17 Mourn for her, all who live around her,

all who know her fame;

say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,

how broken the glorious staff!’

17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him;

And all ye that know his name,

Say, How is the strong staff broken,

And the beautiful rod!

17 You friends of Moab,

weep for him and cry!

See how the strong scepter is broken,

how the beautiful staff is shattered!

17 Bemoan him, all you who are around him;

And all you who know his name,

Say, ‘How the strong staff is broken,

The beautiful rod!’

17 All you who live around Moab,

all you who know her, cry for her.

Say, ‘The ruler’s power is broken;

Moab’s power and glory are gone.’

17 All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

17 Mourn over it, all of its neighbors and everyone who knows its fame. 

Say, ‘Look at the strong staff, the beautiful rod, that is broken!’ 

17 Mourn for him, all you surrounding nations,

everyone who knows his name.

Say: How the mighty scepter is shattered,

the glorious staff!

17 Mourn over him, all you his neighbors,

and all who know his name;

say, “How the mighty scepter is broken,

the glorious staff!”

17 Mourn for him, all his surroundings,

and all those who knew his name.

Say, ‘How the staff of might is broken,

the staff of glory.’

17 All you who live around it, sob over its people.

Be sad, you who know how famous Moab is.

Say, ‘Its powerful ruler’s rod is broken!

His glorious staff is smashed.’

17 “Mourn for him, all you who live around him,

Even all of you who know his name;

Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter been broken,

A staff of splendor!’