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Isaiah 16:7

Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, lamenting its own ruin; every one shall howl; for the foundations of Kir-hareseth, the ruins of its strongest fortress, shall ye mourn, for this citadel of brick would be razed, or its grape-cakes would no more be available; surely they are stricken, rather, the people of Moab, utterly stricken by this calamity, would lament.

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See also Isaiah 16:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 16:7. _FOR THE FOUNDATIONS OF KIR-HARESETH _- "For the men of Kirhares."] A palpable mistake in this place is happily corrected by the parallel text of Jeremiah 48:31, where, instead of...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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 ci...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 16 The Burden of Moab Continued 1. _God's call to Moab to repent (Isaiah 16:1)_ 2. _Moab's pride and judgment (Isaiah 16:6)_ The fifteenth and sixteenth Chapter s form one prophecy. Moab's l...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    The Moabites now in Sela, a city of Edom (2 Kings 14:7 *; _cf._ Judges 1:36, _mg.*),_ exhort each other to send the tribute of lambs once paid to Israel (2 Kings 3:4) to Jerusalem to secure her protec...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    KIR-HARESETH. Some codices read "Kir-harasheth". STRICKEN. worn away. Hebrew. _naka'._ Occurs only here....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    (Cf. Jeremiah 48:31-32.) Moab's last hope being thus disappointed, the poet resumes his lament over the doomed people....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the foundations_ R.V. renders rightly RAISIN-CAKES. These cakes of compressed grapes are mentioned less as an article of commerce than as a delicacy used at religious feasts (cf. Hosea 3:1, R.V.). Th...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    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 ca...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    c. INSOLENCE TEXT: Isaiah 16:6-12 6 We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought. 7 Therefore shall Moa...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. THEREFORE SHALL MOAB HOWL - all hope of being allowed shelter...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    16:7 foundations (b-15) Or 'raisin-cakes.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    FOUNDATIONS] RV 'raisin-cakes': cp. Hosea 3:1. The trade in these would cease through the desolation of the vineyards. KIRHARESETH] named in 2 Kings 3:25 as a strong fortress....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. RV 'Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela _which is_ toward the wilderness,' etc. Mesha, king of Moab, had rendered to Israel tribute of lambs and rams (2 Kings 3:4). The prophet he...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    A proud attitude is not merely stupid. It always disappoints. And it ends in tears....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 16 MOAB ASKS FOR HELP V1 From the town called Sela in the desert, M...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לָכֵ֗ן יְיֵלִ֥יל מֹואָ֛ב לְ מֹואָ֖ב כֻּלֹּ֣ה...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Continuing the prophecy concerning Moab, the prophet proceeds to describe how in her distress she will appeal to Judah for sanctuary Isaiah 16:1). This will be refused, and so great will be the distre...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] (g) stricken. (g) For all your mourning, yet the city will be destroyed...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Walls. Hebrew, "Kir-hareseth," chap. xv. 1. (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If the Reader looks closely to what is here said concerning Moab, he will find it a suited representation of all the pride and ostentation of all the flourishing nations of the earth. The pride of Moa...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    7._Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab. _(260) He declares more plainly what has been already said, that this _pride_, and the cruelty which springs from it, will be the cause of their destruction. Sinc...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 15, 16, 17, AND 18. In Chapter s 15 and 16 Moab is judged. They are warned that the throne of David shall be established, and the oppressor consumed out of th...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEREFORE SHALL MOAB HOWL FOR MOAB,.... One Moabite shall mourn for another; the living for the dead; or one part of the country for another; or to Moab, they shall howl in turns, answering to one ano...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken. Ver. 7. _Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab._] One Moabite to...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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 upo...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    MOURN: Or, mutter...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-14 Those who will not be counselled, cannot be helped. More souls are ruined by pride than by any other sin whatever. Also, the very proud are commonly very passionate. With lies many seek to gain...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    FOR MOAB; for itself; the noun put for the pronoun, as is usual in the Hebrew text. Or, _to Moab_. One Moabite shall howl or lament to or for another. KIR-HARESETH; an ancient and eminent city of Moab...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 16:7 Moab H4124 wail H3213 (H8686) Moab H4124 wail H3213 (H8686) foundations H808 Hareseth H7025 mourn...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE REQUEST TO JUDAH IS NEVER ACTUALISED BECAUSE OF THE PRIDE OF MOAB, WITH SAD RESULTS (ISAIAH 16:6). Analysis of Isaiah 16:6. a We have heard of the pride of Moab, (he is very proud), even of his...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 16 MOAB, HER REFUGEES IN DESPERATE STRAITS, SEEK REFUGE IN EDOM AND CONSIDER REFUGE IN JUDAH, BUT DECIDE AGAINST IT. God was ready to provide Moab with a safe shelter in Judah, but they prefe...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Women of Moab anticipate the Davidic Kingdom and lament the pride of Moab. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who will not yield to the fear of God, will be made to yield to the fear of ev...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 16:1. _Send ye the lamb from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion._ Send the tribute of the lambs from all the towns of Moab, and seek alliance with the house of David,...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 16:6 Moab’s PRIDE is their doom, portrayed as a vineyard cut down. THEREFORE (vv. Isaiah 16:7,...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 16:1 THE BURDEN OF MOAB (CONTINUED). This portion of the "burden" is divided into three sections. In section 1 (from Isaiah 16:1 to the end of...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn to Isaiah chapter 16 as we continue our study through the prophecy of Isaiah. Now, in these next few Chapter s that we are covering here in Isaiah, behind the scenes Assyria is arising as a...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 3:25; Isaiah 15:1; Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 16:11; Isaiah 8:19;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Moab — One Moabite shall howl or lament to or for another. Kirhareseth — An ancient and eminent city of Moab, which was preserved when their other cities were ruined, and therefore the destruction of...

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