16 The calamity of Moav is near at hand, and his affliction hasteth fast.
17 All ye that are around him, bemoan him; and all ye that know shmo, say, How is the matteh oz (strong staff) broken, and the beautiful rod!
18 Thou Bat that dost inhabit Divon, come down from thy kavod, and sit on parched ground; for the plunderer of Moav shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strongholds.
19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the derech, and watch; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What has happened?
20 Moav is shamed; for it is broken down: wail and cry out; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moav is destroyed,
21 And mishpat is come upon the plain; upon Cholon, and upon Yahtzah, and upon Mepha'at,
22 And upon Divon, and upon Nevo, and upon Beit-Divlatayim,