Isaiah 15:4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:1-5

The country of Moab was of small extent, but very fruitful. It bordered upon the lot of Reuben on the other side Jordan and upon the Dead Sea. Naomi went to sojourn there when there was a famine in Canaan. This is the country which (it is here foretold) should be wasted and grievously harassed, not quite ruined, for we find another prophecy of its ruin (Jer. 48:1-47), which was accomplished by Nebuchadnezzar. This prophecy here was to be fulfilled within three years (Isa. 16:14), and therefore... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 15:4

And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh ,.... Two other cities in the land of Moab. The first of these was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who took it from the Moabites, Numbers 21:25 it came into the hands of the Reubenites, Numbers 32:3 and afterwards was again possessed by the Moabites, Jeremiah 48:2 . Josephus F20 Antiqu. l. 13. c. 15. sect. 4. calls it Essebon, and mentions it among the cities of Moab; it goes by the name of Esbuta in Ptolemy F21 Geograph. l. 5. c.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 15:4

The armed soldiers "The very loins" - So the Septuagint, ἡ οσφυς , and the Syriac. They cry out violently, with their utmost force. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:1-9

THE BURDEN OF MOAB . The present chapter and the next are very closely connected, and may be regarded as together constituting "the burden of Moab." It has been argued on critical grounds that the bulk of the prophecy is quoted by Isaiah from an earlier writer, and that he has merely modified the wording and added a few touches here and there (so Gesenius, Rosenmüller, Hitzig, Maurer, Ewald, Knobel, and Cheyne). Jeremiah is thought to have also based his "judgment of Moab" ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:1-9

Oracle concerning Moab. I. HISTORY or Moan. Zoar was the cradle of the race, the house of the tribal father Lot. While the brother-tribe of Ammon wandered to the pastures of the northeast, Moab remained nearer the original seat. They were confined to a narrower district by the invasion of the Amorites ( Numbers 21:26-30 ; Deuteronomy 2:10 , Deuteronomy 2:11 ). Their long feud with the tribe of Benjamin lasted to the time of Saul. But in the Book of Ruth we have a pleasant glimpse... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 15:4

Heshbon shall cry . Heshbon, now Hesban , lay about twenty miles east of the Jordan, nearly on the parallel of its embouchure into the Dead Sea. It was the capital city of Sihon ( Numbers 21:21 ), who took it from the Moabites. On the partition of Palestine among the tribes of Israel, it was assigned to Reuben ( Numbers 32:37 ; Joshua 13:17 ); but at a later time we find it reckoned to Gad ( 1 Chronicles 6:81 ). We do not know at what time Moab recovered Heshbon, but may conjecture... 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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 15:4

Isaiah 15:4. And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh Two other Moabitish cities; of which see Numbers 21:25-26; Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:37. Their voice shall be heard unto Jahaz Another city in the utmost borders of Moab. The armed soldiers shall cry out Even the warriors themselves, who should defend the state, shall lose all their spirit and courage, and join in the general lamentation and dismay: see Jeremiah 48:34; Jeremiah 48:41. His life shall be grievous unto him The Moabites shall... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 15:1-9

Devastation in Moab (15:1-16:14)The place names mentioned in these two chapters indicate that the attack on Moab comes from the north, most likely from Assyria. The attack is swift and ruthless, and towns fall in a night. Wherever a person looks, there is mourning (15:1-4). Even Isaiah weeps as he sees the people fleeing pitifully, rushing along the streets, across the streams and over the fields that have been damaged by the invading armies. They take with them whatever precious possessions... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 15:4

Heshbon. Now Heshoan. The capital of the Amorites. Rebuilt by Reuben (Numbers 32:37 ). cry = cry in pain. Elealeh. Nowel' Al, near Heshbon. Compare Isaiah 16:9 . Numbers 32:3 , Numbers 32:37 . Jeremiah 48:34 . Jahaz. Not identified. Numbers 21:23 .Deuteronomy 2:32 .Judges 11:20 . armed soldiers = light-armed troopers. cry out = shout for joy. ife = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . grievous unto him = vexed within him. read more

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