194 verses contain “moa” (in the KJV: 188, in the BSB: 185) — showing 101–194
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Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the
Moabite,
Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the
Moabite,
And he
smote Moab; and the
Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.
Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from
Edom, and from
Moab, and from the children of
Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from
Edom and
Moab, and from the
Ammonites, Philistines, and
Amalekites.
It came to pass after this also, that the children of
Moab, and the children of
Ammon, and with them other beside the
Ammonites, came against
Jehoshaphat to battle.
After this, the
Moabites and
Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against
Jehoshaphat.
And now, behold, the children of
Ammon and
Moab and mount
Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel
invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
And now, here are the men of
Ammon,
Moab, and Mount
Seir, whom You did not let Israel
invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of
Ammon,
Moab, and mount
Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were
smitten.
The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of
Ammon,
Moab, and Mount
Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
For the children of
Ammon and
Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount
Seir, utterly to
slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of
Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
The
Ammonites and
Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount
Seir,
devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of
Seir, they helped to destroy one another.
And these are they that
conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a
Moabitess.
Those who
conspired against
Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the
Moabitess.
The children of Pahath-
moab, of the children of Jeshua and
Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
the descendants of Pahath-
moab (through the line of Jeshua and
Joab), 2,812;
Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the
Canaanites, the
Hittites, the
Perizzites, the Jebusites, the
Ammonites, the
Moabites, the Egyptians, and the
Amorites.
After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the
Canaanites,
Hittites,
Perizzites, Jebusites,
Ammonites,
Moabites, Egyptians, and
Amorites.
And of the sons of Pahath-
moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and
Manasseh.
From the descendants of Pahath-
moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and
Manasseh.
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
The children of Pahath-
moab, of the children of Jeshua and
Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
the descendants of Pahath-
moab (through the line of Jeshua and
Joab), 2,818;
The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath-
moab,
Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-
moab,
Elam, Zattu, Bani,
Of
Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of
Moadiah, Piltai;
of
Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of
Moadiah, Piltai;
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the
audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the
Ammonite and the
Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
At that time the Book of Moses was read
aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no
Ammonite or
Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of
Ashdod, of
Ammon, and of
Moab:
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from
Ashdod,
Ammon, and
Moab.
Moab is my
washpot; over
Edom will I cast out my
shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Moab is my
washpot; over
Edom will I cast out my
shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall
spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon
Edom and
Moab; and the children of
Ammon shall obey them.
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.
The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
This is the burden against
Moab: Ar in
Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in
Moab is
devastated, destroyed in a night!
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to
weep:
Moab shall
howl over
Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be
baldness, and every
beard cut off.
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.
And
Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of
Moab shall cry out; his life shall be
grievous unto him.
Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of
Moab cry out; their souls
tremble within.
My heart shall cry out for
Moab; his fugitives shall
flee unto Zoar, an
heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with
weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
My heart
cries out over
Moab; her fugitives
flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With
weeping they
ascend the slope of Luhith; they
lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
For the cry is gone round about the borders of
Moab; the
howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the
howling thereof unto Beer-elim.
For their outcry
echoes to the border of
Moab. Their
wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.
For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of
Moab, and upon the
remnant of the land.
The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring more upon Dimon— a lion upon the fugitives of
Moab and upon the
remnant of the land.
For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of
Moab shall be at the fords of
Arnon.
Like
fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of
Moab at the fords of the
Arnon:
Let mine outcasts dwell with thee,
Moab; be thou a
covert to them from the face of the
spoiler: for the
extortioner is at an end, the
spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for
Moab from the destroyer.” When the
oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have
vanished from the land,
We have heard of the pride of
Moab; he is very proud: even of his
haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
Therefore shall
Moab howl for
Moab, every one shall
howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye
mourn; surely they are
stricken.
Therefore let
Moab wail; let them
wail together for
Moab.
Moan for the
raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly
stricken.
Wherefore my
bowels shall sound like an
harp for
Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh.
Therefore my heart laments for
Moab like a
harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
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 Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.
But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an
hireling, and the glory of
Moab shall be
contemned, with all that great multitude; and the
remnant shall be very small and feeble.
And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a
hired worker counts the years,
Moab’s
splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and
Moab shall be
trodden down under him, even as straw is
trodden down for the
dunghill.
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.
We
roar all like bears, and
mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
We all
growl like bears and
moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Egypt, and Judah, and
Edom, and the children of
Ammon, and
Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are
uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are
uncircumcised in the heart.
Egypt, Judah,
Edom,
Ammon,
Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who
clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are
uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is
uncircumcised in heart.”
And send them to the king of
Edom, and to the king of
Moab, and to the king of the
Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto
Zedekiah king of Judah;
Send word to the kings of
Edom,
Moab,
Ammon, Tyre, and
Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to
Zedekiah king of Judah.
I have surely heard Ephraim
bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast
chastised me, and I was
chastised, as a
bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
I have surely heard Ephraim’s
moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained
calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
Likewise when all the Jews that were in
Moab, and among the
Ammonites, and in
Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a
remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
When all the Jews in
Moab,
Ammon,
Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a
remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of
Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,
Against
Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel;
Woe unto
Nebo! for it is
spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
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 shall be no more praise of
Moab: in
Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O
Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
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.
Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
Moab will be
shattered; her little ones will cry out.
Give wings unto
Moab, that it may
flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be
desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Put salt on
Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become
desolate, with no one to dwell in them.
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his
lees, and hath not been
emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his
scent is not changed.
Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its
dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his
flavor has remained the same, and his
aroma is unchanged.
Moab is
spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
Thou daughter that
dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in
thirst; for the
spoiler of
Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
Come down from your glory; sit on
parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of
Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down:
howl and cry; and tell ye it in
Arnon, that
Moab is
spoiled,
Moab is put to shame, for it has been
shattered.
Wail and cry out! Declare by the
Arnon that
Moab is destroyed.
And upon Kerioth, and upon
Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of
Moab, far or near.
upon Kerioth,
Bozrah, and all the towns of
Moab, those far and near.
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.
O ye that dwell in
Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the
dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of
Moab! Be like a
dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.
Therefore will I
howl for
Moab, and I will cry out for all
Moab; mine heart shall
mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
Therefore I will
wail for
Moab; I will cry out for all of
Moab; I will
moan for the men of Kir-heres.
Joy and
gladness are removed from the
orchard and from the fields of
Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.
Therefore mine heart shall sound for
Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches that he hath
gotten are perished.
Therefore My heart laments like a
flute for
Moab; it laments like a
flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
There shall be
lamentation generally upon all the housetops of
Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken
Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
On all the rooftops of
Moab and in the public squares,
everyone is
mourning; for I have
shattered Moab like an unwanted
jar,” declares the LORD.
They shall
howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath
Moab turned the back with shame! so shall
Moab be a
derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
“How
shattered it is! How they
wail! How
Moab has turned his back in shame!
Moab has become an object of
ridicule and
horror to all those around him.”
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.
Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
And
Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath
magnified himself against the LORD.
Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he
vaunted himself against the LORD.
Fear, and the pit, and the
snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of
Moab, saith the LORD.
Terror and pit and
snare await you, O dweller of
Moab,” declares the LORD.
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the
snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon
Moab, the year of their
visitation, saith the LORD.
“
Whoever flees the
panic will fall into the pit, and
whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the
snare. For I will bring upon
Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
They that fled stood under the shadow of
Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of
Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall
devour the corner of
Moab, and the crown of the head of the
tumultuous ones.
“Those who
flee will stand helpless in
Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from
Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of
Moab and the skulls of the sons of
tumult.
Woe to you, O
Moab! The people of
Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them
mourning, every one for his iniquity.
The survivors will escape and live in the mountains,
moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that
Moab and
Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because
Moab and
Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,”
Therefore, behold, I will open the side of
Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth,
Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,
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.
And I will
execute judgments upon
Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
So I will
execute judgments on
Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even
Edom, and
Moab, and the chief of the children of
Ammon.
He will also
invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand:
Edom,
Moab, and the leaders of the
Ammonites.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of
Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of
Edom into lime:
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.
But I will send a fire upon
Moab, and it shall
devour the palaces of Kirioth: and
Moab shall die with
tumult, with
shouting, and with the sound of the
trumpet:
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.
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will
slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.
O my people, remember now what Balak king of
Moab consulted, and what
Balaam the son of Beor answered him from
Shittim unto
Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
My people, remember what Balak king of
Moab counseled and what
Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from
Shittim to
Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
And Huzzab shall be led away
captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants
moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
I have heard the reproach of
Moab, and the revilings of the children of
Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and
magnified themselves against their border.
“I have heard the reproach of
Moab and the insults of the
Ammonites, who have
taunted My people and threatened their borders.
Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely
Moab shall be as
Sodom, and the children of
Ammon as
Gomorrah, even the breeding of
nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual
desolation: the residue of my people shall
spoil them, and the
remnant of my people shall possess them.
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.”
The sons of Phaath Moab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve:
Of the sons of Pahath Moab, Eliaonias, the son of Zaraias, and with him two hundred men:
The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor the pollutions of the Gentiles to wit, of the
Canaanites,
Hittites, Pheresites, Jebusites, and the
Moabites, Egyptians, and Edomites.
Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very
angry with all this country, and
sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be
avenged upon all those coasts of
Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria, and that he would
slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of
Moab, and the children of
Ammon, and all
Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till ye come to the borders of the two seas.
Wherewith he was very
angry, and called all the princes of
Moab, and the captains of
Ammon, and all the governors of the sea coast,
And when Achior had finished these sayings, all the people standing round about the tent
murmured, and the chief men of Holofernes, and all that dwelt by the sea side, and in
Moab, spake that he should kill him.
And when the
tumult of men that were about the council was ceased, Holofernes the chief captain of the army of Assur said unto Achior and all the
Moabites before all the company of other nations,
Then came unto him all the chief of the children of
Esau, and all the governors of the people of
Moab, and the captains of the sea coast, and said,
