1Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.
Lime was made from calcium oxide obtained by burning shells or animal bones at an extreme temperature. It was used to make the whitewash, mortar, and plaster that coated walls and floors (Deuteronomy 27:2–4).
1 Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.