Isaiah 16:12

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Summary

And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.

When

Jeremiah 48:35

He shall

But

Bible References

When

Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.

Lord, they went to You in their distress;
they poured out whispered prayers
because Your discipline fell on them.

So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.”

I see him, but not now;
I perceive him, but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.
He will smash the forehead of Moab
and strike down all the Shethites.

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

In Moab, I will stop”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.

He shall

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.

At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom,

the detestable idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem.

So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land.

Because you trust in your works and treasures,
you will be captured also.
Chemosh will go into exile
with his priests and officials.

But

You are worn out with your many consultations.
So let them stand and save you—
the astrologers, who observe the stars,
who predict monthly
what will happen to you.

Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed rescue them—nations such as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the Edenites in Telassar?

Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.

Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm—
and they cannot do any good.