Jeremiah 48:18

16 “The calamity of Moab is near at hand,
And his affliction comes quickly.

17 Bemoan him, all you who are around him;
And all you who know his name,
Say, ^a‘How the strong staff is broken,
The beautiful rod!’

18 “O ^adaughter inhabiting ^bDibon,
Come down from your glory,
And sit in thirst;
For the plunderer of Moab has come against you,
He has destroyed your strongholds.

19 O inhabitant of ^aAroer,
^bStand by the way and watch;
Ask him who flees
And her who escapes;
Say, ‘What has happened?’

20 Moab is shamed, for he is broken down.
^aWail and cry!
Tell it in ^bArnon, that Moab is plundered.

21 “And judgment has come on the plain country:
On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,

22 On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Jeremiah 48:18

Sit in thirst - Jeremiah draws a picture of the conquered inhabitants, collected outside the walls, waiting for their captors to march them away to the slave mart. The enemy occupied with plundering the houses of Dibon thinks little of the hunger and thirst of his prisoners.

Strong holds - The remains of the fortifications of Dibon are still visible.

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