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Alas, poor Moab! thou couldst not save thyself from Sihon’s sword.
People of Chemosh, i.e. the worshippers of Chemosh: so the god of the Moabites was called, 1Ki_11:7,33 2Ki_23:13 Jer_48:46.
He, i.e. their god, hath delivered up his own people to his and their enemies; he could not defend them, but suffered many of them to be killed; nor could be secure even those that had escaped the sword, but suffered them to fall into their enemies’ hands, and by them to be carried into captivity.
Unto Sihon king of the Amorites. Now the words of this and the following verse seem to be not a part of that triumphant song or poem made, as I suppose, by some Amoritish bard or poet, which seems to be concluded, Num_21:28; but of the Israelites making their observation upon it. And here they scoff at the impotency not only of the Moabites, but of their god also, who could not save his people from the sword of Sihon and the Amorites.