Isaiah 15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:5

Denunciations of God's wrath upon sinners compatible with the deepest pity for them. It is sometimes assumed that those who exert themselves earnestly to set before men the severer aspects of religion, who, like Paul before Felix, "reason of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come " ( Acts 24:25 ), must be persons of harsh, stern, and pitiless tempers, devoid of the gentler feelings, or at any rate without keen sympathy with their fellow-men. The advocates of universal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:6

The waters of Nimrim shall be desolate . The Wady Numeira is a watercourse running into the Dead Sea from the east, hallway between the promontory called the "Lisan" and the sea's southern extremity. It is fed by "six or seven springs"—"plenteous brooks gushing from the lofty hills" (Tristram), and boasts along its banks a number of "well-watered gardens." There is no reason to doubt the identity of this stream with "the waters of Nimrim." Their "desolation" was probably caused by the enemy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:6

Divine judgments in precise adaptations. The point which arrests attention here is that Moab, being so largely a sheep-feeding country, was dependent on its pastures, and these were dependent on the dews, and rains, and fountains, and streams. To a grazing country no greater calamity, no more precisely adapted calamity, could come than is described in this verse: "The waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing." Possibly the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Section I - The Time of the ProphecyThis and the following chapter make one entire prophecy, and should not have been divided. At what time it was delivered is unknown. The only period which is designated is, that it was to be fulfilled in three years from the time when it was uttered Isaiah 16:14. Lowth supposes that it was delivered soon after the former, in the first years of the reign of Hezekiah, and that it was fulfilled in the fourth year of his reign, when Shalmanezer invaded 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

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