17. All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
18. 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.
19. O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?
20. Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
21. And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,
22. and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
23. and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
24. and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25. The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.
26. Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Jehovah: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
27. For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.
28. O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss.