New English Translation
Isaiah 15:9
9Indeed, the waters of Dimon are full of blood! Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon. A lion will attack the Moabite fugitives and the people left 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
7For this reason what they have made and stored up, they carry over the Stream of the Poplars. 8Indeed, the cries of distress echo throughout Moabite territory; their wailing can be heard in Eglaim and Beer Elim. Indeed, the waters of Dimon are full of blood! Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon. A lion will attack the Moabite fugitives and the people left 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 26:18“‘If, in spite of all these things, you do not obey me, I will discipline you seven times more on account of your sins.
- Jeremiah 48:43Terror, pits, and traps are in store for the people who live in Moab. I, the Lord, affirm it!
- Leviticus 26:22I will send the wild animals against you and they will bereave you of your children, annihilate your cattle, and diminish your population so that your roads will become deserted.
- 2 Kings 17:25When they first moved in, they did not worship the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.
- Jeremiah 15:3“I will punish them in four different ways: I will have war kill them. I will have dogs drag off their dead bodies. I will have birds and wild beasts devour and destroy their corpses.
- Amos 5:19Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake.
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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