Numbers 21:29 (YLT)

Passage

Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape--Also his daughters--Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite--Sihon!

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:27 therefore those using similes say--`Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,

Numbers 21:28 For fire hath gone out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon, It hath consumed Ar of Moab, Owners of the high places of Arnon.

Numbers 21:29 Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape--Also his daughters--Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite--Sihon!

Numbers 21:30 And we shoot them, Perished hath Heshbon unto Dibon, And we make desolate unto Nophah, Which <FI>is<Fi> unto Medeba.'

Numbers 21:31 And Israel dwelleth in the land of the Amorite,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thee", "moab", "thou", "hast", "perished", "people", "chemosh", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thee" and "moab", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "For fire hath gone out from Heshbon..." into verse 30's "And we shoot them Perished hath Heshbon...", so "thee" and "moab" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thee" and "moab" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.