Isaiah 15:4

Isaiah 15:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out, and their hearts are faint.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voice is heard as far as Jahaz; therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembles.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, Their voice shall be heard as far as Jahaz; Therefore the armed soldiers of Moab will cry out; His life will be burdensome to him.

Context of Isaiah 15:4

2They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, even to the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba; Everyone’s head is bald and every beard is cut off. 3In their streets they have girded themselves with sackcloth; On their housetops and in their squares Everyone is wailing, dissolved in tears. Heshbon and Elealeh also cry out, Their voice is heard all the way to Jahaz; Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; His soul trembles within him. 5My heart cries out for Moab; His fugitives are as far as Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah, For they go up the ascent of Luhith weeping; Surely on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of distress over their ruin. 6For the waters of Nimrim are desolate. Surely the grass is withered, the tender grass died out, There is no green thing.

Isaiah 15:4 word by word

וַתִּזְעַ֤ק חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ וְאֶלְעָלֵ֔ה עַד־יַ֖הַץ נִשְׁמַ֣ע קוֹלָ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֗ן חֲלֻצֵ֤י מוֹאָב֙ יָרִ֔יעוּ נַפְשׁ֖וֹ יָ֥רְעָה לּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• and Elealehאֶלְעָלֵא'el‛âlê' 'el‛âlêh · ElealehH500
• also cryזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• Their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• is heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• allעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• to Jahazיַ֫הַץהyahats yahtsâh yahtsâh · JahazH3096
• Thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• armedחָלַץchâlats · to armH2502
• men of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• cryרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
• His soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• tremblesיָרַעyâra‛ · quiverH3415

Cross-references for Isaiah 15:4

• Isaiah 16:8For the fields of Heshbon have withered, the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts; Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea.
• Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon,
• Jeremiah 48:34From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate.
• Numbers 21:23But Sihon would not permit Israel to pass through his border. So Sihon gathered all his people and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.
• Deuteronomy 2:32“Then Sihon with all his people came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz.
• Joshua 13:18and Jahaz and Kedemoth and Mephaath,
• Judges 11:20But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; so Sihon gathered all his people and camped in Jahaz and fought with Israel.
• Genesis 27:46Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”
• Numbers 11:15So if You are going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.”
• 1 Kings 19:4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers.”
• Job 3:20“Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul,
• Job 7:15So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
• Jeremiah 8:3And death will be chosen rather than life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family, that remains in all the places to which I have driven them,” declares the Lord of hosts.
• Jeremiah 20:18Why did I ever come forth from the womb To look on trouble and sorrow, So that my days have been spent in shame?
• Jonah 4:3Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.”
• Revelation 9:6And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.

Commentaries on Isaiah 15:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The armed soldiers "The very loins" - So the Septuagint, ̔ , and the Syriac. They cry out violently, with their utmost force.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And Heshbon shall cry - This was a celebrated city of the Amorites, twenty miles east of the Jordan Joshua 13:17. It was formerly conquered from the Moabiltes by Sihon, and became his capital, and was taken by the Israelites a little before the death of Moses Numbers 21:25. After the carrying away of the ten tribes it was recovered by the Moabites. Jeremiah Jeremiah 48:2 calls it the pride of Moab.‘ The town still subsists under the same name, and is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Heshbon was once the capital of Sihon (Numbers 21:23–26). Elealeh was near Heshbon. Jahaz was located between Heshbon and the Arnon River (see Jeremiah 48:34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Heshbon--an Amorite city, twenty miles east of Jordan; taken by Moab after the carrying away of Israel (compare Jr 48:1-47). Elealeh--near Heshbon, in Reuben. Jahaz--east of Jordan, in Reuben. Near it Moses defeated Sihon. therefore--because of the sudden overthrow of their cities. Even the armed men, instead of fighting in defense of their land, shall join in the general cry. life, &c.--rather, "his soul is grieved" (1Sa 1:8) [Maurer].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 15:4

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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