John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 16:10
And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field ,.... Or "is gathered" F8 נאסף "colligetur", Montanus; "ad verbum, collectum est", Vatablus. , though their harvest was not; all cause of joy and gladness was removed; a plentiful field being foraged, trampled upon, and destroyed by the enemy, and left desolate without any to manure it: and in the vineyards there shall be no singing ; as there used to be by the men that gathered the grapes, and trod the wine presses;... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 16:6-14
Here we have, I. The sins with which Moab is charged, Isa. 16:6. The prophet seems to check himself for going about to give good counsel to the Moabites, concluding they would not take the advice he gave them. He told them their duty (whether they would hear or whether they would forbear), but despairs of working any good upon them; he would have healed them, but they would not be healed. Those that will not be counselled cannot be helped. Their sins were, 1. Pride. This is most insisted upon;... read more