NASB — Isaiah 16 — KJV

Prophecy of Moab’s Devastation

  1 aSend° the [tribute] lamb° to the ruler° of the land°,
  From IbSela° by way of the wilderness° to the cmountain° of the daughter° of Zion°.
  2 Then, like Iafleeing° birds° [or] scattered° IInestlings°,
  The daughters° of bMoab° will be at the fords° of the cArnon°.
  3IGive° [us] advice°, make° a decision°;
  IICast° your ashadow° like night° IIIat high° noon°;
  bHide° the outcasts°, do not betray° the fugitive°.
  4 “Let the Ioutcasts° of Moab° stay° with you;
  Be a hiding° place° to them from the destroyer°.”
  For the extortioner° has come° to an end°, destruction° has ceased°,
  aOppressors° have completely° [disappeared] from the land°.
  5 A athrone° will even be established° in lovingkindness°,
  And a judge° will sit° on it in faithfulness° in the tent° of bDavid°;
  Moreover, he will seek° justice°
  And be prompt° in righteousness°.

[1] II.e. Petra in Edom a2K 3:4; Ezr 7:17 b2K 14:7; Is 42:11 cIs 10:32
[2] IOr fluttering IILit nest aPv 27:8 bJr 48:20, 46 cNu 21:13, 14
[3] ILit Bring IILit Set IIILit in the midst of the noon aIs 25:4; 32:2 b1K 18:4
[4] ISo the versions; M.T. My outcasts, as for Moab aIs 9:4; 14:4; 49:26; 51:13; 54:14
[5] aIs 9:6, 7; 32:1; 55:4; Dn 7:14; Mi 4:7; Lk 1:33 bIs 9:7

  6aWe have heard° of the pride° of Moab°, an excessive° pride°;
  [Even] of his arrogance°, pride°, and fury°;
  bHis idle° boasts° are Ifalse°°.
  7 Therefore° Moab° will wail°; everyone° of Moab° will wail°.
  You will moan° for the araisin° cakes° of bKir-hareseth°
  As those who° are utterly° stricken°.
  8 For the fields° of aHeshbon° have Iwithered°, the vines° of bSibmah° [as well];
  The lords° of the nations° have trampled° down° its choice° clusters°
  Which reached° as far° as Jazer° [and] wandered° to the deserts°;
  cIts tendrils° spread° themselves out [and] passed° over° the sea°.
  9 Therefore°° I will aweep° bitterly° for Jazer°, for the vine° of Sibmah°;
  I will drench° you with my tears°, O bHeshbon° and Elealeh°;
  For the shouting° over° your csummer° fruits° and your harvest° has fallen° away°.
  10 aGladness° and joy° are taken° away° from the fruitful° field°;
  In the bvineyards° also there will be no° cries° of joy° or jubilant° shouting°,
  No° ctreader° treads° out wine° in the presses°,
  [For] I have made the shouting° to cease°.
  11 Therefore°° my Iaheart° intones° like a harp° for Moab°
  And my IIinward° feelings° for Kir-hareseth°.
  12 So it will come° about when° Moab° apresents° himself,
  When° he bwearies° himself upon [his] chigh° place°
  And comes° to his sanctuary° to pray°,
  That he will not prevail°.

[6] ILit not so aJr 48:29; Am 2:1; Ob 3, 4; Zp 2:8, 10 bJr 48:30
[7] a1Ch 16:3 b2K 3:25; Jr 48:31
[8] IOr languished aIs 15:4 bNu 32:38 cJr 48:32
[9] aJr 48:32 bIs 15:4 cJr 40:10, 12; 48:32
[10] aIs 24:8; Jr 48:33 bJg 9:27; Is 24:7; Am 5:11, 17 cJb 24:11; Am 9:13
[11] ILit entrails murmur IILit inward part aIs 15:5; 63:15; Jr 48:36; Ho 11:8; Php 2:1
[12] aNu 22:39-41; Jr 48:35 b1K 18:29 cIs 15:2

13 ¶ This° is the word° which° the LORD° spoke° earlier° concerning° Moab°. 14 But now° the LORD° speaks°, saying°, “Within three° years°, as Iaa hired° man° would count° them, the glory° of bMoab° will be degraded° along with all° [his] great° population°, and [his] remnant° will be very° small° [and] IIimpotent°°.”

[14] ILit the years of a hireling IILit not mighty aJb 7:1; 14:6; Is 21:16 bIs 25:10; Jr 48:42


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Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to Christ's Kingdom.

1 ¶ Sendºª ye the lambº to the rulerºª of the landº from Selaº² to the wilderness,º unto² the mountº of the daughterº of Zion.º 2 For it shall be,² [that], as a wanderingºª birdº cast outºª of the nest,º [so] the daughtersº of Moabº shall be² at the fordsº of Arnon.º 3 Takeºª counsel,º executeºª judgment;º makeºª thy shadowº as the nightº in the midstº of the noonday;º hideºª the outcasts;ºª bewrayºª not² him that wandereth.ºª 4 Let mine outcastsºª dwellºª with thee, Moab;º beºª thou a covertº to them from the faceº² of the spoiler:ºª for² the extortionerºª is at an end,ºª the spoilerº ceaseth,ºª the oppressorsºª are consumedºª out of² the land.º 5 And in mercyº shall the throneº be established:ºª and he shall sitºª upon² it in truthº in the tabernacleº of David,º judging,ºª and seekingºª judgment,º and hastingº righteousness.º

[1] 2S 8:2; 2K 3:4; 14:7; Ezr 7:17; Is 10:32; Mi 4:8.
[2] Nu 21:13; Dt 2:36; 3:8, 12; Jsh 13:16; Jg 11:18; Pv 27:8; Is 13:14.
[3] Jg 9:15; Ps 82:3; Is 1:17; 9:6; 25:4; 32:2; 56:8; Jr 21:12; 22:3; Ezk 45:9; Dn 4:27; Ob 1:12; Jna 4:5; Zc 7:9; Mt 25:35; He 13:2.
[4] Dt 23:15; 24:14; Is 14:4; 15:6; 25:10; 33:1; 51:13; Jr 21:12; 48:8, 18; Zc 9:8; 10:5; Mal 4:3; Lk 21:24; Ro 16:20; Rv 11:2.
[5] 2S 5:9; 7:16; 23:3; 1K 10:9; 2Ch 31:20; Ps 61:6; 72:2; 85:10; 89:1, 14; 96:13; 98:9; 99:4; Pv 20:28; 29:14; Is 9:6; 11:1; 32:1; Jr 23:5; Dn 7:14, 27; Am 9:11; Mi 4:7; Zc 9:9; Lk 1:31, 69; Ac 15:16; He 1:8; 2P 3:11.

Moab is threatened for her pride.

6 ¶ We have heardºª of the prideº of Moab;º [he is] veryº proud:º [even] of his haughtiness,º and his pride,º and his wrath:º [but] his liesº [shall] not² [be] so.² 7 Therefore² shall Moabº howlºª for Moab,º every one² shall howl:ºª for the foundationsº of Kirharesethº shall ye mourn;ºª surely² [they are] stricken.º 8 For² the fieldsº of Heshbonº languish,ºª [and] the vineº of Sibmah:º the lordsº of the heathenº have broken downºª the principal plantsº thereof, they are comeºª [even] unto² Jazer,º they wanderedºª [through] the wilderness:º her branchesº are stretched out,ºª they are gone overºª the sea.º

[6] Is 2:11; 28:15, 18; 44:25; Jr 48:26, 29, 42; 50:36; Am 2:1; Ob 1:3; Zp 2:9; 1P 5:5.
[7] 2K 3:25; Is 8:19; 15:1, 2; 16:11; Jr 48:20.
[8] Nu 32:3, 38; Jsh 13:19, 25; 2S 1:21; Is 10:7; 15:4; 16:9; 24:7; Jr 27:6.

The prophet bewaileth her.

9 ¶ Therefore²² I will bewailºª with the weepingº of Jazerº the vineº of Sibmah:º I will waterºª thee with my tears,º O Heshbon,º and Elealeh:º for² the shoutingº for² thy summer fruitsº and for² thy harvestº is fallen.ºª 10 And gladnessº is taken away,ºª and joyº out of² the plentiful field;º and in the vineyardsº there shall be no² singing,ºª neither² shall there be shouting:ºª the treadersºª shall tread² out¹ª no² wineº in [their] presses;º I have made [their vintage] shoutingº to cease.ºª 11 Wherefore²² my bowelsº shall soundºª like an harpº for Moab,º and mine inward partsº for Kirharesh.º

[9] Jg 9:27; Is 9:3; 15:4, 5; Jr 40:10, 12; 48:32.
[10] Is 24:8; 32:10; Jr 48:33; Am 5:11, 17; Hab 3:17; Zp 1:13.
[11] Is 15:5; 16:7; 63:15; Jr 4:19; 31:20; 48:36; Ho 11:8; Php 2:1.

The judgment of Moab.

12 ¶ And it shall come to pass,² when² it is seenºª that² Moabº is wearyºª on² the high place,º that he shall comeºª to² his sanctuaryº to pray;ºª but he shall not² prevail.ºª 13 This² [is] the wordº that² the LORDº hath spokenºª concerning² Moabº since that time.º² 14 But now² the LORDº hath spoken,ºª saying,ºª Within threeº years,º as the yearsº of an hireling,º and the gloryº of Moabº shall be contemned,ºª with all² that greatº multitude;º and the remnantº [shall be] very¹ smallº² [and] feeble.ºº

[12] Nu 22:39, 41; 23:1, 14, 28; 24:17; 1K 11:7; 2K 3:27; 19:12, 16; Ps 115:3; Pv 1:28; Is 15:2; 26:16; 37:38; 47:13; Jr 10:5; 48:7, 13, 35, 46.
[13] Is 44:8.
[14] Gn 31:1; Dt 15:8; Es 5:11; Is 7:16; 15:5; 17:4; 21:16; 23:9; Jr 9:23; 48:46; Na 2:9.


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