Send — The prophet continues his prophecy against Moab, and gives them counsel what to do, to prevent, if possible, the desolation. Make your peace with God, by sacrifice, for all your injuries done to him, and to his people. Sela — An eminent city of Moab, seated upon a rock. Unto the mount — Unto... [ Continue Reading ]
Cast out — Which knows not whither to go. Arnon — Which was the border of the land of Moab, where they were, with design to flee out of their land, tho' they knew not whither.... [ Continue Reading ]
Take counsel — Consider seriously what course to take. Shadow — Or, as the shadow of the night, large and dark, as the shadow of the earth is in the night — season. Conceal and protect my people in the time of their distress. The out — casts — Those of my people who are driven out of their land. Wan... [ Continue Reading ]
Mine out — casts — Whom tho' I have sorely chastened, yet I own for my people. At an end — Shall shortly be destroyed, and then thou wilt not lose the fruit of thy kindness. The present tense is put for the future.... [ Continue Reading ]
In mercy — By my mercy. I am now punishing their sins, yet I will deliver them for my own mercy's sake. The throne — The kingdom of Judah. He — Their king. In truth — That is, firmly and constantly; for truth is often put for the stability and certainty of a thing, as 2 Chronicles 32:1; Proverbs 11:... [ Continue Reading ]
We — 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 — His vain imaginations, and false and crafty counsels, sha... [ Continue Reading ]
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 it was more lamented. Stricken — Or, broken, overthrown or destroyed.... [ Continue Reading ]
The lords — The Assyrians or Chaldeans, the great rulers of the eastern nations. Plants — The choicest vines. Under which one particular he seems to understand, not only all other fruits and goods, but even their choicest people. They — The lords of the heathen are come as far as Jazer, which is the... [ Continue Reading ]
Sibmah — I will bewail Sibmah, as I did bewail Jazer, which was destroyed before Sibmah. Fallen — Those joyful shouts which were customary in the time of harvest and vintage, shall cease.... [ Continue Reading ]
Treaders — In those times they used to squeeze out the juice of their grapes by treading them with their feet.... [ Continue Reading ]
My bowels — Thro' compassion. In excessive grief, the bowels are sometimes rolled together, so as to make an audible noise.... [ Continue Reading ]
When — When it shall appear that all their other devotions are vain. His sanctuary — To the temple of his great god Chemosh. But — His god can neither hear nor help him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Since — Since the beginning of God's revelation to me concerning Moab, hitherto.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord — Hath made this farther discovery of his mind to me. Three years — This may well be understood of some great blow given to the Moabites, either by Sennacherib, or his son Esarhaddon, from which notwithstanding they recovered and flourished again 'till Nebuchadnezzar compleated their destru... [ Continue Reading ]