Thematic Bible
Isaiah 16:1 (show verse)
Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the hill of Daughter Zion.
Isaiah 16:2 (show verse)
At the fords of the Arnon the Moabite women are like a bird that flies about when forced from its nest.
Isaiah 16:3 (show verse)
"Bring a plan, make a decision! Provide some shade in the middle of the day! Hide the fugitives! Do not betray the one who tries to escape!
Isaiah 16:4 (show verse)
Please let the Moabite fugitives live among you. Hide them from the destroyer!" Certainly the one who applies pressure will cease, the destroyer will come to an end, those who trample will disappear from the earth.
Isaiah 16:5 (show verse)
Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David's family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.
Isaiah 16:6 (show verse)
We have heard about Moab's pride, their great arrogance, their boasting, pride, and excess. But their boastful claims are empty!
Isaiah 16:7 (show verse)
So Moab wails over its demise -- they all wail! Completely devastated, they moan about what has happened to the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.
Isaiah 16:8 (show verse)
For the fields of Heshbon are dried up, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations trample all over its vines, which reach Jazer and spread to the desert; their shoots spread out and cross the sea.
Isaiah 16:9 (show verse)
So I weep along with Jazer over the vines of Sibmah. I will saturate you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh, for the conquering invaders shout triumphantly over your fruit and crops.
Elealeh » Repossessed by the moabites
Grape » Cultivated in vineyards » By the amorites
Harvest » Failure of » A cause of great grief
Moabites » Prophesies respecting » Desolation and grief
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Sibmah » A city » A city of the tribe of reuben
Summer » Fruits of
The vine » Places celebrated for » Sibmah
Vineyards » The vintage or ingathering of » Failure in, occasioned great grief
Wine » Places celebrated for » Moab
Grape » Cultivated in vineyards » By the amorites
Harvest » Failure of » A cause of great grief
Moabites » Prophesies respecting » Desolation and grief
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Sibmah » A city » A city of the tribe of reuben
Summer » Fruits of
The vine » Places celebrated for » Sibmah
Vineyards » The vintage or ingathering of » Failure in, occasioned great grief
Wine » Places celebrated for » Moab
Isaiah 16:10 (show verse)
Joy and happiness disappear from the orchards, and in the vineyards no one rejoices or shouts; no one treads out juice in the wine vats -- I have brought the joyful shouts to an end.
Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Harvest » Celebrated with joy
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Shall be taken away
Moabites » Prophesies respecting » Desolation and grief
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Vineyards » The vintage or ingathering of » Failure in, occasioned great grief
Vineyards » The vintage or ingathering of » Was a time of great rejoicing
Wine » Places celebrated for » Moab
Harvest » Celebrated with joy
Joy » Earthly » General references to
Joy » Of the wicked
Joy » Of the wicked » Shall be taken away
Moabites » Prophesies respecting » Desolation and grief
Prophets » Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Sinners » Disowned » Joy of, brief
Vineyards » The vintage or ingathering of » Failure in, occasioned great grief
Vineyards » The vintage or ingathering of » Was a time of great rejoicing
Wine » Places celebrated for » Moab
Isaiah 16:11 (show verse)
So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp, my inner being sighs for Kir Hareseth.
Isaiah 16:12 (show verse)
When the Moabites plead with all their might at their high places, and enter their temples to pray, their prayers will be ineffective!
Isaiah 16:13 (show verse)
This is the message the Lord previously announced about Moab.
Isaiah 16:14 (show verse)
Now the Lord makes this announcement: "Within exactly three years Moab's splendor will disappear, along with all her many people; there will be just a few, insignificant survivors left."