The people fleeing from their cities into the desert is compared to a bush or shrub that grows in the desert. AT: "become like a shrub that grows in the wilderness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
"Chemosh" is the chief god of the Moabites. This means the enemy army will take the idol of Chemosh that the people made to worship. AT: "The enemy army will take your god Chemosh as a captive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])