And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his (n) sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
(n) They will use all means to seek help for their idols, and all in vain: for Chemosh their great god will not be able to help them.
Verse Isaiah 16:12. _WHEN IT IS SEEN THAT MOAB_, c. - "When Moab shall see," c.] For נראה _nirah_, a MS. reads ראה _raah_, and so the _Syriac_ and _Chaldee_. "Perhaps כי נראה _ki nirah_ is only a vari...
WHEN IT IS SEEN - When it occurs; that is, when Moab actually “becomes” weary. IS WEARY ON THE HIGH PLACE - The “high place” denotes the place of idolatrous worship, and here means the same as the tem...
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...
ON. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "unto": weary with climbing up to. Compare Isaiah 15:2. PREVAIL. obtain anything....
The failure of Moab's religious confidence. The verse reproduces the thought of Isaiah 15:2, at the beginning of the elegy. It reads thus: AND WHEN MOAB APPEARS, WHEN HE WEARIES HIMSELF, UPON THE HIGH...
ON THE HIGH PLACE— The meaning of the verse is, that the Moabites, as their last efforts, should go to their altars, there to perform their sacred rites, to appease the anger of their deity; but, wear...
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...
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. WHEN IT IS SEEN THAT MOAB IS WEARY ON THE HI...
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...
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 w...
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...
וְ הָיָ֧ה כִֽי ־נִרְאָ֛ה כִּֽי ־נִלְאָ֥ה מֹוא
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...
_Prevail. Chamos shall not be able to help them._...
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...
12._And it shall be. _He again returns to that statement which he formerly noticed, namely, that idolaters in their affliction betake themselves to their idols, hoping to obtain some relief from them....
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...
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, WHEN IT IS SEEN THAT MOAB IS WEARY ON THE HIGH PLACE,.... With weeping there, Isaiah 15:2 or with frequent sacrifices, and going from one high place to another, as Balak kin...
_And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail._ Ver. 12. _That Moab is weary on the high plac...
_Wherefore my bowels shall sound as a harp_ Through compassion. In excessive grief, the bowels are sometimes rolled together, so as to make an audible noise. Hereby he signifies the greatness of their...
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, when its people have lamented themselves weary, THAT HE SHALL COME TO HIS SANCTUARY TO PRAY, turning to the high place...
Moab's Pride and Ruin. The Lord's invitation was issued to Moab also, for He wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. The appeal, however, was unavailing, and therefore th...
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...
WHEN IT IS SEEN THAT MOAB IS WEARY ON THE HIGH PLACE; when it shall appear to them and others that all their other devotions are vain and ineffectual. TO HIS SANCTUARY; to the temple of his great god,...
Isaiah 16:12 seen H7200 (H8738) Moab H4124 weary H3811 (H8738) place H1116 come H935 (H8804) sanctuary...
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...
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...
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,...
_He shall come to his sanctuary to pray_ FRUITLESS SUPPLICATIONS This line in this dark picture reminds us of two fasts in the life of the men of our own time, who see clearly the folly of idolatry....
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 16:6 Moab’s PRIDE is their doom, portrayed as a vineyard cut down. THEREFORE (vv. Isaiah 16:7,...
FRUITLESS SUPPLICATIONS [1039] [1039] See Outlines: WORTHLESS HUSKS, and REASONS FOR THE REJECTION OF PRAYER, chap. Isaiah 1:15. Isaiah 16:12. _He shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall n...
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...
1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 19:12; 2 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 3:27; Isaiah 15:2
When — When it shall appear that all their other devotions are vain. His sanctuary — To the temple of his great god Chemosh. But — His god can neither hear nor help him....