Jeremiah 48:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of this Dibon we read Numbers 21:30. It was a land for cattle, Numbers 32:3. Both Dibon, and Aroer, and Ataroth were built by-the children of Gad, to whose lot it fell, Numbers 32:34, as also to the Reubenites in part, Jos 13 17. It should seem that the Moabites were now come into the possession of it, either by conquest, or upon the Assyrians taking the ten tribes. Sit in thirst; it was a place well watered (otherwise it had not been fit for cattle); God threateneth that she should be in thirst, that is, driven into some dry, barren countries. For the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds; for the king of Babylon, whom God had appointed to spoil all Moab, shall destroy thee also, and thy strong holds shall not secure thee.