Isaiah 16:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn;e surely they are stricken. ”

• Isaiah 16:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab - One part of the nation shall mourn for another; they shall howl, or lament, in alternate responses. Jerome renders it, ‘the people (shall howl) to the city; t...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] (g) stricken. (g) For all your mourning, yet the city will be destroyed...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Moabites now in Sela, a city of Edom ( 2 Kings 14:7 *; cf. Judges 1:36 , mg.*), exhort each other to send the tribute of lambs once paid to Israel ( 2 Kings 3:4 ) to Jerusalem to secure her...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Kir-hareseth. Some codices read "Kir-harasheth". stricken . worn away. Hebrew. naka'. Occurs only here.

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  7. Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab. (260) He declares more plainly what has been already said, that this pride, and the cruelty which springs from it, will be the cause of their destruc...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. For the foundations of Kir-hareseth "For the men of Kirhares"...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Therefore shall Moab howl— The prophet, foreseeing that the Moabites would proudly reject the counsel he gave them, takes occasion thence to repeat and continue his tragical prophecy concerning the...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. Therefore shall Moab howl - all hope of being allowed sh...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1. RV 'Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela which is toward the wilderness,' etc. Mesha, king of Moab, had rendered to Israel tribute of lambs and rams ( 2 Kings 3:4 ). The proph...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Continuing the prophecy concerning Moab, the prophet proceeds to describe how in her distress she will appeal to Judah for sanctuary Isaiah 16:1-5 ). This will be refused, and so great will be the d...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  If the Reader looks closely to what is here said concerning Moab, he will find it a suited representation of all the pride and ostentation of all the flourishing nations of the earth. The pride of Mo...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab ,.... One Moabite shall mourn for another; the living for the dead; or one part of the country for another; or to Moab, they shall howl in turns, answering to one...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken. Ver. 7. Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab. ] One Moabite t...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  We have heard of the pride of Moab , &c. 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 effec...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Pride of Moab; The Threatening against Moab; The Doom of Moab. B. C. 725.       6 We hav...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  For Moab; for itself; the noun put for the pronoun, as is usual in the Hebrew text. Or, to Moab . One Moabite shall howl or lament to or for another. Kir-hareseth; an ancient and eminent city of...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Chapter 16 Moab, Her Refugees In Desperate Straits, Seek Refuge in Edom And Consider Refuge in Judah, But Decide Against It. God was ready to provide Moab with a safe shelter in Judah, but they pr...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Isaiah 16:1 . Send ye the lamb from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion. Send the tribute of the lambs from all the towns of Moab, and seek alliance with the house of Davi...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Isaiah 16:1-23 THE BURDEN OF MOAB ( CONTINUED ). This portion of the "burden" is divided into three sections. In section 1 (from Isaiah 16:1 to the end of Isaiah 16:5...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Moab's Pride and Ruin. The Lord's invitation was issued to Moab also, for He wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. The appeal, however, was unavailing, and therefore...

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Kings 3:25 ; Isaiah 15:1 ; Isaiah 15:2-5 ; Isaiah 16:11 ; Isaiah 8:19 ; Jeremiah 48:20

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• Isaiah 16:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  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...

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