דָּמָה

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

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;

I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?

Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night,(how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.