Isaiah 16:13
11 Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
12 When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.
This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.
14 And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.
- KJV
- This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
- WEB
- This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in time past.
- ASV
- This is the word that Jehovah spake concerning Moab in time past.
- DARBY
- This is the word which Jehovah hath spoken from of old concerning Moab.
- BLB
- This [is] the word that YHWH has spoken to Moab from that time;
- ÅB
- Dette er det ord som Herren før i tiden talte mot Moab.
- OTB
- Dette er ordet Herren talte tidligere om Moab.
- B1930
- Dette er det ord som Herren fordum talte mot Moab.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 44:8
Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
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