Isaiah 16:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 16:7-14

Lament over Moab. I. MOAB 'S SELF - LAMENTATION . "Moab will wail for Moab; everything will wail." In her misery and distress, she reflects on her beauty. A fair land is like a fair maiden, and her desolation excites the like poignant self-pity. "I know not a greater grief," said Dante, "than to recall the happy time in the midst of distress." The picture of Moab ' s former happiness . The vineyard and all its gladdening associations represent the endearing charms of the land.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 16:6

We have heard of the pride of Moab - We Jews; we have “all” heard of it; that is, we “know” that he is proud. The evident design of the prophet here is, to say that Moab was so proud, and was well known to be so haughty, that he would “reject” this counsel. He would neither send the usual tribute to the land of Judea Isaiah 16:1, thus acknowledging his dependence on them; nor would he give protection to the exiled Jews as they should wander through his land, and “thus” endeavor to conciliate... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 16:7

Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab - One part of the nation shall mourn for another; they shall howl, or lament, in alternate responses. Jerome renders it, ‘the people (shall howl) to the city; the city to the provinces.’ The general idea is, that there would be an universal lamentation throughout the land. This would be the punishment which would result from their pride in neglecting to send the tribute and seeking the favor of the Jews; or they would lament because the expectation of finding... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 16:6-7

Isaiah 16:6-7. We have heard of the pride of Moab, &c. The prophet, having spoken to the Moabites, now turns his speech to God’s people. The sense is, I do not expect that my counsels will have any good effect upon Moab; they will still carry themselves insolently and outrageously. His lies shall not be so His vain imaginations, and false and crafty counsels, shall not take effect. Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab One Moabite shall howl or lament to or for another; for the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:1-14

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 16:6

We. Compare Isaiah 6:8 . Genesis 1:26 . his lies shall not be so = his resources do not correspond. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 16:7

Kir-hareseth. Some codices read "Kir-harasheth". stricken = worn away. Hebrew. naka'. Occurs only here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 16:6

"We have heard of the pride of Moab, and that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are naught. Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, everyone shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken, For the fields of Heshbon languisheth, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice branches thereof, which reached even unto Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness; its shoots were spread... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 16:6

Isaiah 16:6. We have heard of the pride of Moab— These words exhibit the effect or success of the counsel. The prophet shews that the Moabites would not receive, but despise it; the cause whereof he shews to be, the arrogance and pride of the nation; and the immediate cause of that pride, he tells us, are the diviners and vain speakers who excited the Moabites against the Jews, and promised them prosperity of a long continuance; whose vain speeches are called by the prophet, the not-right, the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 16:7-8

Isaiah 16:7-8. Therefore shall Moab howl— The prophet, foreseeing that the Moabites would proudly reject the counsel he gave them, takes occasion thence to repeat and continue his tragical prophecy concerning the calamity which should happen to them by the divine determination. This prophesy is of the same argument with that preceding, and reaches to the 13th verse. It may be divided into three sentences; the first contained in the 7th and 8th verses; the second in the 9th and 10th; the third... read more

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