# They will spread their hands in the midst of it "The people of Moab will push their hands through the dung" # as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim "as if they were swimming" # will bring down their pride Yahweh humiliating a proud person is spoken of as if pride were something high and Yahweh would cause it to be low. # in spite of the skill of their hands "in spite of the great things they have built" or "in spite of the great things they have done"