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You are destroyed, people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters as captives to Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh! Chemosh has left his sons as refugees, his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Woe to you, O Moab! You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Woe to you, O Moab! You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! You perish, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To an Amorite king, Sihon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Woe (judgment is coming) to you, Moab! You are destroyed, O people of [the god] Chemosh! Moab has given his sons as fugitives [that is, survivors of battle], And his daughters into captivity To Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! You have been destroyed, people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon the Amorite king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! You have been destroyed, people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon the Amorite king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You Moabites are done for! Your god Chemosh deserted your people; they were captured, taken away by King Sihon the Amorite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How horrible it is for you, Moab! You are destroyed, you people of the god Chemosh. Chemosh let his sons become refugees and he let his daughters become prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How terrible for you, people of Moab! You worshipers of Chemosh are brought to ruin! Your god let the men become refugees, And the women became captives of the Amorite king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, you people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters have gone into captivity to Sihon, king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab. You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab. You are undone, people of Chemosh. He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab, "" You have perished, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons [as] fugitives, "" And his daughters into captivity, "" To Sihon king of the Amorite!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape -- Also his daughters -- Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite -- Sihon!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wo to thee, Moab! thou wert destroyed, O people of Chemosh: he gave his sons escaping, and his daughters, into captivity to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Woe to thee Moab: thou art undone, O people of Chamos. He hath given his sons to flight, and his daughters into captivity to Sehon the king of the Amorrhites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! You are perishing, O people of Chemosh. He gave flight to his sons, and he gave the daughters into captivity, to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! You are no more, people of Chemosh! He let his sons become fugitives and his daughters be taken captive by the Amorite king Sihon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Arnon! Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh; he has given his sons hostages, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Woe to you Arnon! Woe to you Moab! You are destroyed, people of Khemosh! He gave his sons for hostages and his daughters into captivity to Sihon the King of the Amorites.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Woe to thee, Moab; thou art lost, thou people of Chamos: their sons are sold for preservation, and their daughters are captives to Seon king of the Amorites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/21-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=6756" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">The Defeat of Sihon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/188.htm" title="188: ’ō·w- (Interjection) -- Woe! Probably from 'avah; lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!">Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">O Moab!</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇaḏ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">You are destroyed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am- (N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">O people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3645.htm" title="3645: kə·mō·wōš (N-proper-ms) -- A god of the Moabites. Or Kmiysh; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful; Kemosh, the god of the Moabites.">of Chemosh!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He gave up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/6412.htm" title="6412: pə·lê·ṭim (N-mp) -- Escaped one, fugitive. Or paleyt; or palet; from palat; a refugee.">as refugees,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯāw (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and his daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: baš·šə·ḇîṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.">into captivity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5511.htm" title="5511: sî·ḥō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A king of the Amorites. Or Ciychon; from the same as Cuwach; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king.">to Sihon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lə·me·leḵ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: ’ĕ·mō·rî (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">of the Amorites.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6-14</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken. / For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-24.htm">Judges 11:24</a></span><br />Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4-27</a></span><br />Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. / But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></span><br />David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a></span><br />For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Psalm 108:9</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-19.htm">Deuteronomy 2:19</a></span><br />But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Woe to you, Moab! you are undone, O people of Chemosh: he has given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/11-24.htm">Judges 11:24</a></b></br> Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7,33</a></b></br> Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that <i>is</i> before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a></b></br> And the high places that <i>were</i> before Jerusalem, which <i>were</i> on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/21-26.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/numbers/21-26.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/genesis/31-26.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Chemosh</a> <a href="/numbers/18-19.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/numbers/21-3.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-37.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/20-3.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/exodus/10-7.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Sihon</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/numbers/17-12.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Wo</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/21-31.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/numbers/21-31.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/numbers/31-9.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/judges/11-24.htm">Chemosh</a> <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-15.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/numbers/21-34.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/numbers/22-1.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/numbers/31-12.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/numbers/21-34.htm">Sihon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/joshua/11-15.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-7.htm">Wo</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-7.htm">They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-10.htm">Various journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Sihon is overcome</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">And Og</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Woe to you, O Moab!</b><br>This phrase is a prophetic declaration of judgment against Moab, a nation descended from Lot, Abraham's nephew. Moab was often in conflict with Israel, and this lament reflects the consequences of their opposition to God's people. The use of "woe" is a common biblical expression of impending doom or divine judgment, seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah.<p><b>You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh!</b><br>Chemosh was the national deity of the Moabites, often associated with war and destruction. The destruction of Moab is linked to their reliance on this false god, highlighting the biblical theme that idolatry leads to downfall. This echoes the broader biblical narrative where nations that oppose God and His people face judgment.<p><b>He gave up his sons as refugees,</b><br>This phrase indicates the scattering and displacement of the Moabite people. The imagery of sons becoming refugees suggests a complete societal breakdown. In the ancient Near East, being forced into exile was a severe punishment, often seen as a sign of divine disfavor. This reflects the consequences of Moab's actions against Israel.<p><b>and his daughters into captivity</b><br>The captivity of daughters signifies the loss of future generations and the shame brought upon the nation. In biblical times, captivity often meant being taken as slaves or concubines, a fate that underscores the totality of Moab's defeat. This serves as a warning against the pride and rebellion against God.<p><b>to Sihon king of the Amorites.</b><br>Sihon was a powerful Amorite king who had previously defeated Moab and taken their land. This historical context shows the shifting power dynamics in the region and serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over nations. The defeat by Sihon is a precursor to Israel's eventual victory over him, demonstrating God's plan to give the land to His chosen people. This also foreshadows the ultimate victory of Christ over all spiritual enemies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A nation descended from Lot, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is portrayed as a people under judgment in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chemosh.htm">Chemosh</a></b><br>The national deity of the Moabites, often associated with child sacrifice. The verse implies that Chemosh has failed to protect his people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sihon.htm">Sihon</a></b><br>The king of the Amorites who defeated Moab and took their land. His victory over Moab is seen as a judgment from God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites</a></b><br>A powerful group of people in the ancient Near East, often in conflict with Israel and other nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fugitives_and_captivity.htm">Fugitives and Captivity</a></b><br>The Moabites are described as being in a state of defeat and subjugation, highlighting their vulnerability and the failure of their god, Chemosh.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>The failure of Chemosh to protect Moab serves as a reminder of the futility of trusting in false gods. Believers are called to place their trust in the one true God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment on Moab illustrates His sovereignty over all nations. It serves as a warning that God holds all people accountable for their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_relevance.htm">Historical Context and Relevance</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of Moab's defeat helps us see the broader account of God's plan and His dealings with nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The passage highlights God's control over history and His ability to use even pagan nations to accomplish His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/lessons_from_moab's_downfall.htm">Lessons from Moab's Downfall</a></b><br>Reflecting on Moab's downfall encourages believers to examine their own lives for areas where they may be relying on "false gods" or idols.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'strike_the_shepherd'_mean.htm">Did the Moabite king sacrifice his son?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_kemosh's_captivity.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 references Moab’s deity Kemosh going into captivity; is there any historical or biblical corroboration of this event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_israel_retreat_after_the_sacrifice.htm">Why would a single human sacrifice on a city wall abruptly force Israel’s retreat (2 Kings 3:26–27)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_moab_and_ammon_biblically.htm">Who were Moab and Ammon in biblical history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O people</span> <span class="cmt_word">of Chemosh.</span> <span class="hebrew">עַם־כָּמוּשׁ</span>. Chemosh was the national god of the Moabites (<a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7</a>), and also to some extent of the Ammonites (<a href="/judges/11-24.htm">Judges 11:24</a>). It is generally agreed that the name is derived from the root <span class="hebrew">כבש</span>, to subdue, and thus will have substantially the same meaning as Milcom, Molech, and Baal; indeed it appears probable that there was a strong family likeness among the idolatries of Palestine, and that the various names represented different attributes of one supreme being rather than different divinities. Thus Baal and Ashtaroth (<a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Judges 2:13</a>) represented for the Zidonians the masculine and feminine elements respectively in the Divine energy. Baal himself was plural (Baalim, <a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18</a>) in form, and either male or female (<span class="greek">ἡ βάαλ</span> in <a href="/hosea/2-8.htm">Hosea 2:8</a>; <a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4</a>). In the inscription on the Moabite stone a god "Ashtar-Chemosh" is mentioned, and thus Chemosh is identified with the male deity of Phoenicia (Ashtar being the masculine form of Ashtoreth), while, on the other hand, it was almost certainly the same divinity who was worshipped under another name, and with other rites, as Baal-Peor (see on Numbers 25:3). On the coins of Areopolis Chemosh appears as a god of war armed, with fire-torches by his side. Human sacrifices were offered to him (<a href="/2_kings/3-26.htm">2 Kings 3:26, 27</a>), as to Baal and to Moloch. He hath given his sons, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, Chemosh, who could not save his own votaries, nor the children of his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/21-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Woe to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹי־</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_188.htm">Strong's 188: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lamentation, Oh!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Moab!</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You are destroyed,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבַ֖דְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇaḏ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘am-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Chemosh!</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמ֑וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3645.htm">Strong's 3645: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chemosh -- a god of the Moabites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He gave up</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנָ֤יו</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as refugees,</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלֵיטִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(pə·lê·ṭim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6412.htm">Strong's 6412: </a> </span><span class="str2">Escaped one, fugitive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֹתָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into captivity</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשְּׁבִ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šə·ḇîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exiled, captured, exile, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sihon</span><br /><span class="heb">סִיחֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(sî·ḥō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5511.htm">Strong's 5511: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sihon -- a king of the Amorites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמֶ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Amorites.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱמֹרִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·mō·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">OT Law: Numbers 21:29 Woe to you Moab! 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