Jeremías 48:18

18 Desciende de tu gloria, siéntate en tierra reseca, moradora hija de Dibón, porque el destructor de Moab ha subido contra ti, para destruir tus fortalezas.

Jeremías 48:18 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:18

Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon
A city in Moab; (See Gill on Isaiah 15:2). The Targum is,

``O kingdom of the congregation of Dibon;''

but this was not a kingdom of itself, though a principal city in the kingdom of Moab: come down from [thy] glory, and sit in thirst;
in a dry and thirsty land; in want of all the necessaries of life; in captivity; who before abounded with all good things, inhabiting a well watered and fruitful soil; see ( Isaiah 15:9 ) ; but now called to quit all their former glory and happiness, their fulness and felicity, and submit to the greatest straits and difficulties: for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, [and] he shall destroy
thy strong holds;
the king of Babylon and his army, who spoiled the other cities of Moab; he should come against this also, and take it, and demolish its fortifications, by reason of which it thought itself secure; but these should not be able to protect it.

Jeremías 48:18 In-Context

16 La ruina de Moab pronto vendrá, y su calamidad se ha apresurado mucho.

17 Llorad por él, todos los que habitáis a su alrededor, y todos los que sabéis su nombre. Decid: "¡Cómo se ha roto el poderoso cetro, el báculo glorioso!"

18 Desciende de tu gloria, siéntate en tierra reseca, moradora hija de Dibón, porque el destructor de Moab ha subido contra ti, para destruir tus fortalezas.

19 Párate junto al camino y vela, moradora de Aroer; pregunta al que huye y a la que escapa, y di: "¿Qué ha sucedido?"

20 Avergonzado está Moab porque ha sido destrozado. Gemid y clamad; anunciad junto al Arnón que Moab ha sido destruido.