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Isaiah

Prophecies about judgment and salvation, promising hope and a savior.

Chapter 15

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1 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;

*The responsibility for Moab's troubles. It happened because during the night, Ar, a city in Moab, was destroyed and became silent. At the same time, Kir, another city in Moab, also faced destruction and fell silent.

2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

*He went to high places Bajith and Dibon to cry. Moab will sadly cry for Nebo and Medeba. Everyone will lose their hair and men will shave their beards.

3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.

*In the streets, people will wear sackcloth. On rooftops and in streets, everyone will cry loudly, showing great sadness.

4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

*Heshbon and Elealeh will shout, and their voices will reach Jahaz. Because of this, the Moabite soldiers with weapons will also cry out, and their lives will become difficult.

5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.

*My heart will call out against Moab. People running away from Moab will go to Zoar. A 3-year-old cow will help them leave. They'll go up with sadness from Luhith and shout for help on the road to Horonaim.

6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.

*The waters of Nimrim will be empty because the plants are dried up and the grass has died; there's nothing green left.

7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.

*So, they'll take the extra stuff they got and the things they stored to a river called the "willow stream."

8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.

*The message has been shared all around Moab. People in Eglaim and Beerelim are crying and wailing.

9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.

*The water in the Dimon River will turn red with blood. I will cause even more trouble for the people of Moab. Lions will attack those who escape, and there will be more danger for the rest of the land's survivors.

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