Bible Commentary

For the fields of Heshbon languish, [and] the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come [even] unto Jazer, they wandered [through] the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. 8. the fields ] means here as in Deu 32:32 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:8”

Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken. 7. 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. Hos 3:1, R.V.). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:7”

We have heard of the pride of Moab; [he is] very proud: [even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: [but] his lies [shall] not [be] so. 6. (Jer 48:29-30.) The prayer is rejected. The writer, speaking in the name of his countrymen, exposes the hollowness of Moab’s professions of allegiance and submission, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:6”

And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness. 5. And in mercy ] If we follow Hitzig’s view of Isa 16:4 this would be rendered “then in mercy.” The phraseology of the verse is Messianic … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:5”

Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. 4. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab ] Rather, Let the outcasts of Moab sojourn with thee … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:4”

Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not him that wandereth. 3. Take counsel, execute judgment ] Or, apply counsel, perform arbitration; i.e. “adopt wise and effectual measures to defend us from our enemies.” make thy shadow as the night ] Be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:3”

For it shall be, [that], as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, [so] the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. 2. The verse gives no good sense in its present position. Not only does it obscure the connexion between Isa 16:1 and Isa 16:3, but its language of prediction … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:2”

Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. 1. Send ye the lamb ] R.V. the lambs. The imper. expresses dramatically the result of the deliberations of the Moabites. The word “lamb” is to be taken collectively; it denotes the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 16:1”

For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land. 9. the waters of Dimon ] Dimon is generally supposed to be another form of Dibon, chosen for the sake of an alliteration with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 15:9”

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim. 8. Summing up the effect of the previous description and explaining the forsaking of the land. the cry (of destruction, Isa 15:5) is gone round ] We should expect the two places in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 15:8”