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.
Ver. 9. For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood.] Non tingentur solum, sed etiam inundabunt and the bloody enemy shall haply be heard to cry out, as once Hannibal did when he saw a pit full of man's blood, O formosum spectaculum! O brave sight! The very name Dimon signifieth bloody, so called, as some think, on this occasion instead of Dibon, the old name. Isa 15:2
I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab.] Heb., I will put additions upon Dimon, a i.e., additions of evils, viz., lions, and other like fierce and cruel creatures, which shall prey upon the Moabites there. Isa 35:9 2Ki 17:25 Some say by lion is here meant Nebuchadnezzar, Jer 4:7 fitly compared to a lion for his strength and swiftness. Certain it is that God hath in store plenty of plagues for evildoers; and if they escape one mischief, they shall fall into another; their preservation is but a reservation, except they repent.
a Additamenta plagarum. - Haymo.