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 Living Translation (NLT)My heart weeps for Moab. Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith. Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim.

Context of Isaiah 15:5

3In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly. 4Heshbon 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. “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. 7Therefore the abundance they have gained, And what they have laid up, They will carry away to the Brook of the Willows.

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 16:9Therefore I will bewail the vine of Sibmah, With the weeping of Jazer; I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh; For battle cries have fallen Over your summer fruits and your harvest.
• Jeremiah 8:18I would comfort myself in sorrow; My heart is faint in me.
• Jeremiah 9:10I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, And for the dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation, Because they are burned up, So that no one can pass through; Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle. Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled; They are gone.
• Jeremiah 13:17But if you will not hear it, My soul will weep in secret for your pride; My eyes will weep bitterly And run down with tears, Because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
• Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You.
• Jeremiah 48:31Therefore I will wail for Moab, And I will cry out for all Moab; I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
• Luke 19:41Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it,
• Romans 9:1I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,
• Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar.
• Genesis 14:2that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
• Genesis 19:22Hurry, escape there. For I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
• Isaiah 16:14But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as the years of a hired man, the glory of Moab will be despised with all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small and feeble.”
• 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.
• Jeremiah 48:5For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping; For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
• 2 Samuel 15:23And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the wilderness.
• Isaiah 22:5For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity By the Lord God of hosts In the Valley of Vision— Breaking down the walls And of crying to the mountain.

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
• Cry
• Fugitive
• Heifer
• Horonaim
• Luhith
• Arnon
• Baal (1)
• Canon of the Old Testament

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