Isaiah 16
16
1Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. 2For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon. 3Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive. 4Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nought, destruction ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. 5And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.
6We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought. 7Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken. 8For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice branches thereof, which reached even unto Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness; its shoots were spread abroad, they passed over the sea. 9Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest the battle shout is fallen. 10And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: no treader shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the vintage shout to cease. 11Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres. 12And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.
13This is the word that Jehovah spake concerning Moab in time past. 14But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.
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Isaiah 16
16
Moab Destroyed
1Send #2 Kin. 3:4; Ezra 7:17the lamb to the ruler of the land,
#2 Kin. 14:7; Is. 42:11From Sela to the wilderness,
To the mount of the daughter of Zion.
2For it shall be as a #Prov. 27:8wandering bird thrown out of the nest;
So shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the #Num. 21:13Arnon.
3“Take counsel, execute judgment;
Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day;
Hide the outcasts,
Do not betray him who escapes.
4Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab;
Be a shelter to them from the face of the spoiler.
For the extortioner is at an end,
Devastation ceases,
The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
5In mercy #(Is. 9:6, 7; 32:1; 55:4; Dan. 7:14; Mic. 4:7; Luke 1:33; Rev. 11:15)the throne will be established;
And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David,
#Ps. 72:2Judging and seeking justice and hastening #Is. 9:7righteousness.”
6We have heard of the #Jer. 48:29; Amos 2:1; Obad. 3, 4; Zeph. 2:8, 10pride of Moab—
He is very proud—
Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath;
#Is. 28:15But his lies shall not be so.
7Therefore Moab shall #Jer. 48:20wail for Moab;
Everyone shall wail.
For the foundations #2 Kin. 3:25; Jer. 48:31of Kir Hareseth you shall mourn;
Surely they are stricken.
8For #Is. 24:7the fields of Heshbon languish,
And #Is. 16:9the vine of Sibmah;
The lords of the nations have broken down its choice plants,
Which have reached to Jazer
And wandered through the wilderness.
Her branches are stretched out,
They are gone over the #Jer. 48:32sea.
9Therefore I will bewail the vine of Sibmah,
With the weeping of Jazer;
I will drench you with my tears,
#Is. 15:4O Heshbon and Elealeh;
For battle cries have fallen
Over your summer fruits and your harvest.
10#Is. 24:8; Jer. 48:33Gladness is taken away,
And joy from the plentiful field;
In the vineyards there will be no singing,
Nor will there be shouting;
No treaders will tread out wine in the presses;
I have made their shouting cease.
11Therefore #Is. 15:5; 63:15; Jer. 48:36; Hos. 11:8; Phil. 2:1my heart shall resound like a harp for Moab,
And my inner being for Kir Heres.
12And it shall come to pass,
When it is seen that Moab is weary on #Is. 15:2the high place,
That he will come to his sanctuary to pray;
But he will not prevail.
13This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning Moab since that time. 14But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “Within three years, #Job 7:1; 14:6; Is. 21:16as the years of a hired man, the glory of Moab will be despised with all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small and feeble.”
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