When the nation fell, there would be people expressing their grief in traditional ways everywhere. They would shave their heads, cut their beards short, cut their hands, and wear sackcloth around their hips (cf. Jeremiah 4:8; Jeremiah 16:6; Jeremiah 41:5; 1 Kings 18:28; Amos 8:10; Micah 1:16). People would be lamenting on their housetops and in the streets, namely, everywhere. Yahweh would destroy Moab like a person smashed an earthenware vessel that he or she no longer desired. [source][source][source]