Book of Isaiah, Chapter 16
Chapter 16 of Isaiah
to the ruler of the land,
from Sela, by way of the desert,
to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
like scattered nestlings,
so are the daughters of Moab
at the fords of the Arnon.
grant justice;
make your shade like night
at the height of noon;
hide the outcasts,
betray not the fugitive;
sojourn among you;
be a refuge to them
from the destroyer.
When the oppressor is no more,
and destruction has ceased,
and he who tramples under foot
has vanished from the land,
and on it will sit in faithfulness
in the tent of David
one who judges and seeks justice
and is swift to do righteousness.”
how proud he was;
of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence—
his boasts are false.
let every one wail for Moab.
Mourn, utterly stricken,
for the raisin-cakes of Kir-har′eseth.
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.
for the vine of Sibmah;
I drench you with my tears,
O Heshbon and Ele-a′leh;
for upon your fruit and your harvest
the battle shout has fallen.
from the fruitful field;
and in the vineyards no songs are sung,
no shouts are raised;
no treader treads out wine in the presses;
the vintage shout is hushed.[a]
and my heart for Kir-he′res.FOOTNOTES
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