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 Living Translation (NLT)The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out; their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz! The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror. They will be helpless with fear.

Context of Isaiah 15:4

2He has gone up to the temple and Dibon, To the high places to weep. Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba; On all their heads will be baldness, And every beard cut off. 3In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly. 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. 5“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, 6For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green.

Isaiah 15:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• shall cryזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• and Elealehאֶלְעָלֵא'el‛âlê' 'el‛âlêh · ElealehH500
• their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• shall be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto Jahazיַ֫הַץהyahats yahtsâh yahtsâh · JahazH3096
• therefore the armed soldiersחָלַץchâlats · to armH2502
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• shall cry outרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
• his lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• shall be grievousיָרַעyâra‛ · quiverH3415

Cross-references for Isaiah 15:4

• Isaiah 16:8For the fields of Heshbon languish, And the vine of Sibmah; The lords of the nations have broken down its choice plants, Which have reached to Jazer And wandered through the wilderness. Her branches are stretched out, They are gone over the sea.
• Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon,
• Jeremiah 48:34“From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice, From Zoar to Horonaim, Like a three-year-old heifer; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.
• Numbers 21:23But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.
• Deuteronomy 2:32Then Sihon and all his people came out against us to fight at Jahaz.
• Joshua 13:18Jahaza, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
• Judges 11:20But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together, encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
• Genesis 27:46And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”
• Numbers 11:15If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—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 broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”
• Job 3:20“Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,
• Job 7:15So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body.
• Jeremiah 8:3Then death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them,” says the Lord of hosts.
• Jeremiah 20:18Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, That my days should be consumed with shame?
• Jonah 4:3Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!”
• Revelation 9:6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee 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