Isa 15 | HCSB | STEP | An oracle against Moab : Ar in Moab is devastated , destroyed in a night . Kir in Moab is devastated , destroyed in a night .

‏ Isaiah 15

An Oracle against Moab

1 An ^{▼▼oracle: A prophetic speech of a threatening or menacing character, often against the nations}oracle against Moab: ^b

Ar in Moab is devastated, ^c
destroyed in a night.
Kir in Moab is devastated,
destroyed in a night.
2 Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its ^{▼▼high place(s): An ancient place of worship most often associated with pagan religions, usually built on an elevated location}high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at ^{▼▼Or wails over Nebo and over} Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.
3 In its streets they wear ^{▼▼sackcloth: Garment made of poor quality material and worn as a sign of grief and mourning}sackcloth;
on its rooftops and in its public squares everyone wails,
falling down and weeping.
4 Heshbon and Elealeh cry out;
their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. ^g
Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out,
and they tremble. ^{▼▼Lit out, he trembles within himself}
5 My heart cries out over Moab,
whose fugitives flee as far as Zoar, ⁱ
to Eglath-shelishiyah;
they go up the slope of Luhith weeping;
they raise a cry of destruction
on the road to Horonaim.
6 The waters of Nimrim ^j are desolate;
the grass is withered, the foliage is gone,
and the vegetation has vanished.
7 So they carry their wealth and belongings
over the ^{▼▼wadi: A seasonal stream that flows only in the rainy season}Wadi of the Willows. ^l
8 For their cry echoes
throughout the territory of Moab.
Their wailing reaches Eglaim;
their wailing reaches Beer-elim.
9 The waters of Dibon ^{▼▼DSS, some LXX mss, Vg; MT reads Dimon} are full of blood, ⁿ
but I will bring on Dibon ^{▼▼DSS, some LXX mss, Vg; MT reads Dimon} even more than this –
a lion for those who escape from Moab,
and for the survivors in the land. ^p