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17 “Mourn for that nation, you that live nearby,
    all of you that know its fame.
Say, ‘Its powerful rule has been broken;
    its glory and might are no more.’
18 You that live in Dibon,
    come down from your place of honor
    and sit on the ground in the dust;
Moab's destroyer is here
    and has left its forts in ruins.
19 You that live in Aroer,
    stand by the road and wait;
    ask those who are running away,
    find out from them what has happened.

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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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