“Thus says Yahweh.
‘Look!
He shall swoop down
Like an eagle.
He will spread his wings
Against Moab.
The towns shall be taken.
The strongholds seized.
The heart
Of the warriors
Of Moab,
On that day,
Shall be
Like the heart
Of a woman in labor.
Moab shall be destroyed
As a people.
Because he magnified himself
Against Yahweh.’”
Yahweh describes how King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was going to sweep down like a wing spread eagle upon Moab. All the towns and fortresses would be seized. The Moabite warriors, on that day, would have the heart of a pregnant woman. They would just want it over. Moab was going to be destroyed. The once proud Moabites had magnified their value against Yahweh. They were going to pay for it.