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 here bids the Moabites send tribute to Judah and thus secure protection by renewing their allegiance t... [ Continue Reading ]
Timid and not knowing which way to take, the people are gathered at the Arnon preparatory to migrating.... [ Continue Reading ]
An appeal from the Moabites to Zion that she will interpose and shelter the fugitives. TAKE COUNSEL] 'bringcounsel,'i.e. give us advice. EXECUTE JUDGMENT] 'make a decision,' by interposing between us and our oppressors.... [ Continue Reading ]
The appeal to Zion continued. Read, 'Let mine outcasts dwell with thee (Zion); as for Moab, be thou (Judah) a covert,' etc. The reason follows why safety may be sought at Zion—because of the peace to be enjoyed there under the rule of the Messianic king (Isaiah 16:5), the establishment of whose king... [ Continue Reading ]
HASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS] RV 'swift to do righteousness': cp. Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 11:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PRIDE] which prevented Moab from accepting conditions: the same national failing is alluded to Isaiah 25:11 (cp. Zechariah 2:8). _But_ HIS LIES, etc.] RV 'his boastings are nought.'... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORDS, etc.] RM 'her choice plants did break down the lords of nations,' alluding to the strength of the wine of Sibmah. PRINCIPAL] RV 'choice.' ARE COME.. _through.._ ARE STRETCHED OUT, THEY ARE GONE OVER] RV 'reached.. into.. were spread abroad, they passed.' The words describe the area over... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH THE WEEPING OF JAZER] i.e. with sorrow as genuine as that of the Moabites themselves. FOR THE SHOUTING, etc.] RV 'for upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest the _battle_ shout is fallen.'... [ Continue Reading ]
MY BOWELS] regarded as the seat of the emotions (Jeremiah 31:20). The speaker is probably Jehovah, as in Isaiah 16:10 (Isaiah 63:15).... [ Continue Reading ]
RV 'And 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.' The allusion is to the worship of the national deity, Chemosh.... [ Continue Reading ]
SINCE THAT TIME] RV 'in time past.' The expression may denote a previous time in the speaker's life (2 Samuel 15:34), or a more distant past (Isaiah 44:8).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE YEARS OF AN HIRELING] i.e. definitely reckoned, with no grace allowed. FEEBLE] RV 'of no account.' MOAB'S CALAMITY AND THE WAY OF ESCAPE This section consists of two parts: (_a_) Isaiah 15:1;—Isaiah 16:12, a prophecy announcing that a great disaster is about to fall upon Moab, and (_b_) Isaiah... [ Continue Reading ]