And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail - or, 'when Moab shall have appeared (before his gods: cf. Exodus 23:15), when he is weary
(i:e., when he shall have fatigued himself with observing burdensome rites, 1 Kings 18:26, etc.) on the high place (cf. Isaiah 15:2), and shall come to his sanctuary (of the idol Chemosh, on mount Nebo) to pray, he shall not prevail:' he shall effect nothing by his prayers (Maurer). The English version is good sense, and is supported by the Vulgate, and the Septuagint, Chaldaic, Arabic, and Syriac in the main. 'It shall come to pass that when it is seen (by Moab himself, and by all others to his confusion) that he is weary of his burdensome rites on the high place, he shall come to his sanctuary, (i:e., to the central temple of the whole nation-what was to Chemosh that which the temple at Jerusalem was to Yahweh) to pray; but he shall not prevail.'