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

2He has gone up to the shrine, to Dibon, to the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is bald, every beard shaven. 3In their streets they wear sackcloth. On their housetops and in their plazas, everyone wails, weeping profusely. Heshbon and Elealeh cry out. Their voice is heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry aloud, his soul faints within him. 5My heart cries out for Moab. Her fugitives are as far as Zoar as a three year old heifer, for by the ascent of Luhith they go up with weeping, for on the way of Horonaim they raise a cry of distress. 6The waters of Nimrim are desolate. The grass is withered away, the new grass withers, 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 have withered, as well as the vine of Sibmah. Rulers of nations have trampled the choice clusters, that reached as far as Jazer and into the desert, its branches spread out and crossed to the sea.
• Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon—
• Jeremiah 48:34“From the outcry of Heshbon to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they will raise their voice—from Zoar to Horonaim and a 3-year old heifer—for the Waters of Nimrim also will be waste.
• Numbers 21:23But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, Sihon called out his entire army and marched out into the desert to oppose Israel. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
• Deuteronomy 2:32“Then Sihon came out against us—he and all his people—to battle at Jahaz.
• Joshua 13:18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
• Judges 11:20But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his troops, camped in Jahaz and fought against Israel.
• Genesis 27:46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m disgusted with my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth like these women, from the daughters of the land what is life to me?”
• Numbers 11:15If this is how You are treating me, kill me now! If I have found favor in Your eyes, kill me please—don’t let me see my own misery!”
• 1 Kings 19:4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom bush. He prayed that he might die. “It’s too much!” he said. “Now, Adonai, take my life! For I’m no better than my fathers.”
• Job 3:20Why is light given to one who suffers and life to the bitter of soul,
• Job 7:15so that my soul prefers strangulation, and my bones death.
• Jeremiah 8:3So 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.” It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Jeremiah 20:18Why did I ever come forth out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow, and my days end in shame?
• Jonah 4:3So please, Adonai, take my soul from me—because better is my death than my life.”
• Revelation 9:6In those days, people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but 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

• Elealeh
• Jahaz

In the dictionaries

• Heshbon
• Moab
• Cry
• Elealeh
• Jahaz
• Arnon
• Baal (1)
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Esther, the Rest of
• Evil

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