English Standard Version
Isaiah 15:5
5My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee to Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction;
Isaiah 15:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath Shelishiyah. They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping as they go; on the road to Horonaim they lament their destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives shall flee to Zoar, Like a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction,
- New Living Translation (NLT)My heart weeps for Moab. Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith. Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim.
Context of Isaiah 15:5
3in the streets they wear sackcloth; on the housetops and in the squares everyone wails and melts in tears. 4Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voice is heard as far as Jahaz; therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembles. My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee to Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction; 6the waters of Nimrim are a desolation; the grass is withered, the vegetation fails, the greenery is no more. 7Therefore the abundance they have gained and what they have laid up they carry away over the Brook of the Willows.
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לִבִּי֙ לְמוֹאָ֣ב יִזְעָ֔ק בְּרִיחֶ֕הָ עַד־צֹ֖עַר עֶגְלַ֣ת שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה כִּ֣י׀ מַעֲלֵ֣ה הַלּוּחִ֗ית בִּבְכִי֙ יַֽעֲלֶה־בּ֔וֹ כִּ֚י דֶּ֣רֶךְ חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם זַעֲקַת־שֶׁ֖בֶר יְעֹעֵֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- My heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- shall cry outזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
- for Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- his fugitivesבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
- unto Zoarצֹ֫עַרtsô‛ar · ZoarH6820
- an heiferעֶגְלַת‛eglâh · Eglath-shelishiyahH5697
- of three years oldשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
- for by the mounting upמַעֲלֶהma‛ăleh · ascentH4608
- of Luhithלוּחִיתlûchîyth lûchôth · LuhithH3872
- with weepingבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065
- shall they go it upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- for in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
- of Horonaimחֹרֹנַיִםchôrônayim · HoronaimH2773
- they shall raise upעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
- a cryזְעָקָהza‛aq ze‛âqâh · outcryH2201
- of destructionשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
Cross-references for Isaiah 15:5
- Isaiah 16:9Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh; for over your summer fruit and your harvest the shout has ceased.
- Jeremiah 8:18My joy is gone; grief is upon me; my heart is sick within me.
- Jeremiah 9:10"I will take up weeping and wailing for the mountains, and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness, because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard; both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled and are gone.
- Jeremiah 13:17But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.
- Jeremiah 17:16I have not run away from being your shepherd, nor have I desired the day of sickness. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face.
- Jeremiah 48:31Therefore I wail for Moab; I cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-hareseth I mourn.
- Luke 19:41And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
- Romans 9:1I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—
- Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Genesis 14:2these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
- Genesis 19:22Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
- Isaiah 16:14But now the Lord has spoken, saying, "In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be very few and feeble."
- Jeremiah 48:34"From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.
- Jeremiah 48:5For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distressed cry of destruction.
- 2 Samuel 15:23And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness.
- Isaiah 22:5For the Lord God of hosts has a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the valley of vision, a battering down of walls and a shouting to the mountains.
Commentaries on Isaiah 15:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5My heart shall cry out for Moab "The heart of Moab crieth within her" - For לבי libbi, my heart, the Septuagint reads לבו libbo, his heart, or לב leb ; the Chaldee, לבו libbo . For בריחיה bericheyha, the Syriac reads ברוחה berocheh ; and so likewise the Septuagint, rendering it ͅ, Edit. Vat: or ̔ͅ, Edit. Alex. and MSS. I., D. II. A heifer of three years old "A young heifer" - Hebrew, a heifer three years old, in full strength; as Horace uses equa trima…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5My heart shall cry out for Moab - This is expressive of deep compassion; and is proof that, in the view of the prophet, the calamities which were coming upon it were exceedingly heavy. The same sentiment is expressed more fully in Isaiah 16:11; see also Jeremiah 48:36: My heart shall sound for Moab like pipes.‘ The phrase denotes great inward pain and anguish in view of the calamities of others; and is an expression of the fact that we feel ourselves…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5My heart cries out over Moab: The prophet joined the mourning to show how much Moab suffered. Zoar was in the southeastern part of the Dead Sea (Genesis 14:2; 19:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. My--The prophet himself is moved with pity for Moab. Ministers, in denouncing the wrath of God against sinners, should do it with tender sorrow, not with exultation. fugitives--fleeing from Moab, wander as far as to Zoar, on the extreme boundary south of the Dead Sea. Horsley translates, "her nobility," or "rulers" (Ho 4:18). heifer, &c.--that is, raising their voices "like a heifer" (compare Jr 48:34, 36). The expression "three years old," implies one…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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