_Against Moab_ Hebrew, למואב, _To_, or, _concerning Moab, thus saith the Lord of hosts_ This prophecy concerning the Moabites, as also the following which respect the Ammonites, Edomites, and other neighbouring nations, are supposed to have been fulfilled during the siege of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar:... [ Continue Reading ]
_There shall be no more praise of Moab_ The glory of Moab shall be contemned, as Isaiah speaks, Isaiah 16:14. Every thing for which it was famous shall be destroyed. _In Heshbon they have devised evil against it_ Heshbon was the capital city of the Moabites: when the Chaldeans made themselves master... [ Continue Reading ]
_Chemosh shall go_, &c. Chemosh was the idol of the Moabites, Numbers 21:29. _The valley also shall perish and the plain_ Those who live in the country, with their flocks and pastures, shall be involved in the same calamity with the inhabitants of the cities. _Give wings to Moab_, &c. It is not a co... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moab hath been at ease_ Or, _hath been opulent_, as the Chaldee renders שׁאנן, _from his youth_ Moab was an ancient kingdom, and had enjoyed great tranquillity, though a small country and surrounded with potent neighbours. It had now been in a state of peace and prosperity since the time of Shalman... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh_, &c. They shall be disappointed in their expectations of succour from their tutelary idol, as the ten tribes have been in the trust they reposed in the calf they worshipped at Bethel. _Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities_ The words _out of_ are not i... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon_ Thou that art exalted in pride, and rendered effeminate through luxury: Dibon being one of the chief cities of Moab; _come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst_ Submit to a mean condition, wherein thou shalt feel the want of all the conveniences of life. The... [ Continue Reading ]
_Make ye him drunken_ God's judgments are often represented under the metaphor of a cup of intoxicating liquors: see note on Jeremiah 25:15. _Moab also shall wallow in his vomit_ The judgments which God sends upon him shall expose him to the scorn of his enemies; just as a drunken man is the object... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities_ The walls of which will not be sufficient to defend you from the sword of the enemy. _And dwell in the rock_ Hide yourselves in the rocks and caverns of your country. _And be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth_ That is, _on t... [ Continue Reading ]
Jeremiah 48:29 ; JEREMIAH 48:39. _We have heard the pride of Moab_ The several synonymous terms made use of in this verse are meant to express the great pride and insolence of Moab. Though some of these terms are not found in the parallel passage, (Isaiah 16:6,) yet in the main they agree therewith;... [ Continue Reading ]
_Therefore will I howl for Moab_ See note on Isaiah 15:5. _I will cry out for all Moab_ The whole country of Moab: the phrase is the same with _whole Palestina, Isaiah 14:31_. _For the men of Kirheres_ See note on Isaiah 16:7; Isaiah 16:11. _O vine of Sibmah_ The expressions here denote the destruct... [ Continue Reading ]
_From the cry of Heshbon_ When Heshbon was taken by the enemy, the cry of the inhabitants reached as far as Elealeh and Jahaz: the same was likewise heard from Zoar to Horonaim. _As a heifer of three years old_ The meaning undoubtedly is, that the cry of Moab, beginning at Heshbon, was continued on... [ Continue Reading ]
_Behold, he shall fly as an eagle_ Conquerors are often compared to eagles and other birds of prey; and the encamping of their armies is represented by the spreading of the wings of such fowls. _The mighty men's hearts shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs_ They shall be dismayed at the appr... [ Continue Reading ]
_They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon_, &c. They that fled for fear of the enemies' forces thought to find shelter and safety in Heshbon, a strong fenced city. Or, instead of, _because of the force_, the Hebrew מכח, may be rendered _for want of force_, or _strength_, namely, force of the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab_ “The Moabites were afterward restored to their country, as appears from Josephus, _Antiq._ lib. 13. c. 17. But these and similar promises of mercy after judgment are chiefly to be understood of the conversion of the Gentiles under the gospel, called the... [ Continue Reading ]