Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
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Isaiah 16
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For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
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Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
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Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
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And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
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We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
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Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
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For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
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Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
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And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.
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Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.
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And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
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This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
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But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
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Isaiah 16 Study & Commentary
Isaiah 16 - The Refuge in Zion: Moab is counseled to seek protection from Judah. The prophecy laments Moab's extreme pride and concludes with a definitive timeline for Moab's collapse—within three years.
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. The Davidic Throne of Mercy: Verse 5 points to a throne established in mercy where one shall sit in truth, "judging, and seeking judgment."2. Pride as the Cause of Ruin: "We have heard of the pride of Moab... but his lies shall not be so" (v. 6).
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. Providing Sanctuary: Zion is called to be a "covert" (hiding place) for the outcasts.2. The Brevity of Glory: Moab's glory was "contemned" in a very short time.
