Sela
Or, Petra: Hebrew, a rock.
Send ye the lamb - Lowth renders this, ‘I will send forth the son from the ruler of the land;’ meaning, as he supposes, that under the Assyrian i...
Send (a) ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion. (a) That is, offer a sacrifice, by...
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...
lamb . tribute lamb. to the ruler . of the ruler: i.e. Judah, as Mesha king of Moab had done ( 2 Kings 3:4 ). Sela. Now Petra (so called by the...
1. Send ye a lamb. Here the Prophet scoffs at the Moabites for not acknowledging God at the proper time, but recklessly waiting for the stro...
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. Send ye the lamb, etc. "I will send fo...
Send ye the lamb— After Isaiah, in the former part of this prophesy, had described the calamity and the lamentation of the Moabites, he here stands...
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. Send ye the lamb to the ruler...
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 tr...
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...
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 )...
CONTENTS This chapter is a continuation of the burden of Moab. The prophet calls upon Moab, in her distresses, to be looking unto Him, who alone cou...
It appears, that in the days of David, Moab was under tribute to Israel, and paid gifts 2 Samuel 8:2 . And it should seem, that Moab had at the time...
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land ,.... Or tribute, as the Targum rightly interprets it. The Moabites, being conquered by David, paid tribut...
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. Ver. 1. Send ye the lamb. ] For p...
Send ye the lamb , &c. The prophet continues his prophecy against Moab, and gives them counsel what to do to prevent, if possible, or at least t...
Exhortations to Moab. B. C. 725. 1 Sen...
ISAIAH CHAPTER 16 The Moabites exhorted to entertain kindly the banished Jews, Isaiah 16:1-5 . They are threatened for their pride and arrogance...
Moab's Consideration of An Appeal to the King of Judah ( Isaiah 16:1-5 ). Analysis of Isaiah 16:1-5 . a Send the lambs, for the ruler of the lan...
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 prov...
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...
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land A message to Moab The fugitives are supposed to have found a temporary home in Edom. The verse may b...
EXPOSITION Isaiah 16:1-23 THE BURDEN OF MOAB ( CONTINUED ). This portion of the "burden" is divided into three sections. In section...
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion, Moab here, having found refuge in Petr...
The Conditions of Deliverance
2 Kings 14:7 ; 2 Kings 3:4 ; 2 Samuel 8:2 ; Ezra 7:17 ; Isaiah 10:32 ; Micah 4:8
Send — The prophet continues his prophecy against Moab, and gives them counsel what to do, to prevent, if possible, the desolation. Make your peace...
1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Selaa to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.