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Jeremiah 48:9

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KJV ORIGINAL

Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Give Moab wings so they can fly away and escape, because their cities are about to become ghost towns with absolutely no one left living there.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the only option left is to run — complete devastation is coming.

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