28  ^r“Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock,

O inhabitants of Moab!

Be ^slike the dove that nests

in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.

16  The horror you inspire has deceived you,

and the pride of your heart,

you who live in the clefts of the rock,¹

who hold the height of the hill.

Though you ^gmake your nest as high as the eagle’s,

I will bring you down from there,

declares the Lord.

3  ^cThe pride of your heart has deceived you,

you who live in the clefts of the rock,¹

in your lofty dwelling,

^dwho say in your heart,

“Who will bring me down to the ground?”