Isaías 15

1 Profecía sobre Moab. Ciertamente en una noche Ar de Moab fue devastada y destruida, ciertamente en una noche Kir de Moab fue devastada y destruida.

2 Han subido al templo y a Dibón, a los lugares altos a llorar. Sobre Nebo y sobre Medeba gime Moab; en todas sus cabezas, calvicie; toda barba, rasurada.

3 En sus calles se han ceñido de cilicio; en sus terrados y en sus plazas todos gimen, deshechos en lágrimas.

4 También claman Hesbón y Eleale, se oye su voz hasta Jahaza. Por tanto, los hombres armados de Moab gritarán, su alma tiembla dentro de él.

5 Mi corazón clama por Moab; sus fugitivos se extienden hasta Zoar y Eglat-selisiya, y suben la cuesta de Luhit llorando; ciertamente en el camino a Horonaim dan gritos de angustia por su ruina.

6 Porque las aguas de Nimrim se han agotado, ciertamente la hierba está seca, la hierba tierna ha muerto, no hay nada verde.

7 Por tanto, la abundancia que han adquirido y almacenado se la llevan al otro lado del arroyo Arabim.

8 Porque el clamor ha dado vuelta por el territorio de Moab; hasta Eglaim llega su gemir, hasta Beer-elim su gemido.

9 Porque las aguas de Dimón están llenas de sangre; ciertamente añadiré más sobre Dimón: un león sobre los fugitivos de Moab y sobre el remanente de la tierra.

Isaías 15 Commentary

Chapter 15

The Divine judgments about to come upon the Moabites.

- This prophecy coming to pass within three years, would confirm the prophet's mission, and the belief in all his other prophecies. Concerning Moab it is foretold, 1. That their chief cities should be surprised by the enemy. Great changes, and very dismal ones, may be made in a very little time. 2. The Moabites would have recourse to their idols for relief. Ungodly men, when in trouble, have no comforter. But they are seldom brought by their terrors to approach our forgiving God with true sorrow and believing prayer. 3. There should be the cries of grief through the land. It is poor relief to have many fellow-sufferers, fellow-mourners. 4. The courage of their soldiers should fail. God can easily deprive a nation of that on which it most depended for strength and defence. 5. These calamities should cause grief in the neighbouring parts. Though enemies to Israel, yet as our fellow-creatures, it should be grievous to see them in such distress. In ver. ( 6-9 ) , the prophet describes the woful lamentations heard through the country of Moab, when it became a prey to the Assyrian army. The country should be plundered. And famine is usually the sad effect of war. Those who are eager to get abundance of this world, and to lay up what they have gotten, little consider how soon it may be all taken from them. While we warn our enemies to escape from ruin, let us pray for them, that they may seek and find forgiveness of their sins.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 15

This chapter is a prophecy of the destruction of the Moabites; two of their principal cities are mentioned as made desolate, Isa 15:1 the inhabitants in divers places are represented as weeping and mourning, and showing various signs of it, Isa 15:2,3 yea, not only the common people, but the armed soldiers also, Isa 15:4 nay, even the prophet himself, Isa 15:5 the reasons of which were the great drought, so that there were no grass, nor green thing, Isa 15:6 the carrying away of their good things, either by themselves or others, Isa 15:7 the flight and cry of the people to the very borders of the land, Isa 15:8 and the great effusion of blood, Isa 15:9.