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Jeremiah 48:17-19
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Jeremiah 48:17-19
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17
“Show sympathy for him, all you [nations] who are around him,
And all you [distant nations] who know his name;
Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter [of national power] been broken,
And the splendid staff [of glory]!’
18
“Come down from your glory,
O Daughter living in [a]Dibon,
And sit on the parched ground [among the thirsty]!
For the destroyer of Moab has advanced against you;
He has destroyed your strongholds.
19
“O inhabitant of Aroer,
Stand by the road and keep watch!
Ask [of] him who flees and [ask of] her who escapes,
Saying, ‘What has happened?’
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:18 Dibon, known today as Dhiban, stands on two hills. The famous Moabite Stone, a stela of black basalt, was found among the ruins of Dibon in 1868, and had been inscribed in 850 b.c. to commemorate certain accomplishments of King Mesha of Moab, including a victory in his revolt against Israel. Also recorded on the Moabite Stone was the fact that King Mesha built (or restored) the city of Aroer and made the road over the Arnon. The city of Aroer mentioned in this chapter (v 19) stood on the north side of the river Arnon (v 20), just south of Dibon. The inscriptions on the stone are written in a Phoenician dialect similar to an early form of the Hebrew language.
Jeremiah 48:17-19
New International Version
Jeremiah 48:17-19
New International Version
17 Mourn for her, all who live around her,
all who know her fame;(A)
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,(B)
how broken the glorious staff!’
18 “Come down from your glory
and sit on the parched ground,(C)
you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon,(D)
for the one who destroys Moab
will come up against you
and ruin your fortified cities.(E)
19 Stand by the road and watch,
you who live in Aroer.(F)
Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping,
ask them, ‘What has happened?’
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