Isaiah 16:8

Isaiah 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
• New International Version (NIV)The fields of Heshbon wither, the vines of Sibmah also. The rulers of the nations have trampled down the choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots spread out and went as far as the sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have struck down its branches, which reached to Jazer and strayed to the desert; its shoots spread abroad and passed over the sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For 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.

Context of Isaiah 16:8

6We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so. 7Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir–hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. 9Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. 10And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.

Isaiah 16:8 word by word

כִּ֣י שַׁדְמוֹת֩ חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן אֻמְלָ֜ל גֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֗ה בַּעֲלֵ֤י גוֹיִם֙ הָלְמ֣וּ שְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָ עַד־יַעְזֵ֥ר נָגָ֖עוּ תָּ֣עוּ מִדְבָּ֑ר שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָ נִטְּשׁ֖וּ עָ֥בְרוּ יָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• For the fieldsשְׁדֵמָהshedêmâh · fieldH7709
• of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• languishאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535
• the vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• of Sibmahשְׂבָםώebâm ώibmâh · SibmahH7643
• the lordsבַּעַלba‛al · masterH1167
• of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• have broken downהָלַםhâlam · to smiteH1986
• the principal plantsשָׂרֹקώârûq · tendrilH8291
• thereof, they are comeנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• unto Jazerיַעְזֵרya‛ăzêyr ya‛zêr · JazerH3270
• they wanderedתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
• the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• her branchesשְׁלּוּחָהshillûchâh · shootH7976
• are stretched outנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• they are gone overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Isaiah 16:8

• Isaiah 15:4And 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.
• Isaiah 24:7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
• 2 Samuel 1:21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
• Isaiah 16:9Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
• Numbers 32:38And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
• Joshua 13:19And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth–shahar in the mount of the valley,
• Isaiah 10:7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
• Jeremiah 27:6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
• Numbers 32:3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
• Joshua 13:25And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;

Commentaries on Isaiah 16:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Languish "Are put to shame" - Here the text of Jeremiah leaves us much at a loss, in a place that seems to be greatly corrupted. The Septuagint join the two last words of this verse with the beginning of the following. Their rendering is: ͅ, . For אך ach they must have read אל al ; otherwise, how came they by the negative, which seems not to belong to this place? Neither is it easy to make sense of the rest without a small alteration, by reading, instead…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For the fields of Heshbon - (See the note at Isaiah 15:4.) Languish - They are parched up with drought. The fields‘ here evidently mean “vineyards,” for so the parallelism demands. So in Deuteronomy 32:32: Their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah. And the vine of Sibmah - Sibmah, or Shibmah, was a city of Reuben Numbers 32:38; Joshua 13:19. Jeremiah, in the parallel place Jeremiah 48:32 speaks of the vine of Sibmah also. He also…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. 8The vineyards at Sibmah were near the Moabite city of Heshbon. Moab was like a lush vine spreading far and wide, but Israel's beautiful vine reached the ends of the earth (Isaiah 27:6). The location of Jazer is unknown.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. fields--vine-fields (De 32:32). vine of Sibmah--near Heshbon: namely, languishes. lords of ... heathen--The heathen princes, the Assyrians, &c., who invaded Moab, destroyed his vines. So Jeremiah in the parallel place (Jr 48:32, 33). Maurer thinks the following words require rather the rendering, "Its (the vine of Sibmah) shoots (the wines got from them) overpowered (by its generous flavor and potency) the lords of the nations" (Ge 49:11, 12, 22). come…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