Jeremiah 48:20

Moab Arnon Moab

¹⁸ 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?

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

²¹ And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

²² And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,

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.

Compare

BSB: Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
KJV: Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
WEB: Moab is disappointed; for it is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
ASV: Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
DARBY: Moab is put to shame; for he is broken down: howl and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
BLB: Moab is put to shame, for she has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare [it] in Arnon, that Moab has been laid waste.

ÅB: Moab er blitt til skamme, for det er knust. Hyl og skrik! Kunngjør ved Arnon at Moab er ødelagt!
OTB: Moab er vanæret, for hun er knust. Jamre og rop ut! Forkynn ved Arnon at Moab er ødelagt.
B1930: Moab er blitt til skamme, for det er knust. Hyl og skrik! Kunngjør ved Arnon at Moab er ødelagt!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 16:2
For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
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Isaiah 15:1–5
The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
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Numbers 21:26–28
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
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Numbers 21:13–14
From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
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Isaiah 15:8
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.
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Isaiah 16:7–11
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
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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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Jeremiah 48:1–5
Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
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