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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:7

The abundance , etc.; i.e. "the property which they have been able to save and carry off with them." This, finding no place of refuge in their own territory, they convey to their southern border, where "the brook of the willows" separates their country from Edom, with the intention, no doubt, of transporting it across the brook. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:7

The insecurity of worldly possessions. The picture is a striking one. In the national fright, the people are seen picking up what they can of their treasures, and escaping for life to the border districts; learning the lesson that "riches take to themselves wings, and flee away." The word "abundance," in the text, should be replaced by the word "remainder;" and the most probable meaning of the verse is that the Moabites shall carry what they can save of their possessions into the land of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:8

Eglaim … Beer-Elim . Unknown sites on the borders of Moab, both probably towards the south. The enemy has come in from the north, and has driven the population southwards. A hope has been entertained of the pursuit slackening; but it is disappointed. The enemy causes grief and " howling " in every part of the territory. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:9

The waters of Dimon . It is thought that "Dimon" is here put for "Dibon," in order to assimilate the sound to that of dam , blood. St. Jerome says that in his day the place was called indifferently by either name. If we accept this view, "the waters of Dimon" will probably be those of the Amen , near which Dibon was situated (see the comment on Isaiah 15:2 ). I will bring more ; literally, I will bring additions ; i.e. additional calamities, which will cause the stream of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:1

The burden of Moab - (see the note at Isaiah 13:1). This is the title of the prophecy. The Chaldee renders this, ‘The burden of the cup of malediction which is to come upon Moab.’Because in the night - The fact that this was to be done in the night denotes the suddenness with which the calamity would come upon them. Thus the expression is used in Job to denote the suddenness and surprise with which calamities come:Terrors take hold on him as waters,A tempest stealeth him away in the night.Job... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:2

He is gone up - That is, the inhabitants of Moab in consternation have fled from their ruined cities, and have gone up to other places to weep.To Bajith, and to Dibon - Lowth supposes that these two words should be joined together, and that one place is denoted. The Chaldee renders it, ‘Ascend into the houses of Dibon.’ Kimchi supposes that the word (בית bayith) denotes a temple. It usually means “house,” and hence, may mean a temple of the gods; that is, the principal “house” in the land. This... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:3

In their streets - Publicly. Everywhere there shall be lamentation and grief. Some shall go into the streets, and some on the tops of the houses.They shall gird themselves with sackcloth - The common token of mourning; and also worn usually in times of humiliation and fasting. It was one of the outward acts by which they expressed deep sorrow (Genesis 37:34; 2Sa 3:31; 1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 19:1; Job 16:15; the note at Isaiah 3:24).On the tops of the houses - The roofs of the houses in the East... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:4

And Heshbon shall cry - This was a celebrated city of the Amorites, twenty miles east of the Jordan Joshua 13:17. It was formerly conquered from the Moabiltes by Sihon, and became his capital, and was taken by the Israelites a little before the death of Moses Numbers 21:25. After the carrying away of the ten tribes it was recovered by the Moabites. Jeremiah Jeremiah 48:2 calls it ‘the pride of Moab.’ The town still subsists under the same name, and is described by Burckhardt. He says, it is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:5

My heart shall cry out for Moab - This is expressive of deep compassion; and is proof that, in the view of the prophet, the calamities which were coming upon it were exceedingly heavy. The same sentiment is expressed more fully in Isaiah 16:11; see also Jeremiah 48:36 : ‘My heart shall sound for Moab like pipes.’ The phrase denotes great inward pain and anguish in view of the calamities of others; and is an expression of the fact that we feel ourselves oppressed and borne down by sympathy on... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:6

For the waters of Nimrim - It is supposed by some that the prophet here states the cause why the Moabites would flee to the cities of the south, to wit, that the “waters” of the northern cities would fail, and the country become desolate, and that they would seek support in the south. But it is more probable that he is simply continuing the description of the desolation that would come upon Moab. Nimrah, or Beth Nimra, meaning a “house of limpid waters,” was a city of Reuben east of the Dead... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 15:6

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