Thematic Bible: A city of moab


Thematic Bible



And the slope of the wadis
That extends to the site of Ar,
And leans to the border of Moab.”

Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab, nor provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.’ Verse ConceptsAvoid QuarrelsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of Godharassment

‘Today you shall cross over Ar, the border of Moab. Verse ConceptsRiver Crossings

‘Arise, set out, and pass through the valley of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession and contend with him in battle. Verse ConceptsRiver ArnonFighting EnemiesThose God Gave Into Their HandsBattle

just as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross over the Jordan into the land which the Lord our God is giving to us.’ Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised Land

For the cry of distress has gone around the territory of Moab,
Its wail goes as far as Eglaim and its wailing even to Beer-elim.

against Dibon, Nebo and Beth-diblathaim,

against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,

against Kerioth, Bozrah and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.

“So I will send fire upon Moab
And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid tumult,
With war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
Verse ConceptsFortressesTrumpetDestruction Of StrongholdsFire Of JudgementBattle CriesTrumpets For BattleDisorder Among The NationsDeath Of Other Groups

“Kerioth has been captured
And the strongholds have been seized,
So the hearts of the mighty men of Moab in that day
Will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Verse ConceptsLabour PainsCapturing Cities

Thus they destroyed the cities; and each one threw a stone on every piece of good land and filled it. So they stopped all the springs of water and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left its stones; however, the slingers went about it and struck it. Verse ConceptsSlingsFelling TreesCities Under AttackThrowing StonesPeople Drying Things UpHarming Treescrusades

“Therefore My heart wails for Moab like flutes; My heart also wails like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have lost the abundance it produced. Verse ConceptsFlutesLamentingRiches, Nature OfMusical Instruments, types ofRiches, Description OfWailing

Therefore Moab will wail; everyone of Moab will wail.
You will moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth
As those who are utterly stricken.
Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingDried Fruit

Therefore my heart intones like a harp for Moab
And my inward feelings for Kir-hareseth.
Verse ConceptsGod, Suffering OfHarps

“Therefore I will wail for Moab,
Even for all Moab will I cry out;
I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
Verse ConceptsGod, Suffering OfI Mourn Catastrophe

My heart cries out for Moab;
His fugitives are as far as Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah,
For they go up the ascent of Luhith weeping;
Surely on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of distress over their ruin.
Verse ConceptsFugitivesLamentingRoadsPeoples Who Fled

“For by the ascent of Luhith
They will ascend with continual weeping;
For at the descent of Horonaim
They have heard the anguished cry of destruction.

“But we have cast them down,
Heshbon is ruined as far as Dibon,
Then we have laid waste even to Nophah,
Which reaches to Medeba.”