Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
resident of the daughter of Dibon,
for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;
he has destroyed your fortresses.
New American Standard Bible
And sit
O
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you,
He has ruined your strongholds.
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
"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.
A Conservative Version
O thou daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst, for the destroyer of Moab has come up against thee. He has destroyed thy strongholds.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“Come down from your glory,
O Daughter living in
And sit on the parched ground [among the thirsty]!
For the destroyer of Moab has advanced against you;
He has destroyed your strongholds.
Bible in Basic English
Come down from your glory, O people of Dibon, and take your seat in the place of the waste; for the attacker of Moab has gone up against you, sending destruction on your strong places.
Darby Translation
Come down from thy glory and sit in the drought, O inhabitress, daughter of Dibon; the spoiler of Moab is come up against thee, thy strongholds hath he destroyed.
Julia Smith Translation
Come down from thy glory, sit in thirst, thou daughter dwelling in Di-bon; for he laying Moab waste came up upon thee, destroying thy fortress.
King James 2000
You daughter that does inhabit Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the plunderer of Moab shall come upon you, and he shall destroy your strongholds.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Come down from glory and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant, daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, he has destroyed your fortifications.
Modern King James verseion
O dweller, daughter of Dibon, come down from your glory and sit in thirst. For the ravager of Moab shall come on you; he shall destroy your strongholds.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thou, daughter Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in poverty. For he that destroyeth Moab, shall come up to thee also, and break down thy strongholds.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Come down from glory, and sit in thirst, O inhabitress daughter of Dibon; For the spoiler of Moab, hath come up against thee, He hath laid in ruins thy strongholds.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Dibon » Also called dibon-gad and dimon » Taken by moab
The tribe of Gad » Land of, seized by the moabites and ammonites
Interlinear
Yashab
Yarad
Yashab
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Moab
17
everyone who knows his name.
Say: How the mighty scepter
the glorious staff!
resident of the daughter of Dibon,
for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;
he has destroyed your fortresses.
resident of Aroer!
Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping:
What happened?
Cross References
Numbers 21:30
Heshbon has been destroyed as far as Dibon.
We caused desolation as far as Nophah,
which reaches as far as Medeba.
Isaiah 47:1
Virgin Daughter Babylon.
Sit on the ground without a throne,
Daughter Chaldea!
For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.
Isaiah 15:2
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.
Joshua 13:17
with Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau—Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
Jeremiah 48:22
Dibon, Nebo, Beth-diblathaim,
Genesis 21:16
Then she went and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I can’t bear to watch the boy die!” So as she sat nearby, she
Exodus 17:3
But the people thirsted there for water, and grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you ever bring us out of Egypt to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”
Numbers 32:3
“The territory of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam,
Joshua 13:9
From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley,
Judges 15:18
He became very thirsty and called out to the Lord: “You have accomplished this great victory through
Isaiah 5:13
because they lack knowledge;
her
and her
Jeremiah 46:18-19
this is the King’s declaration;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
He will come like Tabor among the mountains
and like Carmel by the sea.
Ezekiel 19:13
in a dry and thirsty land.