Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. It had taken part with the Chaldeans against Judea (). Fulfilled by Nebuchadnezzar five years after the destruction of Jerusalem,... [ Continue Reading ]
There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. THERE SHALL BE NO MORE PRAISE OF MOAB - - (Isaiah 16:14, "The glory of Moab shall be contemned... [ Continue Reading ]
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. HORONAIM - the same as the city Avara, mentioned by Ptolemy. The word means the double caves (Sanballat, the opponent of the re-building of the temple, was a "Horonite" - i:e., a Moabite of Horonaim, ; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. HER LITTLE ONES HAVE CAUSED A CRY - heightening the distress of the scene. The foe do not spare even infants.... [ Continue Reading ]
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. IN THE GOING UP OF LUHITH ... GOING DOWN OF HORONAIM - Horonaim lay in a plain, Luhith on a height. To the latter, therefore, the Moabites would flee, with... [ Continue Reading ]
Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. FLEE, SAVE YOUR LIVES. They exhort one another to flee. BE LIKE THE HEATH - or the juniper (see note, ). Maurer translates, 'be like one naked in the wilderness.' But the sense is, Live in the wilderness like heath, or juniper; do... [ Continue Reading ]
For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together. BECAUSE THOU HAST TRUSTED IN THY WORKS namely, fortifications built by thy work. Moab was famous for its fortresses and... [ Continue Reading ]
And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken. THE VALLEY ... SHALL PERISH - i:e., those dwelling in the valley.... [ Continue Reading ]
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. GIVE WINES ... - (Psalms 55:6). Unless it gets wings, it cannot escape the foe. "Wing" [ tsiyts (H6731)], the Hebrew root, meaning is a flower (Job 14:2), so the flower-li... [ Continue Reading ]
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. CURSED BE HE THAT DOETH THE WORK OF THE LORD - the divinely appointed utter devastation of Moab. NEGLIGENTLY. To represent how entirely this is God's will, a curse is pronounced o... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. MOAB HATH BEEN AT EASE FROM HIS YOUTH, AND HE HATH SETTLED ON HIS LEES... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. I WILL SEND UNTO HIM WANDERERS, THAT SHALL CAUSE HIM TO WANDER - rather, 'pourers out that shall pour him out' [ tso`iym (H... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence. MOAB SHALL BE ASHAMED OF CHEMOSH - i:e., shall have the shame of disappointment as to the hopes she entertained of aid from Chemosh, her idol. AS ... ISRAEL WAS ASHAMED OF BETHEL THEIR CONFIDEN... [ Continue Reading ]
_HOW SAY YE, WE ARE MIGHTY AND STRONG MEN FOR THE WAR?_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. MOAB IS ... GONE UP ... HIS CHOSEN YOUNG MEN ARE GONE DOWN TO THE SLAUGHTER - in antithesis. OUT OF HER CITIES - rather, 'Moab ... and her citie... [ Continue Reading ]
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. THE CALAMITY OF MOAB IS NEAR - to the prophet's eye, though probably 23 years elapsed between the utterance of the prophecy, in the 4th year of Jehoiakim (2 Kings 24:1), and its fulfillment in the 5th year of Nebuchadnezzar.... [ Continue Reading ]
All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! ALL YE THAT ARE ABOUT HIM, BEMOAN HIM - not that Moab deserves pity, but this mode of expression pictures more vividly the grievousness of Moab's calamities. ALL YE... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds. THOU DAUGHTER - (, "O virgin daughter of Babylon"). THAT DOST INHABIT - now so securely settled, as if in a lasting habitation.... [ Continue Reading ]
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done? AROER - on the north bank of the Arnon, a city of Ammon (; ). O INHABITANT OF AROER, STAND BY THE WAY, AND ESPY; ASK HIM THAT FLEETH ... WHAT IS DONE? As it was on "the way" of... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, MOAB IS CONFOUNDED - answer of the flying Moabites to the Ammonite inquirers (; ). He enumerates the Moabite cities at length, as it seemed so incredible that all should be so utterly ruined. Many... [ Continue Reading ]
And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, JUDGMENT IS COME UPON THE PLAIN (). Not only the mountainous regions, but also the plain shall be wasted. HOLON - (cf. ). JAHAZAH - where Sihon fought against Israel (; ). MEPHAATH - (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblatha'im, BETHDIBLATHAIM - the house of Diblathaim ("Almon-diblathaim," ; "Diblath," Ezek. 6:24 ). Not far from mount Nebo ().... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon, BETH-GAMUL - meaning the city of camels. BETH-MEON - the house of habitation. Beth-baal-meon (). Now its ruins are called Miun.... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. KERIOTH - (; ). BOZRAH - see note, . At one time under the dominion of Edom, though belonging originally to Moab BOZRAH - see note, . At one time under the dominion of Edom, though belonging originally... [ Continue Reading ]
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD. THE HORN OF MOAB IS CUT OFF. The horn is the emblem of strength and sovereignty: it is the horned animal's means of offence and defense (; ; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. MAKE YE HIM DRUNKEN - (note, ; ). Intoxicate him with the cup of divine wrath, so as to be in helpless distraction. FOR HE MAGNIFIED HIMSELF AGAINST THE LORD -... [ Continue Reading ]
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. (, "I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people"). A DERISION. The Hebrew has the article: referri... [ Continue Reading ]
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. BE LIKE THE DOVE THAT MAKETH HER NEST IN THE SIDES OF THE HOLE'S MOUTH. Doves often have their nests in "the sides" of caverns. No longer shalt thou have... [ Continue Reading ]
We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. THE PRIDE OF MOAB - (Isaiah 16:6). Moab was the trumpeter of his own fame. Jeremiah adds "loftiness and arrogancy" to Isaiah's picture ("We have heard of th... [ Continue Reading ]
I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it. I KNOW HIS WRATH - Moab's "proud arrogancy" (), or "wrath" against my people, is not unknown to me. BUT IT SHALL NOT BE SO - the result shall not be so as he thinks: his lies shall not so effect what he... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. I WILL CRY OUT FOR ... MOAB - not that it deserves pity, but the prophet's "crying" for it vividly represents the greatness of the calamity. KIR-HERES - Kir-hareseth, in , see note... [ Continue Reading ]
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. I WILL WEEP FOR THEE WITH THE WEEPING OF JAZER - with the same weeping as Jazer, now vanquish... [ Continue Reading ]
And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting. GLADNESS IS TAKEN FROM THE PLENTIFUL FIELD - rather, 'is taken from Carmel;' as the parallel... [ Continue Reading ]
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. FROM THE CRY OF HESHBON EVEN UNTO ELEALEH. Those who fly from Heshbon, on its capture, sh... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods. I WILL CAUSE TO CEASE ... HIM THAT OFFERETH - namely, whole burnt offerings, as the Hebrew requires (Grotius). (Compare the awful burnt offering of his oldest s... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished. MY HEART SHALL SOUND FOR MOAB - (notes, ; ). LIKE PIPES - a plaintive instrument, therefore used at funerals and in general... [ Continue Reading ]
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. EVERY HEAD SHALL BE BALD - (note, , "Baldness is come upon Gaza;" Isaiah 15:2). UPON ALL THE HANDS SHALL BE CUTTINGS - i:e., upon all the arms, in which such cuttings used... [ Continue Reading ]
There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD. LIKE A VESSEL WHEREIN IS NO PLEASURE - (note, ). A vessel cast aside by the potter as refuse, not answering his design.... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. HOW IS IT BROKEN DOWN. "It" - i:e., Moab. HOW ... HOW - prodigious, yet sure to happen. HOW HATH MOAB TURNED THE BACK - not daring to s... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. HE SHALL FLY AS AN EAGLE. "He" - i:e., Nebuzaradan, the captain of Nebuchadnezzar. AS AN EAGLE - not to hear them "on eagles' wings" (; ), as God does His people, but to pounce on them as a prey (;... [ Continue Reading ]
Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. THE MIGHTY MEN'S HEARTS IN MOAB AT THAT DAY SHALL BE AS THE HEART OF A WOMAN IN HER PANGS - ().... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD. BECAUSE HE HATH MAGNIFIED HIMSELF AGAINST THE LORD - (note, ).... [ Continue Reading ]
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. FEAR, AND THE PIT, AND THE SNARE, SHALL BE UPON THEE - (note, Isaiah 24:17). "Fear" is the technical term for the cord with feathers of various colours which, when fluttered in the air, scare birds into t... [ Continue Reading ]
They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. THEY THAT FLED STOOD UNDER THE SHADOW OF HESHBON. They th... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. WOE BE UNTO THEE, O MOAB! THE PEOPLE OF CHEMOSH PERISHETH ... Copied from .... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab. YET WILL I BRING AGAIN THE CAPTIVITY OF MOAB - restoration promised to Moab for righteous Lot's sake, their progenitor (; ; ). Compare the same promise of restoration as to Egypt, ;... [ Continue Reading ]