Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, lamenting its own ruin; every one shall howl; for the foundations of Kir-hareseth, the ruins of its strongest fortress, shall ye mourn, for this citadel of brick would be razed, or its grape-cakes would no more be available; surely they are stricken, rather, the people of Moab, utterly stricken by this calamity, would lament.
Verse Isaiah 16:7. _FOR THE FOUNDATIONS OF KIR-HARESETH _- "For the men of Kirhares."] A palpable mistake in this place is happily corrected by the parallel text of Jeremiah 48:31, where, instead of...
THEREFORE SHALL MOAB HOWL FOR MOAB - One part of the nation shall mourn for another; they shall howl, or lament, in alternate responses. Jerome renders it, ‘the people (shall howl) to the city; the ci...
CHAPTER 16 The Burden of Moab Continued 1. _God's call to Moab to repent (Isaiah 16:1)_ 2. _Moab's pride and judgment (Isaiah 16:6)_ The fifteenth and sixteenth Chapter s form one prophecy. Moab's l...
The Moabites now in Sela, a city of Edom (2 Kings 14:7 *; _cf._ Judges 1:36, _mg.*),_ exhort each other to send the tribute of lambs once paid to Israel (2 Kings 3:4) to Jerusalem to secure her protec...
KIR-HARESETH. Some codices read "Kir-harasheth". STRICKEN. worn away. Hebrew. _naka'._ Occurs only here....
(Cf. Jeremiah 48:31-32.) Moab's last hope being thus disappointed, the poet resumes his lament over the doomed people....
_the foundations_ R.V. renders rightly RAISIN-CAKES. These cakes of compressed grapes are mentioned less as an article of commerce than as a delicacy used at religious feasts (cf. Hosea 3:1, R.V.). Th...
THEREFORE SHALL MOAB HOWL— The prophet, foreseeing that the Moabites would proudly reject the counsel he gave them, takes occasion thence to repeat and continue his tragical prophecy concerning the ca...
c. INSOLENCE TEXT: Isaiah 16:6-12 6 We 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. 7 Therefore shall Moa...
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. THEREFORE SHALL MOAB HOWL - all hope of being allowed shelter...
16:7 foundations (b-15) Or 'raisin-cakes.'...
FOUNDATIONS] RV 'raisin-cakes': cp. Hosea 3:1. The trade in these would cease through the desolation of the vineyards. KIRHARESETH] named in 2 Kings 3:25 as a strong fortress....
1. RV 'Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela _which is_ toward the wilderness,' etc. Mesha, king of Moab, had rendered to Israel tribute of lambs and rams (2 Kings 3:4). The prophet he...
A proud attitude is not merely stupid. It always disappoints. And it ends in tears....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 16 MOAB ASKS FOR HELP V1 From the town called Sela in the desert, M...
לָכֵ֗ן יְיֵלִ֥יל מֹואָ֛ב לְ מֹואָ֖ב כֻּלֹּ֣ה...
Continuing the prophecy concerning Moab, the prophet proceeds to describe how in her distress she will appeal to Judah for sanctuary Isaiah 16:1). This will be refused, and so great will be the distre...
Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] (g) stricken. (g) For all your mourning, yet the city will be destroyed...
_Walls. Hebrew, "Kir-hareseth," chap. xv. 1. (Haydock)_...
If the Reader looks closely to what is here said concerning Moab, he will find it a suited representation of all the pride and ostentation of all the flourishing nations of the earth. The pride of Moa...
7._Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab. _(260) He declares more plainly what has been already said, that this _pride_, and the cruelty which springs from it, will be the cause of their destruction. Sinc...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 15, 16, 17, AND 18. In Chapter s 15 and 16 Moab is judged. They are warned that the throne of David shall be established, and the oppressor consumed out of th...
THEREFORE SHALL MOAB HOWL FOR MOAB,.... One Moabite shall mourn for another; the living for the dead; or one part of the country for another; or to Moab, they shall howl in turns, answering to one ano...
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken. Ver. 7. _Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab._] One Moabite to...
_We have heard of the pride of Moab_, &c. The prophet, having spoken to the Moabites, now turns his speech to God's people. The sense is, I do not expect that my counsels will have any good effect upo...
MOURN: Or, mutter...
6-14 Those who will not be counselled, cannot be helped. More souls are ruined by pride than by any other sin whatever. Also, the very proud are commonly very passionate. With lies many seek to gain...
FOR MOAB; for itself; the noun put for the pronoun, as is usual in the Hebrew text. Or, _to Moab_. One Moabite shall howl or lament to or for another. KIR-HARESETH; an ancient and eminent city of Moab...
Isaiah 16:7 Moab H4124 wail H3213 (H8686) Moab H4124 wail H3213 (H8686) foundations H808 Hareseth H7025 mourn...
THE REQUEST TO JUDAH IS NEVER ACTUALISED BECAUSE OF THE PRIDE OF MOAB, WITH SAD RESULTS (ISAIAH 16:6). Analysis of Isaiah 16:6. a We have heard of the pride of Moab, (he is very proud), even of his...
CHAPTER 16 MOAB, HER REFUGEES IN DESPERATE STRAITS, SEEK REFUGE IN EDOM AND CONSIDER REFUGE IN JUDAH, BUT DECIDE AGAINST IT. God was ready to provide Moab with a safe shelter in Judah, but they prefe...
CONTENTS: Women of Moab anticipate the Davidic Kingdom and lament the pride of Moab. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who will not yield to the fear of God, will be made to yield to the fear of ev...
Isaiah 16:1. _Send ye the lamb from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion._ Send the tribute of the lambs from all the towns of Moab, and seek alliance with the house of David,...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 16:6 Moab’s PRIDE is their doom, portrayed as a vineyard cut down. THEREFORE (vv. Isaiah 16:7,...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 16:1 THE BURDEN OF MOAB (CONTINUED). This portion of the "burden" is divided into three sections. In section 1 (from Isaiah 16:1 to the end of...
Let's turn to Isaiah chapter 16 as we continue our study through the prophecy of Isaiah. Now, in these next few Chapter s that we are covering here in Isaiah, behind the scenes Assyria is arising as a...
2 Kings 3:25; Isaiah 15:1; Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 16:11; Isaiah 8:19;...
Moab — One Moabite shall howl or lament to or for another. Kirhareseth — An ancient and eminent city of Moab, which was preserved when their other cities were ruined, and therefore the destruction of...