Isaiah 16
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1Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land,#16:1. Referring to the king of Judah. from Sela through the desert, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.#16:1. “The daughter of Zion” is Jerusalem. 2The Moabite women at the fords of the Arnon#16:2. This was the ancient boundary between the Moabites and the Amorites. After the Israelites conquered the Amorites, their territory was meant to have been taken over by the tribes of Reuben and Dan, yet they did not fully approach this border. What seems to be happening here is that these inhabitants of Moab are wondering whether they should cross the river and leave their homeland. are like birds fluttering around when their nest is destroyed. 3Think about it and make a decision. Make your shadow as invisible at midday as during the night. Hide the refugees; don't betray them as they run away.#16:3. Some believe these words are from the Moabites to the people of Judah, others see them as the prophet's advice to the Moabites, encouraging them to look after refugees from Judah. 4Let my refugees stay among you, Moab.#16:4. Or “Let my refugees from Moab stay among you.” Hide them from our enemies until the destroyer is no more, the destruction is over, and the aggressive invaders have gone.
5Then a kingdom will be set up based on trustworthy love, and on its throne will sit a faithful king from the line of David. He will judge fairly, and will be passionately committed to doing what is right.
6We know all about the pride of the Moabites, how terribly vain and conceited they are, completely arrogant! But their boasting is false. 7All the Moabites grieve for Moab. They all mourn the loss of the raisin cakes#16:7. Not only a valuable food item, but also much used in pagan worship festivals. of Kir-hareseth, all of them destroyed. 8Heshbon's fields have dried up, as have Sibmah's grapevines. The rulers of the nations have trampled down the vines that once branched out to Jazer and east towards the desert, and west as far as the sea.
9So I cry with Jazer for Sibmah's vines; I soak Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Nobody shouts in celebration over your summer fruit and your harvest any more. 10Joy and happiness are gone. Nobody celebrates in the harvest fields or the vineyards; nobody shouts happily. Nobody treads grapes in the winepresses. I have stopped their cheering. 11Heartbroken I cry for Moab like sad music on a harp; deep inside I weep for Kir-hareseth. 12The Moabites go and wear themselves out worshiping at their high places. They go to their shrines to pray, but it does them no good.
13This is the message that the Lord has already delivered about Moab. 14But now the Lord speaks again, and says, In three years, just as a contract worker precisely counts years, Moab's glory will turn into something to be laughed at. Despite there being so many Moabites now, soon there will only be a few feeble people left.
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Isaiah 16
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Chapter 16
Moab's troubles
1We must send sheep as gifts to the ruler of our land. Send them from Sela across the desert. Send them to Mount Zion in Jerusalem. #16:1 The Moabite leaders are deciding what they should do.
2Moab's women are standing at the shore of Arnon river. They want to go across. They are like birds that people have chased out of their nests.
3The Moabites say, ‘Tell us what we should do! Help us in our troubles! Give us some shade in the middle of the day! Hide the people who are escaping! Our enemies are chasing us. Do not let them find us. 4Let us escape from Moab and come to live among you. Our enemy wants to destroy us. Please keep us safe!’
Yes, one day, the cruel enemy will have gone. He will no longer attack the land and destroy it. 5One of David's descendants will rule as king. He will be true and honest. He will judge people in a fair way. He will quickly bring justice among his people.
6The people of Judah say, ‘We know how proud Moab's people are. We have heard how they boast about themselves. They think that they can do anything that they want. But all their pride is empty and useless!’
7Because of their troubles, Moab's people weep. They are all very upset. They are sad because there are no more sweet raisins from Kir-Hareseth!
8Yes, nothing grows in Heshbon's fields. There are no grapes on Sibmah's vines. The rulers of other nations have destroyed the vineyards. The branches of those vines reached as far as Jazer, and the desert. They even grew to go across the sea. #16:8 The vines are a picture of Moab's strength. Other nations enjoyed the good things that they received from Moab. 9Because of that, I weep for the vines of Sibmah, as Jazer weeps. I pour out my tears all over you, Heshbon and Elealeh. Your people no longer sing because they are happy at harvest time. There is no more fruit on your trees or crops in your fields. 10Nobody is happy in the fields. Nobody sings or shouts with joy in the vineyards. Nobody squeezes the grapes to make wine. I have caused all the happy noise to stop.
11So I cry deep inside me for Moab. I cry like the sad music of a harp. I am very upset for Kir-Hareseth.
12Moab's people go to their altars and temples to pray for help from their gods. But they will only become tired. Their prayers will be useless.
13That is the message that the Lord has already spoken about Moab. 14But now the Lord says, ‘In three years' time, all Moab's glory will have gone. Count every day of those years, as if you are working to receive money. After that, there will only be a few of Moab's people who are still alive. Now they are many and they are strong. But by then they will be few and weak.’
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