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?’