KJV ORIGINAL
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;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
A prophecy about Moab's downfall. In one night, the city of Ar in Moab was destroyed and left silent; in one night, the city of Kir in Moab was destroyed and left silent.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse announces that God's judgment will suddenly and completely destroy two major cities in the nation of Moab.
📚 Historical Context
Moab was a neighboring nation east of Israel, descended from Lot's son. The Moabites had a long history of conflict with Israel, sometimes as enemies and sometimes as uneasy neighbors. This prophecy likely refers to the Assyrian or Babylonian invasions that would devastate the region in the 8th-6th centuries BC.
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