Isaiah 16:14

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Summary

But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.

Three

The glory

And the remnant

Jeremiah 48:46

Bible References

Three

For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

My heart cries out over Moab,
whose fugitives flee as far as Zoar,
to Eglath-shelishiyah;
they go up the slope of Luhith weeping;
they raise a cry of destruction
on the road to Horonaim.

For the Lord said this to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.

Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has.

The glory

On that day
the splendor of Jacob will fade,
and his healthy body will become emaciated.

The Lord of Hosts planned it,
to desecrate all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.

Now Jacob heard what Laban’s sons were saying: “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s and has built this wealth from what belonged to our father.”

Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.

This is what the Lord says:

The wise man must not boast in his wisdom;
the strong man must not boast in his strength;
the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.

“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!”
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of every precious thing.

And the remnant

Woe to you, Moab!
The people of Chemosh have perished
because your sons have been taken captive
and your daughters have gone into captivity.