Isaiah 15:5

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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;
• 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,

Context of Isaiah 15:5

3In their streets they wear sackcloth. On their roofs and in their city squares everyone wails and cries. 4Heshbon and Elealeh also cry out. Their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. Moab’s armed men cry out. Their courage is gone. My heart cries out for Moab. Its people flee as far as Zoar at Eglath Shelishiyah. They go up the mountain road to Luhith. They cry loudly over the destruction on the way to Horonaim. 6The Nimrim Brook has run dry! The grass dries up, the vegetation withers, and nothing green is left. 7That is why they carry the wealth that they have earned and stored up over Willow Ravine.

Isaiah 15:5 word by word

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 16:9I will cry for the grapevines of Sibmah as Jazer cries for them. I will drench you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh. The shouts of joy for your ripened fruits and your harvest will be silenced.
• Jeremiah 8:18Sorrow has overwhelmed me. I am sick at heart!
• Jeremiah 9:10I will cry and weep for the mountains. I will sing a funeral song for the pastures in the wilderness. They are destroyed so that no one can travel through them. No one can hear the sound of cattle. Birds and cattle have fled. They are gone.
• Jeremiah 13:17If you won’t listen, I will cry secretly over your arrogance. I will cry bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.
• Jeremiah 17:16I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the day of destruction. You know what came out of my mouth.
• Jeremiah 48:31That is why I will weep for Moab and cry for all of Moab. I will moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.
• Luke 19:41When he came closer and saw the city, he began to cry.
• Romans 9:1As a Christian, I’m telling you the truth. I’m not lying. The Holy Spirit, along with my own thoughts, supports me in this.
• Genesis 13:10Then Lot looked in the direction of Zoar as far as he could see. He saw that the whole Jordan Plain was well-watered like the Lord’s garden or like Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
• Genesis 14:2went to war against ⌞five kings⌟—King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
• Genesis 19:22Run there quickly, because I can’t do anything until you get there.” (The city is named Zoar [Small].)
• Isaiah 16:14But now the Lord says, “Moab’s honor will be despised within three years. I will count them like workers count the years left of their contracts. In spite of their great number, the survivors will be very few and powerless.”
• Jeremiah 48:34“The cry will be heard from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz. It will be heard from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. Even the streams of Nimrim will dry up.
• Jeremiah 48:5People go up the pass of Luhith, crying bitterly as they go. On the road down to Horonaim they have heard the distressful cry of destruction.
• 2 Samuel 15:23The whole country was crying loudly as all the troops were passing by. The king was crossing the Kidron Valley, and all the people were moving down the road toward the desert.
• Isaiah 22:5The Almighty Lord of Armies has chosen a special day. It will be a day of confusion and trampling in the valley of Vision, ⌞a day of⌟ tearing down walls and crying for help in 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

Topics related to Isaiah 15:5

• Horonaim
• Luhith
• Zoar

In the dictionaries

• Moab
• Zoar
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Cry
• Fugitive
• Heifer
• Horonaim
• Luhith
• Arnon

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