they rose up early in the morning When the rays of the sun would be shining obliquely on the water, and would cause it to have an unusual colour.

the water on the other side R.V. over against them. See above on 2 Kings 2:7

as red as blood This would be partly due to the slanting rays of the sun, and partly perhaps to the redness of the land through which the water had flowed. It was impossible for the Moabites to think what they saw to be water, for no signs of rain had been observable.

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