go into exile, with his priests and his officials.

“ Cry out, O Heshbon, for the town of Ai is destroyed. Weep, O people of Rabbah! Put on your clothes of mourning. Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, for your god Molech, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands.

Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated; cry out, daughters of Rabbah! Clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and lament; run back and forth within your walls, because Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.

“ Wail, Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, daughters of Rabbah, Put on sackcloth and mourn, And move about inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his leaders.

“ Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is plundered! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth! Lament and run to and fro by the walls; For Milcom shall go into captivity With his priests and his princes together.

Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth: lament, and run to and fro among the fences; for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity,[ and] his priests and his princes together.

Wail, you people in Heshbon, because Ai in Ammon is destroyed. Cry out in anguish, you people in the villages surrounding Rabbah. Put on sackcloth and cry out in mourning. Run about covered with gashes. For your god Milcom will go into exile along with his priests and officials.

“ Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah! Clothe yourself in sackcloth. Lament, and run back and forth among the fences; for Malcam will go into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

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

Indeed, every head is bald and every beard clipped; on every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.

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 cut off.

Solomon followed Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom, the detestable idol of the Ammonites.

For they have abandoned Me; they have bowed the knee to Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, to Chemosh, the god of Moab, and to Milcom, the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes and to carry out My statutes and My judgments as his father David did.

The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:“ I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings— Pharaoh and those trusting in him.

The king also defiled the high places that were across from Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Destruction, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth, the detestable idol of the Sidonians; for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab; and for Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.

Because of this, put on sackcloth; mourn and wail, for the Lord’s burning anger has not turned away from us.

those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the heavenly host; those who bow and pledge loyalty to the Lord but also pledge loyalty to Milcom;

Shudder, you complacent ones; tremble, you overconfident ones! Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.Beat your breasts in mourning for the delightful fields and the fruitful vines,

Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

Joshua burned Ai and left it a permanent ruin, desolate to this day.

Cross over to Tarshish; wail, inhabitants of the coastland!

About the Ammonites, this is what the Lord says: Does Israel have no sons? Is he without an heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad and his people settled in their cities?

Wail, you gates! Cry out, city! Tremble with fear, all Philistia! For a cloud of dust is coming from the north, and there is no one missing from the invader’s ranks.

An oracle against Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for your haven has been destroyed. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Their king and his princes will go into exile together. The Lord has spoken.

Wail! For the day of the Lord is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty.

Therefore let Moab wail; let every one of them wail for Moab. Mourn, you who are completely devastated, for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth.

Suddenly Babylon fell and was shattered. Wail for her; get balm for her wound— perhaps she can be healed.

Moab is put to shame, indeed dismayed. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.

Emaciated from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, the desolate wasteland by night.They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.They were expelled from human society; people shouted at them as if they were thieves.They are living on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.They bray among the shrubs; they huddle beneath the thistles.

My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in the dust. Mourn as you would for an only son, a bitter lament, for suddenly the destroyer will come on us.

There is no longer praise for Moab; they plan harm against her in Heshbon: Come, let’s cut her off from nationhood. Also, Madmen, you will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.