and on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth Diblathaim,
Parallel translations
- KJV And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,
- BSB upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
- NKJV On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,
- NASB against Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
- NLT on Dibon and Nebo and Beth-diblathaim,
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Quick answer
Judgment also comes on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth Diblathaim.
Overview
The catalog of stricken Moabite cities continues, naming further towns brought under judgment. Each name underscores the breadth of the devastation across the nation. The deliberate listing magnifies that no corner of Moab escapes, testifying to the reach of God's righteous rule over every place.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Num 33:46They traveled from Dibon Gad, and encamped in Almon Diblathaim.
- Jer 48:18“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.
- Num 32:34The children of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- Jer 48:1Of Moab. Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is disappointed, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
- Ezek 6:14I will stretch out my hand on them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations: and they will know that I am Yahweh. ’”
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