Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 16:1-5
1SendH7971 the tribute lambsH3733to the rulerH4910 of the landH776,from SelaH5554 in the desertH4057toH413 the mountH2022 of DaughterH1323 ZionH6726.2Like fluttering birdsH5775H5074pushedH7971 out of the nestH7064,so areH1961 the daughtersH1323 of MoabH4124at the fordsH4569 of the ArnonH769:3“Give usH935 counselH6098;renderH6213 a decisionH6415H7896.Shelter us at noondayH6672with shadeH6738H8432 as dark as nightH3915.HideH5641 the refugeesH5080;do notH408 betrayH1540 the one who fleesH5074.4Let my fugitivesH5080 stayH1481 with you;beH1933 a refugeH5643 for MoabH4124 fromH6440 the destroyerH7703.”
WhenH3588 the oppressorH4160 has goneH656, destructionH7701 has ceasedH3615,and the oppressorsH7429 have vanishedH8552 fromH4480 the landH776,5in loving devotionH26171 a throneH3678 will be establishedH3559in the tentH168 of DavidH1732.A judgeH8199 seekingH1875 justiceH4941 and hasteningH4106 righteousnessH6664will sitH3427 onH5921 it in faithfulnessH571.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 16:5 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant. ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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