Isaías 16:11

11 Por eso vibran mis entrañas por Moabcomo las cuerdas de un arpa;vibra todo mi ser por Quir Jaréset.

Isaías 16:11 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 16:11

Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab
Making a noise as the harp does, and a mournful one as that, when used at funerals; which it makes when it is stricken or played on with the hand, as these were, through the afflictive and punitive hand of God; and which, when stricken, causes a quavering of the strings, to which the inward trembling of the bowels is compared, and is very expressive of the prophet's sympathy, or those he personates; for, when one string of the harp is touched, the rest sound. For these words, as Kimchi says, are spoken in the language of the Moabites; those that survived lamenting the desolate state of their country, which must be very great and affecting; and to show that it was so is the design of the prophet's expressing himself after this manner; for if it was painful to him, it must be much more so to them; so the Targum,

``wherefore the bowels of the Moabites shall sound as a harp;''

of the sounding of the bowels, see ( Isaiah 63:15 ) ( Jeremiah 4:9 ) : and mine inward parts for Kirharesh:
the same with Kirhareseth, ( Isaiah 16:7 ) which being a principal city, the destruction of it was greatly laid to heart. The Targum is,

``and their heart shall grieve for the men of the city of their strength;''

it being a strong city, in which they placed their confidence; but being destroyed, and the inhabitants of it, it was very affecting, to which agrees ( Jeremiah 48:31 ) .

Isaías 16:11 In-Context

9 Por eso lloro, como llora Jazer,por los viñedos de Sibma.¡Y a ustedes, ciudades de Hesbón y de Elalé,las empapo con mis lágrimas!Se han acallado los gritos de alegríapor tu fruto maduro y tus cosechas.

10 Ya no hay en los huertos alegría ni regocijo.Nadie canta ni grita en los viñedos,nadie pisa la uva en los lagares;yo le puse fin al clamor en la vendimia.

11 Por eso vibran mis entrañas por Moabcomo las cuerdas de un arpa;vibra todo mi ser por Quir Jaréset.

12 Por más que acuda Moab a sus altares paganosno logrará sino fatigarse;cuando vaya a orar a su santuario,todo lo que haga será en vano.

13 Esta es la palabra que el SEÑOR pronunció en el pasado contra Moab.