Isaías 15

Profecia contra Moabe

1 Advertência contra Moabe:Sim, na noite em que foi destruída,Ar, em Moabe, ficou arruinada!E, na noite em que foi destruída,Quir, em Moabe, ficou arruinada!

2 Sobe-se ao templo em Dibom,a seus altares idólatras, para chorar;por causa de Nebo e de Medeba Moabe pranteia.Todas as cabeças estão rapadase toda barba foi cortada.

3 Nas ruas andam vestidosde roupas de lamento;nos terraços e nas praças públicastodos pranteiam e se prostram chorando.

4 Hesbom e Eleale clamam;até Jaaz as suas vozes são ouvidas.Por isso os homens armados de Moabe gritam,e o coração deles treme.

5 O meu coração clamapor causa de Moabe!Os seus fugitivos vão até Zoar, até Eglate-Selisia.Sobem pelo caminho de Luítecaminhando e chorando.Pela estrada de Horonaimlevantam clamor em face da destruição,

6 porque as águas de Ninrim secaram-se,a pastagem secou-see a vegetação morreu;todo o verde desapareceu!

7 Por isso, a riqueza que adquiriram e armazenarameles levam para além do riacho dos Salgueiros.

8 Com efeito, seu clamor espalha-se por todo o território de Moabe;sua lamentação até Eglaim,até Beer-Elim.

9 Ainda que as águas de Dimom^[a] estejam cheias de sangue,trarei mais mal sobre Dimom:um leão sobre os fugitivos de Moabee sobre aqueles que permanecem na terra.

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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Alguns manuscritos dizem "Dibom."

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.