Jeremias 48:18

18 for they were afraid of them, because Ismael had smitten Godolias, whom the king of Babylon made in the land.

Jeremias 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.

Jeremias 48:18 In-Context

16 And Joanan, and all the leaders of the host that were with him, took all the remnant of the people, whom he brought back from Ismael, mighty men in war, and the women, and the other , and the eunuchs, whom they brought back from Gabaon:

17 and they departed, and dwelt in Gaberoch-amaa, that is by Bethleem, to go into Egypt, for fear of the Chaldeans:

18 for they were afraid of them, because Ismael had smitten Godolias, whom the king of Babylon made in the land.