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Isaiah 15:9
9Blood fills the streams of Dimon. But I, the Lord, will cause even more trouble to happen there. A lion is ready to attack! Those who are trying to escape will die, as well as those who remain in the land.
Isaiah 15:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring still more upon Dimon— a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon those who remain in the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the waters of Dibon are full of blood; for I will bring upon Dibon even more, a lion for those of Moab who escape, for the remnant of the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood; Because I will bring more upon Dimon, Lions upon him who escapes from Moab, And on the remnant of the land.”
Context of Isaiah 15:9
7So Moab's people are leaving. They are going across Willow stream. They are carrying away their things and the food that they had stored. 8Everywhere in Moab's country the people are calling out for help. The noise of their sad songs has reached Eglaim and Beer-Elim. Blood fills the streams of Dimon. But I, the Lord, will cause even more trouble to happen there. A lion is ready to attack! Those who are trying to escape will die, as well as those who remain in the land.
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כִּ֣י מֵ֤י דִימוֹן֙ מָ֣לְאוּ דָ֔ם כִּֽי־אָשִׁ֥ית עַל־דִּימ֖וֹן נוֹסָפ֑וֹת לִפְלֵיטַ֤ת מוֹאָב֙ אַרְיֵ֔ה וְלִשְׁאֵרִ֖ית אֲדָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
- of Dimonדִּימוֹןdîymôn · DibonH1775
- shall be fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- for I will bringשִׁיתshîyth · to set: putH7896
- moreיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
- lionsאַרְיֵה'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
- upon him that escapethפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- and upon the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
- of the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
Cross-references for Isaiah 15:9
- Leviticus 26:18The people may not obey God even after this. If they do not, God will punish them seven times more strongly.
- Jeremiah 48:43The Lord says this: ‘People of Moab, there will be danger, deep holes and traps that are ready to catch you!
- Leviticus 26:22He will send wild animals to kill their children and their animals. The land will be almost empty.
- 2 Kings 17:25When those people first lived in Samaria, they did not worship the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them. The lions were killing some of the people.
- Jeremiah 15:3I will send four kinds of punishments to hurt them. Soldiers will kill them in war. Dogs will carry away their dead bodies. Birds and wild animals will eat them and destroy them.
- Amos 5:19Nobody will escape! It will be like a man who runs away from a lion, but then he meets a bear! When he goes into his house to be safe, he puts his hand on a wall and a snake bites him!
Commentaries on Isaiah 15:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The waters of Dimon - Some have Dibon, others have Ribon and Rimon. St. Jerome observes that the same town was called both Dibon and Dimon. The reading is therefore indifferent. Upon him that escapeth of Moab, etc. "Upon the escaped of Moab, and Ariel, and the remnant of Admah" - The Septuagint for עריה aryeh, read אריאל ariel . Ar Moab was called also Ariel or Areopolis, Hieron. and Theodoret. See Cellarius. They make אדמה Admah, also a proper name…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For the waters of Dimon - Probably the same as “Dibon” Isaiah 15:2. Eusobius says it was a large town on the northern bank of the river Arnon. Jerome says that the letters “m and b” are often interchanged in oriental dialects (see the note at Isaiah 15:2). Shall be full of blood - That is, the number of the slain of Moab shall be so great, that the blood shall color the waters of the river - a very common occurrence in times of great slaughter. Perhaps by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Dimon is a play on the Hebrew word for blood (dam). blood: Many people from Moab had already died, but their punishment had just started.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Dimon--same as Dibon (Is 15:2). Its waters are the Arnon. full of blood--The slain of Moab shall be so many. bring more--fresh calamities, namely, the "lions" afterwards mentioned (2Ki 17:25; Jr 5:6; 15:3). Vitringa understands Nebuchadnezzar as meant by "the lion"; but it is plural, "lions." The "more," or in Hebrew, "additions," he explains of the addition made to the waters of Dimon by the streams of blood of the slain.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 15
- 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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