Isaiah 16:12 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 16:12

When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

When it is seen that Moab, etc. “When Moab shall see,” etc. - For נראה nirah, a MS. reads ראה raah, and so the Syriac and Chaldee. “Perhaps כי נראה ki nirah is only a various reading of כי נלאה ki nilah.” Secker. A very probable conjecture.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

When - When it shall appear that all their other devotions are vain. His sanctuary - To the temple of his great God Chemosh. But - His God can neither hear nor help him.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֧ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
כִֽי־	khi-	that	H3588 →
נִרְאָ֛ה	nir.'Ah	it has presented itself	H7200 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	if	H3588 →
נִלְאָ֥ה	nil.'Ah	it has wearied itself	H3811 →
מוֹאָ֖ב	mo.'Av	Moab	H4124 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַבָּמָ֑ה	ha.ba.Mah	the high place	H1116 →
וּבָ֧א	u.Va'	and it will come	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹ	mik.da.Sho	sanctuary its	H4720 →
לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל	le.hit.pa.Lel	to pray	H6419 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יוּכָֽל׃	yu.Khal	it will prevail	H3201 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Jeremiah 48:7
Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.
leads to
- Numbers 21:29
  Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 9:23
  This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Psalms 52:7
  “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Jeremiah 49:3
  Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with…
Through
Jeremiah 48:46
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.
leads to
- Jeremiah 48:7
  Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Jeremiah 48:35
In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.
leads to
- Isaiah 15:2
  Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
Through
Isaiah 15:2
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
leads to
- Jeremiah 48:1
  Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and…
- Leviticus 21:5
  Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Isaiah

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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