What has happened?

14How can you say, ‘We are mighty men, men of valor for battle’?”

15Moab is devastated, and her cities have gone up; the choicest of her young men have gone down to the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies.

16The disaster of Moab is near to come, and his calamity is hurrying very quickly.

17Mourn for him, all you around him, and all who know his name, say: “How the mighty scepter is broken, the staff of splendor!”

18Come down from your glory and sit in thirst, O inhabitant, daughter of Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.

19Stand by the road and watch, inhabitant of Aroer; ask the man who flees and the woman who escapes, “What has happened?”

20Moab is put to shame, for she is shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare it by the Arnon: Moab is devastated.