Isaiah 15:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; ”

Isaiah 15:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The burden of Moab - (see the note at Isaiah 13:1 ). This is the title of the prophecy. The Chaldee renders this, ‘The burden of the cup of malediction which is to come upon Moab.’ Because in...
Isaiah 15:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The (a) burden of Moab. Because in the night (b) Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; (a) See Isaiah 13:1...
Isaiah 15:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Overthrow of Moab. A sudden catastrophe has overwhelmed Ar ( Numbers 21:15 *) and Kir in one night. The daughter (read bath for Bayith; cf . Jeremiah 48:18 ) of Dibon ( Numbers 21:30 *) h...
Isaiah 15:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

burden. The first of the seven burdens. Because . Surely. Moab. Had been subdued by Saul ( 1 Samuel 14:47 ) and David ( 2 Samuel 8:2 ); and paid tribute to Ahab (2Ki 1:1. 2 Kings 3:4 ; 2 Kin...
Isaiah 15:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. The burden of Moab. Here the Prophet prophesies against the Moabites, who were neighbors to the Jews and related to them by blood; for we know that the Moabites were descended from L...
Isaiah 15:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; Because in the night - בליל bele...
Isaiah 15:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The burden of Moab— In this and the next chapter, which contain the third discourse, the prophet, in a most lively manner, foretels the fate of the Moabites; wherein we have, first, the title p...
Isaiah 15:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; Lowth thinks it was delivered...
Isaiah 15:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Burden ] see on Isaiah 13:1 . Because.. night] RV 'For in a night.' Ar of Moab ] i.e. city of Moab. The capital ( Numbers 22:36 ; Joshua 13:16 ) is doubtless meant. The places referred to in...
Isaiah 15:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XV. (1) The burden of Moab. — The oracle which fills the next two Chapter s deals with the coming history of Moab. The comparative obscurity of that history, the names of towns and villages whic...
Isaiah 15:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XVII ISAIAH TO THE FOREIGN NATIONS 736-702 B.C. Isaiah 14:24-32 ; Isaiah 15:1-9 ; Isaiah 16:1-14 ; Isaiah 17:1-14 ; Isaiah 18:1-7 ; Isaiah 19:1-25 ; Isaiah 20:1-6 ; Isaiah 21:1-...
Isaiah 15:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this section we have three prophecies: concerning Assyria Isaiah 14:24-27 ), concerning Philistia Isaiah 14:28-32 ), and the commencement of one concerning Moab (15). This fragment concerning As...
Isaiah 15:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The prophet here enters upon the subject of history: and a woeful account it is. Not a word of comfort through the whole.
Isaiah 15:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The burden of Moab ,.... A heavy, grievous prophecy, concerning the destruction of Moab. The Targum is, "the burden of the cup of cursing, to give Moab to drink.'' This seems to respect the destru...
Isaiah 15:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; Ver. 1. The burden of Moab. ]...
Isaiah 15:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The burden of Moab A prophecy of the destruction of the Moabites, the inveterate and implacable enemies of the Jews, begun by the Assyrian, and finished by the Babylonian monarchs. This prophecy, w...
Isaiah 15:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Burden of Moab. B. C. 725. 1 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is...
Isaiah 15:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

ISAIAH CHAPTER 15 The destruction of Moab. The burden of Moab; a prophecy of the destruction of the Moabites, the inveterate and implacable enemies of the Jews, begun by the Assyrian, and finishe...
Isaiah 15:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘The burden of Moab. For in a night Ar of Moab is laid waste, It is brought to nought. For in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste. It is brought to nought. He is gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon,...
Isaiah 15:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Moab This "burden" had a precursive fulfilment in Sennacherib's invasion, B.C. 704, three years after the prediction ( Isaiah 16:14 ) but the words have a breadth of meaning which includes als...
Isaiah 15:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 15:1 . The burden of Moab. Joshua had spared this nation by divine command, being, as descendants of Lot, relatives of the Hebrews. Deuteronomy 2:9 . But they made no returns: Eglon king o...
Isaiah 15:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

The harden of Moab The Moabite stone From the inscription of Mesha (c. 900 B.C.), found at Dibon in 1869, and commonly known as the “Moabite stone,” we learn that the Moabites spoke a language...
Isaiah 15:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 15:1-23 THE BURDEN OF MOAB . The present chapter and the next are very closely connected, and may be regarded as together constituting "the burden of Moab." It has...
Isaiah 15:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The burden, the sentence of judgment, of Moab, the nation descended from the elder daughter of Lot, occupying the country southeast of the Dead Sea. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste a...
Isaiah 15:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 ; 2 Kings 3:25 ; Amos 2:1-3 ; Deuteronomy 2:18 ; Deuteronomy 2:9 ; Exodus 12:29 ; Exodus 12:30 ; Ezekiel 25:8-11 ; Isaiah 11:14 ; Isaiah 13:1 ; Isaiah 14:28 ; Isaiah...
Isaiah 15:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The burden — A prophecy of the destruction of the Moabites, the inveterate enemies of the Jews, begun by the Assyrian, and finished by the Babylonian emperors. In a night — Suddenly and unexpectedl...

Isaiah 15:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 15:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 15:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 15:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 15:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 15:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 15:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 15:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Isaiah 15:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 15:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 15:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 15:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 15:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 15:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes