18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst: for the destroyer of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strongholds.

19 Thou that dwellest in Aroer, stand by the way, and behold ask him that fleeth and that escapeth, and say, What is done?

20 [a]Moab is confounded: for it is destroyed, howl and cry, tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is made waste,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:20 Thus they that flee, shall answer.

18 “Come down from your glory
    and sit on the parched ground,(A)
    you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon,(B)
for the one who destroys Moab
    will come up against you
    and ruin your fortified cities.(C)
19 Stand by the road and watch,
    you who live in Aroer.(D)
Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping,
    ask them, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered.
    Wail(E) and cry out!
Announce by the Arnon(F)
    that Moab is destroyed.

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