God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 16:11
11That is why my heart mourns for Moab like a harp. My soul mourns for Kir Hareseth.
Isaiah 16:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir–haresh.
- New International Version (NIV)My heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir Hareseth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore my inner parts moan like a lyre for Moab, and my inmost self for Kir-hareseth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore my heart shall resound like a harp for Moab, And my inner being for Kir Heres.
Context of Isaiah 16:11
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. 10Joy and delight have vanished from the orchards. No songs are sung. No shouts are raised. No one stomps on grapes in the winepresses, because I have put an end to the shouts of joy. That is why my heart mourns for Moab like a harp. My soul mourns for Kir Hareseth. 12When the people of Moab appear at the worship site, they will only wear themselves out. They will come into the holy place to pray, but they won’t be able to. 13This is the message that the Lord spoke about Moab in the past.
Read all of Isaiah 16Isaiah 16:11 word by word
עַל־כֵּן֙ מֵעַ֣י לְמוֹאָ֔ב כַּכִּנּ֖וֹר יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ וְקִרְבִּ֖י לְקִ֥יר חָֽרֶשׂ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 16:11
- Isaiah 15:5My 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.
- Isaiah 63:15Look down and see from heaven, from your holy and beautiful dwelling. Where is your determination and might? Where is the longing of your heart and your compassion? Don’t hold back.
- Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. My heart is beating wildly! My heart is pounding! I can’t keep quiet because I hear a ram’s horn sounding the alarm for war.
- Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant child? Even though I have often spoken against him, I still think fondly of him. That is why my heart longs for him, and I will certainly have compassion on him,” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 48:36“That is why I moan for Moab like a flute. I sound like a flute for the people of Kir Hareseth. The wealth they gained has disappeared.
- Hosea 11:8“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboim? I have changed my mind. I am deeply moved.
- Philippians 2:1So then, as Christians, do you have any encouragement? Do you have any comfort from love? Do you have any spiritual relationships? Do you have any sympathy and compassion?
- Isaiah 16:7That is why Moab will wail. Everyone will wail for Moab. Mourn and grieve over the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.
Commentaries on Isaiah 16:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Wherefore my bowels - This is also an expression of the deep grief of the prophet in view of the calamities which were coming upon Moab. The “bowels” in the Scriptures are everywhere represented as the seat of compassion, pity, commiseration, and tender mercy Genesis 43:30: His bowels did yearn upon his brother‘ - he deeply felt for him, he greatly pitied him 1 Kings 3:26; Psalm 25:6; Proverbs 12:10; Isaiah 63:15; Jeremiah 4:19; Jeremiah 31:20; Philemon…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Those who will not be counselled, cannot be helped. More souls are ruined by pride than by any other sin whatever. Also, the very proud are commonly very passionate. With lies many seek to gain the gratification of pride and passion, but they shall not compass proud and angry projects. Moab was famous for fields and vineyards; but they shall be laid waste by the invading army. God can soon turn laughter into mourning, and joy into heaviness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-11The response to Moab’s request for asylum (Isaiah 16:1–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. bowels--in Scripture the seat of yearning compassion. It means the inward seat of emotion, the heart, &c. (Is 63:15; compare Is 15:5; Jr 48:36). sound ... harp--as its strings vibrate when beaten with the plectrum or hand.Read the comment
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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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