48:10. Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully: and cursed be he that withholdeth his sword from blood.
Deceitfully.... In the Greek, negligently. The work of God here spoken of, is the punishment of the Moabites.
48:11. Moab hath been fruitful from his youth, and hath rested upon his lees: and hath not been poured out from vessel to vessel, nor hath gone into captivity: therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
Moab hath been fruitful.... That is, rich and flourishing. And hath rested upon his lees.... That is, remained in its bad morals; as wine not decanted has its lees mixed and remains muddy.
48:12. Therefore behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will send him men that shall order and overturn his bottles, and they shall cast him down, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles one against another.
48:13. And Moab shall be ashamed of Chamos, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, in which they trusted.
Of Bethel.... That is, of their golden calf which they worshipped in Bethel.
48:14. How do you say: We are valiant and stout men in battle?
48:15. Moab is laid waste, and they have cast down her cities: and her choice young men are gone down to the slaughter: saith the king, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
48:16. The destruction of Moab is near to come: the calamity thereof shall come on exceeding swiftly.