Isaiah 16
16
1Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela which is toward 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 Arnon. 3Give counsel, execute judgement; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday: hide the outcasts; bewray not the wanderer. 4Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is brought to nought, spoiling ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. 5And a throne shall be established in mercy, and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David; judging, and seeking judgement, 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 howl for Moab, every one shall howl: 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 plants thereof; they reached even unto Jazer, they wandered into the wilderness; her branches 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 bowels sound like an 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 the LORD spake concerning Moab in time past. 14But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and 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
1 #
2 Kgs. 3:4 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land,
from #ch. 42:11; 2 Kgs. 14:7Sela, by way of the desert,
to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
2Like fleeing birds,
like a scattered nest,
so are the daughters of Moab
at #Judg. 11:18the fords of the Arnon.
3“Give counsel;
grant justice;
# [1 Kgs. 18:4] make your shade like night
at the height of noon;
shelter the outcasts;
do not reveal the fugitive;
4let #1 Sam. 22:3the outcasts of Moab
sojourn among you;
be a shelter to them#16:4 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; Masoretic Text let my outcasts sojourn among you; as for Moab, be a shelter to them
from the destroyer.
When the oppressor is no more,
and destruction has ceased,
and he who tramples underfoot has vanished from the land,
5 # ch. 32:1, 2; Dan. 7:14, 27; Mic. 4:7; Luke 1:33 then a throne will be established in steadfast love,
and on it will sit in faithfulness
in the tent of David
one who judges and seeks justice
and is swift to do righteousness.”
6 #
Jer. 48:29; Zeph. 2:10 We have heard of the pride of Moab—
how proud he is!—
#
Judg. 3:14; 2 Kgs. 13:20; [2 Chr. 20:1] of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence;
in his idle boasting he is not right.
7Therefore let Moab wail for Moab,
# ch. 15:3 let everyone wail.
Mourn, utterly stricken,
for the #2 Sam. 6:19; [ver. 9] raisin cakes of #2 Kgs. 3:25; [ch. 15:1]Kir-hareseth.
8For the fields of Heshbon languish,
and #Jer. 48:32the vine of Sibmah;
the lords of the nations
have struck down its branches,
which reached to Jazer
and strayed to the desert;
its shoots spread abroad
and passed over the sea.
9Therefore #[ch. 15:5] I weep with #[See ver. 8 above] the weeping of Jazer
for the vine of Sibmah;
I drench you with my tears,
O Heshbon and Elealeh;
for over #[ver. 7]your summer fruit and your harvest
the shout has ceased.
10 #
Jer. 48:33 And joy and gladness are taken away from #[ch. 9:3] the fruitful field,
and in the vineyards no #[Judg. 9:27] songs are sung,
no cheers are raised;
no #ch. 63:3; Jer. 25:30 treader treads out wine #ch. 5:2in the presses;
I have put an end to the shouting.
11Therefore #ch. 15:5; Jer. 48:36my inner parts moan like a lyre for Moab,
and my inmost self for Kir-hareseth.
12And when Moab presents himself, when #[1 Kgs. 18:29] he wearies himself on #ch. 15:2; [Num. 22:41; 23:14, 28]the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.
13This is the word that the Lord spoke concerning Moab #See Amos 2:1-3in the past. 14But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “In three years, #ch. 21:16 like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be #[ch. 10:22]very few and feeble.”
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