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Often in prophecy events that will happen in future are described as happening now or in the past. This emphasizes that the event will certainly happen.
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## Ar...Kir...Dibon...Nebo...Medeba ##
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These are names of cities and towns. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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## is laid waste and destroyed ##
AT: "God will completely destroy it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
## Moab laments over Nebo and over Medeba ##
"The people of Moab will weep because of what happened to the cities of Nebo and Medeba."