Bible in Basic English
"This is the word which the Lord said about Moab in the past."
— Isaiah 16:13, Bible in Basic English
“This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.”
“This is the word that Jehovah spake concerning Moab in time past. ”
“This is the word that Yahweh spoke concerning Moab in time past.”
“This is the message the LORD previously announced about Moab.”
“This is the word, that the Lord spoke to Moab from that time:”
And all joy is gone; no longer are they glad for the fertile field; and in the vine-gardens there are no songs or sounds of joy: the crushing of grapes has come to an end, and its glad cry has been stopped.
For this cause the cords of my heart are sounding for Moab, and I am full of sorrow for Kir-heres.
And when Moab goes up to the high place, and makes prayer in the house of his god, it will have no effect.
This is the word which the Lord said about Moab in the past.
But now the Lord has said, In three years, the years of a servant working for payment, the glory of Moab, all that great people, will be turned to shame, and the rest of Moab will be very small and without honour.