Cursed be he that does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood.
Cursed be he that does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood.
Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood.
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully - Moab is doomed to destruction, and the Lord pronounces a curse on their enemies if they do not proceed to utter extirpation. God is the Author of life, and has a sovereign right to dispose of it as he pleases; and these had forfeited theirs long ago by their idolatry and other crimes.
Deceitfully - Better as in the margin.