Isaiah 15:8
6 The waters of Nimrim are dried up, and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone, and the greenery is no more.
7 So they carry their wealth and belongings over the Brook of the Willows.
For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.
9 The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring more upon Dimon— a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon the remnant of the land.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.
- KJV
- For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.
- WEB
- For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab, its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim.
- ASV
- For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim.
- DARBY
- For the cry goeth round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.
- BLB
- For the outcry has gone all around the borders of Moab; as far as Eglaim [is] her howling, and her howling [is in] Beer-elim.
- ÅB
- Ja, klagerop lyder rundt omkring i Moabs land; like til Egla'im når dets hyl, og til Be'er-Elim;
- OTB
- For nødens rop har omsluttet Moabs land, Dets klage når så langt som til Eglaim, dets jamring til Beer-Elim.
- B1930
- Ja, klagerop lyder rundt omkring i Moabs land; like til Egla'im når dets hyl, og til Be'er-Elim;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 15:2–5
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
Read in contextEzekiel 47:10
Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
Read in contextJeremiah 48:31–34
Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
Read in contextJeremiah 48:20–24
Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
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