Isaías 15

1 Oráculo acerca de Moabe. Porque Ar foi destruída numa noite, Moabe está desfeita; porque Quir foi destruída numa noite, Moabe está desfeita.

2 Subiu a filha de Dibom aos altos para chorar; por Nebo e por Medeba pranteia Moabe; em todas as cabeças há calva, e toda barba é rapada.

3 Nas suas ruas cingem-se de saco; nos seus terraços e nas suas praças todos andam pranteando, e choram abundantemente.

4 Assim Hesbom como Eleale andam gritando; até Jaaz se ouve a sua voz; por isso os armados de Moabe clamam; estremece-lhes a alma.

5 O meu coração clama por causa de Moabe; fogem os seus nobres para Zoar, qual uma novilha de três anos; pois vão chorando pela encosta de Luíte; no caminho de Horonaim levantam um grito de destruição.

6 As águas de Ninrim são desoladas; secou-se a relva, definhou a erva verde, e não há verdura alguma.

7 Pelo que a abundância que ajuntaram, e o que guardaram, para além do ribeiro dos salgueiros o levam.

8 Pois o pranto já rodeou os limites de Moabe; até Eglaim chegou o seu clamor, e ainda até Beer-Elim o seu rugido.

9 Pois as águas de Dimom estão cheias de sangue; pelo que ainda acrescentarei mais a Dimom, um leão contra aqueles que escaparem de Moabe, e contra o restante que ficou 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.

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.