Jeremiah 48:20 - Exposition

The answer of the fugitives begins in the latter part of this verse, and, continues to Jeremiah 48:24 . Confounded ought, as usual, to be brought to shame. The address, howl and cry, which is in the feminine, refers to Moab, which has just before been spoken of in the feminine ("It is broken down," or rather, "she is dismayed," refers to Moab, not to Dibon). In Arnon; i.e. in the region of the Amen; better, beside Arnon (comp. Jeremiah 13:5 , "by Euphrates").