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For the waters of Nimrim - It is supposed by some that the prophet here states the cause why the Moabites would flee to the cities …

The waters of Nimrim ... —These also appear in Jeremiah 48:34. They were probably a reservoir from which the fields were irrigated…

The waters of Nimrim. By an exaggerated form of expression, he gives a more enlarged view of this desolation. He says that the

For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate
Or dried up, through a great drought that should come upon the land at th…

The Divine judgments about to come upon the Moabites.
This prophecy, coming to pass within three years, would confirm the prophet's mission …

1. The burden of Moab. In this part, the prophet i ues a threat against the Moabites, who were descended from Moab, the firs…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes