Jeremiah 48:18

¹⁶ The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

¹⁷ All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.

¹⁹ O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?

²⁰ Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.
KJV: Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
WEB: “You daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you. He has destroyed your strongholds.
ASV: O thou daughter that dwellest in Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab is come up against thee, he hath destroyed thy strongholds.
DARBY: Come down from [thy] glory and sit in the drought, O inhabitress, daughter of Dibon; the spoiler of Moab is come up against thee, thy strongholds hath he destroyed.
BLB: Come down from [your] glory, and sit in thirst, O dweller of the daughter of Dibon; for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortifications!

ÅB: Stig ned fra din herlighet og sett deg i et tørt land, du Dibons datter som bor i byen! For Moabs ødelegger stiger opp imot deg, han ødelegger dine festninger.
OTB: Kom ned fra din herlighet og sitt på den tørre bakken, du innbyggere av Dibon-datteren, for ødeleggeren av Moab skal komme opp mot deg og ødelegge dine befestede byer.
B1930: Stig ned fra din herlighet og sett dig i et tørt land, du Dibons datter som bor i byen! For Moabs ødelegger stiger op imot dig, han ødelegger dine festninger.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Numbers 21:30
We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
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Isaiah 47:1
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
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Isaiah 15:2
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
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Joshua 13:17
Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
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Jeremiah 48:22
And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
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Jeremiah 46:18–19
As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
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Joshua 13:9
From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
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Ezekiel 19:13
And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
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