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43 Fear, deep pits, and traps wait for you,
    people of Moab,” says the Lord.
44 “People will run from fear,
    but they will fall into the pits.
Anyone who climbs out of the pits
    will be caught in the traps.
I will bring the year of punishment to Moab,” says the Lord.

45 “People have run from the powerful enemy
    and have gone to Heshbon for safety.
But fire started in Heshbon;
    a blaze has spread from the hometown of Sihon king of Moab.
It burned up the leaders of Moab
    and destroyed those proud people.

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43 Terror(A) and pit and snare(B) await you,
    you people of Moab,”
declares the Lord.
44 “Whoever flees(C) from the terror
    will fall into a pit,
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare;
for I will bring on Moab
    the year(D) of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.

45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
    the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the midst of Sihon;(E)
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
    the skulls(F) of the noisy boasters.

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