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Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 15:1-9

Chapter 15Now in chapter 15, he turns his attention against Moab, that area that lies just east of the Jordan and of the Dead Sea. And he begins to speak of the destruction of Moab and of some of the major cities in Moab. The cities that are destroyed at night.Ar is laid waste, and brought to silence; Kir is laid waste, and brought to silence ( Isaiah 15:1 );And these other cities, Bajith and Dibon, and so forth. Howling then over the mountains. Mount Nebo and Medeba, which is just east and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 15:1-9

Isaiah 15:1 . The burden of Moab. Joshua had spared this nation by divine command, being, as descendants of Lot, relatives of the Hebrews. Deuteronomy 2:9. But they made no returns: Eglon king of Moab oppressed them for eighteen years. Josephus remarks, that when the affairs of the Israelites were prosperous the Moabites claimed kindred with them, but disowned them in times of adversity. Moab had now dwelt at ease from her youth; partial wars had not destroyed her cities. At length her... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 15:1-9

Isaiah 15:1-9The harden of MoabThe Moabite stoneFrom the inscription of Mesha (c. 900 B.C.), found at Dibon in 1869, and commonly known as the “Moabite stone,” we learn that the Moabites spoke a language differing only dialectically from Hebrew; and it is probable also that, in matters of material prosperity and civilisation, Moab stood hardly upon an inferior level to Israel itself. (Prof. S. R. Driver, D. D.)The prophet’s pity for MoabThere is no prophecy in the Book of Isaiah in which the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:9

Isa 15:9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land. Ver. 9. For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood. ] Non tingentur solum, sed etiam inundabunt and the bloody enemy shall haply be heard to cry out, as once Hannibal did when he saw a pit full of man’s blood, O formosum spectaculum! O brave sight! The very name Dimon signifieth bloody, so called, as some think, on this... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 15:9

Dimon: Some have Dibon; and Jerome says that the same town was called both Dibon and Dimon. more: Heb. additions, Leviticus 26:18, Leviticus 26:21, Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:28, Jeremiah 48:43-Romans : lions: Leviticus 26:22, 2 Kings 17:25, Jeremiah 15:3, Amos 5:19 him: Bp. Lowth, upon the authority of the LXX, renders, "upon the escaped of Moab, and Ariel, and the remnant of Admah. Reciprocal: Numbers 21:30 - Dibon read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 15:9

For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.More — More than hath been already mentioned.Lions — God shall send lions to find out those that escape the fury of men. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 15:8-9

8, 9. The cry is gone round about Moab becomes in this picture the prey of the enemy throughout. The wail extends from one extreme of the land to the other. Eglaim A double fountain. Eusebius says it was eight Roman miles south of Ar. The place was probably a town site. Beer-elim Was to the northeast, if Numbers 21:16-17, be an indication to judge from. Waters of Dimon By easy change of labials, ב for מ , this was Dibon, already noticed. So Gesenius. But this is scarcely better than... read more