Isaiah 15:8
in Isaiah 15For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim.
KJV
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer–elim.
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This verse in Isaiah 15
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For the cry is gone round about ... - The cry of distress and calamity has encompassed the whole land of Moab. There is no part of the land which is not filled with lamentation and distress. The howling - The voice of wailing on account of the distress. Unto Eglaim - This was a city of Moab east of the Dead Sea, which, Eusebius says, was eight miles south of Ar, and hence, says Rosenmuller, it was not far from the south border of Moab. It is mentioned by Josephus (“Ant.” xiv.
This site's exposition
the abundance they have gotten
on Isaiah 15:7-9
The abundance they have gotten describes refugees carrying what wealth they can to the brook of the willows, traditionally placed at the boundary stream between Moab and Edom, real geography marking the edge of escape. The cry of ruin is heard at both ends of Moab's territory, Eglaim and Beer-elim, naming the whole land rather than one city. Dimon's waters running full of blood, with more judgment and lions still promised on the remnant that escapes, closes the burden on an intensifying note, the wordplay between Dimon and the Hebrew word for blood noted by the philological commentators.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
(Verse 8) Because the cry has gone around the territory of Moab, even to Eglaim its wailing, and even to Beer Elim its outcry. The same things are described by Jeremiah. And there are cities and places of the Moabites, where the cry and lamentation of the captive people are described.
(Verse 8) The cry of the Moabites goes around all the borders, either calling for repentance or mourning for the error, so that they can offer through their wailing the calves of their lips and reach the spring of the Lord's rams, or the mighty ones, because Elim signifies both.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Some of them were killed, and as to this he says: for the cry is gone round about, of those who weep, or of the Chaldean warriors.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Where sin has been general, and all flesh have corrupted their way, what can be expected but a general desolation? Two things are here spoken of as causes of this lamentation:-- I. The waters of Nimrim are desolate (
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Naomi went to sojourn there when there was a famine in Canaan. This is the country which (it is here foretold) should be wasted and grievously harassed, not quite ruined, for we find another prophecy of its ruin ( Jer. xlviii. ), which was accomplished by Nebuchadnezzar. This prophecy here was to be fulfilled within three years ( ch. xvi.
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1 more voice on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For the cry is gone found about the borders of Moab,.... The cry of destruction and howling because of it; the places mentioned, as is observed by some, being upon the borders of the land.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הִקִּ֥יפָה | hikifah | it has gone around | H5362 → | 19 times |
| הַזְּעָקָ֖ה | hazeakah | the cry | H2201 → | 18 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גְּב֣וּל | gevul | [the] territory of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| מוֹאָ֑ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| אֶגְלַ֙יִם֙ | ʾeglayim | Eglaim | H97 → | |
| יִלְלָתָ֔הּ | yilatah | wailing its | H3215 → | |
| וּבְאֵ֥ר | uveer | and Beer | H879 → | |
| אֵילִ֖ים | ʾeilim | Elim | H879 → | |
| יִלְלָתָֽהּ׃ | yilatah | wailing its | H3215 → |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
הִקִּ֥יפָהit has gone around
hikifahH5362 →19 times
הַזְּעָקָ֖הthe cry
hazeakahH2201 →18 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
גְּב֣וּל[the] territory of
gevulH1366 →240 times
מוֹאָ֑בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
אֶגְלַ֙יִם֙Eglaim
ʾeglayimH97 →
יִלְלָתָ֔הּwailing its
yilatahH3215 →
וּבְאֵ֥רand Beer
uveerH879 →
אֵילִ֖יםElim
ʾeilimH879 →
יִלְלָתָֽהּ׃wailing its
yilatahH3215 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 47:10Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
it leads to
- Matthew 4:19
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Numbers 34:6
Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
- Psalms 104:25
Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
- John 21:3–11
Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
- Luke 5:4–10
When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
- Matthew 4:19
About Isaiah
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.