“Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.”
'Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of the god Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon' — the poem laments Moab's defeat by Sihon and the god Chemosh's failure to protect his people. Chemosh is Moab's national deity; his ineffectuality is implied by Sihon's victory. The taunt underscores the theological meaning: Sihon's god (presumably) proved stronger than Chemosh.
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