18 (A)Come down from your glory
And sit [a]on the parched ground,
O (B)daughter dwelling in (C)Dibon,
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you,
He has ruined your strongholds.
19 “Stand by the road and keep watch,
O inhabitant of (D)Aroer;
(E)Ask him who flees and her who escapes
And say, ‘What has happened?’
20 “Moab has been put to shame, for it has been [b]shattered.
Wail and cry out;
Declare by the (F)Arnon
That Moab has been destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:18 Lit in thirst
  2. Jeremiah 48:20 Or dismayed