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They will tear down all your towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Come down from your glory, and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from <i>thy</i> glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, <i>and</i> he shall destroy thy strong holds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“O daughter inhabiting Dibon, Come down from <i>your</i> glory, And sit in thirst; For the plunderer of Moab has come against you, He has destroyed your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Come down from your glory And sit on the parched ground, O daughter living in Dibon, For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, He has ruined your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Come down from your glory And sit on the parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, He has ruined your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Come down from your glory And sit on the parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, He has ruined your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Come down from your glory And inhabit the parched ground, O inhabitant of the daughter of Dibon; For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, He has ruined your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Come down from your glory, O Daughter living in Dibon, And sit on the parched ground [among the thirsty]! For the destroyer of Moab has advanced against you; He has destroyed your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come down from glory; sit on parched ground, resident of the daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come down from glory; sit on parched ground, resident of the daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People in the town of Dibon, you will be honored no more, so have a seat in the dust. Your walls will be torn down when the enemies attack. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O thou daughter that dwellest in Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab is come up against thee, he hath destroyed thy strong holds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"People of Dibon, come down from your place of honor and sit on the dry ground. The destroyers of Moab will attack you. They will destroy your fortresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Come down from glory, and sit on parched ground, O woman who lives in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab will come up against you to destroy you. He will destroy your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Come down from your place of honor; sit on the dry ground, you who live in Dibon. For the one who will destroy Moab will attack you; he will destroy your fortifications. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Come down from glory, sit in thirst, "" O inhabitant, daughter of Dibon, "" For a spoiler of Moab has come up to you, "" He has destroyed your fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Come down from honour, sit in thirst, O inhabitant, daughter of Dibon, For a spoiler of Moab hath come up to thee, He hath destroyed thy fenced places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Come down from thy glory, sit in thirst, thou daughter dwelling in Dibon; for he laying Moab waste came up upon thee, destroying thy fortress.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst, O dwelling of the daughter of Dibon: because the spoiler of Moab is come up to thee, he hath destroyed thy bulwarks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Descend from your glory, and sit in thirst, O habitation of the daughter of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has ascended to you; he has dissipated your fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Come down from glory, sit on the parched ground, enthroned daughter Dibon; Moab’s destroyer has fallen upon you, has shattered your strongholds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Come down from glory, and sit on the parched ground, enthroned daughter Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Come down from your glory and sit in disgrace, O inhabitant daughter of Ribon, for the spoiler of Moab has come up against you, and he has destroyed your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Come down from honor and dwell in disgrace, inhabitant of the daughter of Ribun, because the plunderers of Moab went up upon you and destroyed your fortresses<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O thou daughter that dwellest in Dibon, Come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; For the spoiler of Moab is come up against thee, He hath destroyed thy strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Come down from <i>thy</i> glory, and sit down in a damp place: Daebon shall be broken, because Moab is destroyed: there has gone up against thee one to ravage thy strong-hold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14382" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">The Judgment on Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered—the glorious staff! <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: rə·ḏî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To come or go down, descend. ">Come down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: mik·kā·ḇō·wḏ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">from your glory;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇɛ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/6772.htm" title="6772: ḇaṣ·ṣā·mā (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Thirst. From tsame'; thirst.">on parched ground,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">O daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·še·ḇeṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">dwelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/1769.htm" title="1769: dî·ḇō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Moab, also a place in Judah. Or Diybon; from duwb; pining.">in Dibon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šō·ḏêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">the destroyer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">has come</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">against you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: ši·ḥêṯ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">he has destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4013.htm" title="4013: miḇ·ṣā·rā·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Fortification. Also feminine mibtsarah; from batsar; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender.">your fortresses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a></span><br />How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16</a></span><br />All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Zephaniah 2:10</a></span><br />This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a></span><br />And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-15</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5</a></span><br />“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Ezekiel 31:14</a></span><br />This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You daughter that do inhabit Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come on you, and he shall destroy your strong holds.</p><p class="hdg">daughter</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-18.htm">Jeremiah 46:18,19</a></b></br> <i>As</i> I live, saith the King, whose name <i>is</i> the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor <i>is</i> among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, <i>so</i> shall he come… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a></b></br> Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: <i>there is</i> no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.</p><p class="hdg">Dibon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-22.htm">Jeremiah 48:22</a></b></br> And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Numbers 21:30</a></b></br> We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which <i>reacheth</i> unto Medeba.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-3.htm">Numbers 32:3</a></b></br> Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,</p><p class="hdg">and sit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-16.htm">Genesis 21:16</a></b></br> And she went, and sat her down over against <i>him</i> a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against <i>him</i>, and lift up her voice, and wept.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Exodus 17:3</a></b></br> And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore <i>is</i> this <i>that</i> thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18</a></b></br> And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?</p><p class="hdg">the spoiler</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8</a></b></br> And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Attacker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-2.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-9.htm">Dibon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-7.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-9.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-16.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-30.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-4.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-30.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Spoiler</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">Attacker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-22.htm">Dibon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-27.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-35.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-38.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Spoiler</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">The judgment of Moab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">for their pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">for their security</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">for their carnal confidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">and for their contempt of God and his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">The restoration of Moab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "glory" refers to the pride and self-exaltation of Moab, a nation often in conflict with Israel. In biblical terms, glory can denote wealth, power, or status, which Moab is about to lose. This echoes the biblical theme that pride precedes a fall (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>).<p><b>sit on parched ground,</b><br>The imagery of sitting on parched ground symbolizes desolation and humiliation. Parched ground suggests a lack of life and prosperity, contrasting with the previous state of glory. This reflects the consequences of divine judgment, as seen in other scriptures where desolation follows disobedience (<a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4</a>).<p><b>O daughter dwelling in Dibon,</b><br>Dibon was a significant city in Moab, located north of the Arnon River. The term "daughter" is a poetic way to refer to the inhabitants of the city. Dibon's mention highlights its importance and the personal nature of the prophecy. Archaeological findings, such as the Mesha Stele, provide historical context, showing Dibon's prominence in Moabite culture.<p><b>for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;</b><br>The "destroyer" refers to the Babylonian forces under Nebuchadnezzar, who historically conquered Moab. This phrase indicates the certainty of Moab's downfall, fulfilling earlier prophecies against the nation (<a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Jeremiah 25:21</a>). It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over nations.<p><b>he has destroyed your fortresses.</b><br>Fortresses symbolize security and strength. Their destruction signifies the complete overthrow of Moab's defenses and the futility of relying on human strength against divine judgment. This aligns with biblical themes where God dismantles human fortifications to demonstrate His power (<a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughter_dwelling_in_dibon.htm">Daughter dwelling in Dibon</a></b><br>This phrase personifies the city of Dibon, a significant Moabite city. It represents the people of Dibon who are being called to humility and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A nation east of Israel, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is under judgment for its pride and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_destroyer.htm">The Destroyer</a></b><br>This refers to the invading force or judgment that God is sending against Moab, symbolizing divine retribution.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/parched_ground.htm">Parched Ground</a></b><br>Symbolizes desolation and humility, a stark contrast to the previous glory and prosperity of Dibon.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortresses.htm">Fortresses</a></b><br>Represents the strength and security of Moab, which are now destroyed, indicating the totality of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>The call to "come down from your glory" is a reminder that human pride is often met with divine correction. We must humble ourselves before God, recognizing that all glory belongs to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Moab's destruction serves as a warning that pride and self-reliance can lead to downfall. We should examine our lives for areas where pride may be leading us away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The destruction of Moab's fortresses illustrates God's control over nations and events. Trust in God's sovereignty, even when facing difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The imagery of sitting on parched ground can be seen as an opportunity for repentance. In our own lives, moments of desolation can lead to spiritual renewal if we turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._48_11_conflict_with_moab's_history.htm">Does Jeremiah 48:11 conflict with historical accounts that suggest Moab did not always remain complacent or at peace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_later_mentions_fit_moab's_prophecy.htm">If Jeremiah 48:42 says Moab will cease to be a people, how do later mentions of Moab or its descendants fit with this prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_moab's_fall_in_history.htm">Isaiah 16:7 predicts Moab's downfall; are there any historical records or archaeological findings that confirm this specific collapse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_moab_survive_jeremiah_48_8-9.htm">How can the prophecy in Jeremiah 48:8-9 of Moab's total destruction be reconciled with archaeological evidence suggesting Moabite cities outlasted this period?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon.--</span>Dibon is mentioned among the cities of Moab in <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm" title="We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even to Dibon, and we have laid them waste even to Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.">Numbers 21:30</a>; <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm" title="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.">Isaiah 15:2</a>, and as rebuilt by the Gadites in <a href="/numbers/33-45.htm" title="And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.">Numbers 33:45</a>. It is prominent in the Moabite Stone inscription as a royal city. In the distribution of the conquered territory it fell to the lot of Reuben (<a href="/joshua/13-7.htm" title="Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,">Joshua 13:7</a>; <a href="/joshua/13-9.htm" title="From Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the river, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon;">Joshua 13:9</a>), but must afterwards have been retaken by Moab. The "strongholds" indicate a fortress. In <a href="/isaiah/15-9.htm" title="For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more on Dimon, lions on him that escapes of Moab, and on the remnant of the land.">Isaiah 15:9</a> it appears under the form of Dimon, and is there described as abounding in water, the site being probably on the north bank of the Arnon. This last feature gives point to the words of the prophet here. Its waters will not save its inhabitants from the thirst which falls on those who are dragged as captives into exile. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Dibon</span>; now <span class="accented">Diban</span>, one of the chief towns of Moab, on two adjacent hills, now covered with ruins (Tristram), in the plain of Medeba (<a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Joshua 13:9</a>), north of Aroer and the Amen. Here the famous Moabite Stone (on which see Dr. Ginsburg's exhaustive monograph), with the inscription of King Mesha (<a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4</a>), was found, which, after having been broke up and pieced together, has now found a resting place in the Louvre. It is difficult to say to which Israelitish tribe Dibon was, strictly speaking, attached; for while in <a href="/joshua/13-17.htm">Joshua 13:17</a> it is given to Reuben, in <a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">Numbers 32:34</a> and in the Moabite Stone (line 10) it is assigned to Gad, Apparently the Israelitish population fluctuated. Sometimes Gad was the most adventurous in Occupying Moabitish territory, sometimes Reuben. On the phrase, <span class="cmt_word">the daughter</span>, etc., see note on Jeremiah 46:19. The form of the first verse haft is modelled on <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a>. Sit in thirst. The expression is unexampled, and it is possible that we should alter one of the vowel points (which constitute no part of the Massoretic text), rendering, "sit in thirsty (ground)," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the dust (comp. the parallel passage; <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a>). Or there may be a less used collateral form of the Hebrew for "thirsty" (<span class="accented">came</span>). Canon Tristram speaks of the "waterless plain" of Diban ('Land of Moab,' p. 132). <span class="cmt_word">Thy strongholds.</span> It appears from the Moabite Stone that Diben was the centre of a district which was reckoned as belonging to it; so at least we may account for the phrase, "all Dibon was submissive" (line 28). Compare the phrase in <a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Numbers 21:25</a>, "Heshbon, and all the villages thereof" (comp. on Jeremiah 49:2). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Come down</span><br /><span class="heb">רְדִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from your glory;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכָּבוֹד֙</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kā·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sit</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁבִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on parched ground,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַצָּמָ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaṣ·ṣā·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6772.htm">Strong's 6772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirst</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwelling</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Dibon,</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּיב֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(dî·ḇō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1769.htm">Strong's 1769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dibon -- a city in Moab, also a place in Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the destroyer</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁדֵ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ḏêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָב֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has come against you;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֣לָה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has destroyed</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁחֵ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ši·ḥêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your fortresses.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miḇ·ṣā·rā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4013.htm">Strong's 4013: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:18 You daughter who dwells in Dibon come (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>