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.

## Ar...Kir...Dibon...Nebo...Medeba ##

These are names of cities and towns. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## 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."