16 “The disaster of Moab is near to come,

and his disaster ⌊approaches very quickly⌋.i

17 Mourn for him, all his surroundings,

and all those who knew his name.

Say, ‘How the staff of might is broken,

the staff of glory.’

18 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.

19 Stand by the road and watch,

O inhabitant of Aroer.

Ask the man who is fleeing and the woman who is escaping,

say, ‘What has happened?’

20 Moab is ashamed,

for it is filled with terror.

Wail and cry out,

tell it by Arnon that Moab is devastated.