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Isaiah 16:1-14

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, Moab’s people send a gift of young sheep to the king of Judah in *Jerusalem. v2 At a shallow point in the river Arnon, the worried young women from Moab are desperate for news. They wander about like anxious birds. They seem like young birds that have lost their nest. v3 The *messengers who brought the gift to *Jerusalem ask the king of Judah for advice and for help. v4 ‘Please give us a safe place in your country. Please protect us. Please do not hand us over to our enemies.’

The present terror will come to an end. Moab’s enemy will disappear. v5 Then in love God will establish a man from David’s family to be Judah’s king. That king will give judgement fairly. He will not hesitate to do what is right.

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See also Isaiah 16:1-14 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XVI _The distress of Moab pathetically described by the son of the_ _prince, or ruler of the land, being forced to flee for his_ _life through the desert, that he may escape to Judea; and t...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SEND YE THE LAMB - Lowth renders this, ‘I will send forth the son from the ruler of the land;’ meaning, as he supposes, that under the Assyrian invasion, even the young prince of Moab would be obliged...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LAMB. tribute lamb. TO THE RULER. of the ruler: i.e. Judah, as Mesha king of Moab had done (2 Kings 3:4). SELA. Now Petra (so called by the Romans) in Mount Seir, near Mount Hor (2 Kings 14:7)....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Send ye the lamb_ R.V. THE LAMBS. The imper. expresses dramatically the result of the deliberations of the Moabites. The word "lamb" is to be taken collectively; it denotes the tribute in kind which...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Arrived in Edom, the Moabitish refugees are within the sphere of Judah's political influence (see Introd. Note). Their first anxiety, therefore, is to secure protection and the right of asylum by send...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    SEND YE THE LAMB— After Isaiah, in the former part of this prophesy, had described the calamity and the lamentation of the Moabites, he here stands still, as on a sudden; then addresses the Moabites,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER SIXTEEN 1. MOAB (Continued) b. INVITATION TEXT: Isaiah 16:1-5 1 Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. 2 For it...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. SEND YE THE LAMB TO THE RULER OF THE LAND - advice of the prophet to the Moabites who...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    16:1 of (e-4) Or 'to.' wilderness, (f-15) Or 'from Sela in the wilderness.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    שִׁלְחוּ ־כַ֥ר מֹשֵֽׁל ־אֶ֖רֶץ מִ סֶּ֣לַע מִד

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XVII ISAIAH TO THE FOREIGN NATIONS 736-702 B.C. Isaiah 14:24; Isaiah 15:1; Isaiah 16:1; Isaiah 17:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Send (a) ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion. (a) That is, offer a sacrifice, by which he derides their long delay, who would not re...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Petra. Hebrew selah, "the rock." (Haydock) --- Our Saviour spring from Ruth, the Moabitess. (Menochius) --- The original may insinuate, that the king of the country had neglected to pay the usual tri...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It appears, that in the days of David, Moab was under tribute to Israel, and paid gifts 2 Samuel 8:2. And it should seem, that Moab had at the time of the Prophet's ministry, withdrawn her allegiance....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS This chapter is a continuation of the burden of Moab. The prophet calls upon Moab, in her distresses, to be looking unto Him, who alone could save her, that should sit upon the throne of Dav...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    1._Send ye a lamb. _Here the Prophet scoffs at the Moabites for not acknowledging God at the proper time, but recklessly waiting for the stroke of his hand, till they were completely destroyed. It is,...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    SEND YE THE LAMB TO THE RULER OF THE LAND,.... Or tribute, as the Targum rightly interprets it. The Moabites, being conquered by David, paid tribute to him, 2 Samuel 8:2 and when the kingdom was divid...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion._ Ver. 1. _Send ye the lamb._] For prevention of those lions, Isa 15:9 submit to Hezekia...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Send ye the lamb_, &c. The prophet continues his prophecy against Moab, and gives them counsel what to do to prevent, if possible, or at least to mitigate, the threatened judgment. First he advises t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion, Moab here, having found refuge in Petra of Idumea, being admonished to send its tribute o...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE CONDITIONS OF DELIVERANCE...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SELA: Or, Petra, _Heb._ a rock...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-5 God tells sinners what they may do to prevent ruin; so he does to Moab. Let them send the tribute they formerly engaged to pay to Judah. Take it as good advice. Break off thy sins by righteousnes...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    ISAIAH CHAPTER 16 The Moabites exhorted to entertain kindly the banished Jews, ISAIAH 16:1. They are threatened for their pride and arrogance, ISAIAH 16:6. The prophet bewaileth them, ISAIAH 16:9. The...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 16:1 Send H7971 (H8798) lamb H3733 ruler H4910 (H8802) land H776 Sela H5554 wilderness H4057 mount...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    MOAB'S CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL TO THE KING OF JUDAH (ISAIAH 16:1). Analysis of Isaiah 16:1. a Send the lambs, for the ruler of the land, from Sela which is towards the wilderness, to the mount of...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    SELA Or, Petra: Hebrew, a rock....

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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,...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land_ A MESSAGE TO MOAB The fugitives are supposed to have found a temporary home in Edom. The verse may be spoken by the prophet, or (as Prof. Cheyne suggests...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 14:7; 2 Kings 3:4; 2 Samuel 8:2; Ezra 7:17; Isaiah 10:32;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Send — The prophet continues his prophecy against Moab, and gives them counsel what to do, to prevent, if possible, the desolation. Make your peace with God, by sacrifice, for all your injuries done t...

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