Isaiah 16:7 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 16:7

Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.

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ASV

Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken.

KJV

Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir–hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab,.... One Moabite shall mourn for another; the living for the dead; or one part of the country for another; or to Moab, they shall howl in turns, answering to one another: everyone shall howl: every Moabite, or the whole country of Moab shall howl, being everywhere desolate: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn: surely they are stricken; this was a very principal city in the land of Moab, and a very strong one, see 2Ki 3:

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab - One part of the nation shall mourn for another; they shall howl, or lament, in alternate responses. Jerome renders it, ‘the people (shall howl) to the city; the city to the provinces.’ The general idea is, that there would be an universal lamentation throughout the land. This would be the punishment which would result from their pride in neglecting to send the tribute and seeking the favor of the Jews; or they would lament because the expectation of finding a refuge among the Israelites was taken away.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Therefore--all hope of being allowed shelter by the Jews being cut off. foundations--that is, "ruins"; because, when houses are pulled down, the "foundations" alone are left (Isa 58:12).

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לָכֵ֗ן	la.Khen	<to> therefore	H3651 →
יְיֵלִ֥יל	ye.ye.Lil	it will wail	H3213 →
מוֹאָ֛ב	mo.'Av	Moab	H4124 →
לְמוֹאָ֖ב	le.mo.'Av	for Moab	H4124 →
כֻּלֹּ֣ה	ku.Loh	all of it	H3605 →
יְיֵלִ֑יל	ye.ye.Lil	it will wail	H3213 →
לַאֲשִׁישֵׁ֧י	la.'a.shi.Shei	for [the] raisin-cakes of	H809 →
קִיר־	kir-	Kir	H7025 →
חֲרֶ֛שֶׂת	cha.Re.set	Hareseth	H7025 →
תֶּהְגּ֖וּ	teh.Gu	you will groan	H1897 →
אַךְ־	'akh-	only	H389 →
נְכָאִֽים׃	ne.kha.'Im	stricken people	H5218 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Kings 3:25
They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones…
leads to
- Jeremiah 48:36
  Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 48:31
  Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
- 2 Kings 3:19
  And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”
Through
Isaiah 16:11
Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
leads to
- Isaiah 15:5
  My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
- Philippians 2:1
  Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
- Isaiah 63:15
  Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
- Hosea 11:8
  How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within…
Through
1 Chronicles 16:3
Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
leads to
- Ezekiel 45:17
  And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He…

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