Study it in the app“Moab is devastated, and one has gone up against her cities, and the choice of his young men have gone down to the slaughter, declares the King, YHWH Tsevaot is his name.”
Moabמוֹאָבis devastated,שֻׁדַּדand one has gone upוְ עָלָהagainst her cities,עָרֶיהָand the choiceוּמִבְחַרof his young menבַּחוּרָיוhave gone downיָרְדוּto the slaughter,לַטָּבַחdeclaresנְאֻםthe King,הַמֶּלֶךְYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתis his name.שְׁמוֹ
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearsdevastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “shudad” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ala” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearschoicest, best
The best, the choicest.
Where else “mivchar” appearsyoung man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “bachuray” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yardu” appearsslaughter
The act of slaughtering, or the place where it is done.
Where else “tavach” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearssupreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “melech” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appearsname of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appearsIt can also be understood: “her cities have gone up [in smoke].”
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
14How can you say, “We are mighty men, and men of strength for battle”?
15 · This verse (above)
16The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his evil hastens greatly.
