¹ tn Heb “So Moab wails for Moab.”

¹ sn Moab is addressed.

¹ sn Moab was located immediately south of Ammon.

¹ sn Edom was located south of Moab.

⁴ tn Heb “Chemosh, the detestable thing of Moab.”

¹ tn Heb “Moab will be destroyed from [being] a people.”

² tn Heb “the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir.”

² tn Heb “in the region of Moab”; KJV, NRSV “in the country of Moab.” Since this is a repetition of the phrase found earlier in the verse, it has been shortened to “in Moab” in the present translation for stylistic reasons.

¹ sn See a similar note on the reversal of Moab’s fortunes in Jer 48:47; compare also 46:26 for a future restoration of Egypt.

¹ sn This refers both to the nearby nations and to those who lived farther away and had heard of Moab’s power and might only by repute.

³ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Moab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “Because of three violations of Moab, even because of four.”

² tn Heb “For I will bring upon her, even upon Moab, the year of her punishment.”

² sn See Jer 9:26, where these are mentioned in connection with Moab, Edom, and Ammon.

² sn See further Jer 48:1-47 for the judgment against Moab.

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Moab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Moab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon and Moab stood against the residents of Mount Seir.”

¹ tn Heb “now, look, the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir.”

¹ tn Heb “and the king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him.”