Isa.15.1
The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
Isa.15.1
A Message concerning Moab: Village Ar of Moab is in ruins, destroyed in a night raid. Village Kir of Moab is in ruins, destroyed in a night raid.
Isa.15.1
An oracle concerning Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!
Isa.15.1
The burden against Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste And destroyed, Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste And destroyed,
Isa.15.1
This message came to me concerning Moab: In one night your cities of Ar and Kir will be destroyed.
Isa.15.2
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
Isa.15.2
Village Dibon climbs to its chapel in the hills, goes up to lament. Moab weeps and wails over Nebo and Medba. Every head is shaved bald, every beard shaved clean.
Isa.15.2
Dibon goes up to its temple, to its high places to weep; Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved and every beard cut off.
Isa.15.2
He has gone up to the temple and Dibon, To the high places to weep. Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba; On all their heads will be baldness, And every beard cut off.
Isa.15.2
Your people in Dibon will mourn at their temples and shrines, weeping for the fate of Nebo and Medeba. They will shave their heads in sorrow and cut off their beards.
Isa.15.3
In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
Isa.15.3
They pour into the streets wearing black, go up on the roofs, take to the town square, Everyone in tears, everyone in grief.
Isa.15.3
In the streets they wear sackcloth; on the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.
Isa.15.3
In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly.
Isa.15.3
They will wear sackcloth as they wander the streets. From every home will come the sound of weeping.
Isa.15.4
And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
Isa.15.4
Towns Heshbon and Elealeh cry long and loud. The sound carries as far as Jahaz. Moab sobs, shaking in grief. The soul of Moab trembles.
Isa.15.4
Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out, and their hearts are faint.
Isa.15.4
Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, Their voice shall be heard as far as Jahaz; Therefore the armed soldiers of Moab will cry out; His life will be burdensome to him.
Isa.15.4
The cries from the cities of Heshbon and Elealeh will be heard far away, even in Jahaz! The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror.
Isa.15.5
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
Isa.15.5
Oh, how I grieve for Moab! Refugees stream to Zoar and then on to Eglath-shelishiyah. Up the slopes of Luhith they weep; on the road to Horonaim they cry their loss.
Isa.15.5
My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath Shelishiyah. They go up the way to Luhith, weeping as they go; on the road to Horonaim they lament their destruction.
Isa.15.5
"My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives shall flee to Zoar, Like a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction,
Isa.15.5
My heart weeps for Moab. Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith. Their crying can be heard all along the road to Horonaim.
Isa.15.6
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
Isa.15.6
The springs of Nimrim are dried up--grass brown, buds stunted, nothing grows.
Isa.15.6
The waters of Nimrim are dried up and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone and nothing green is left.
Isa.15.6
For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green.
Isa.15.6
Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up! The grassy banks are scorched, and the tender plants are gone.
Isa.15.7
Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.
Isa.15.7
They leave, carrying all their possessions on their backs, everything they own, Making their way as best they can across Willow Creek to safety.
Isa.15.7
So the wealth they have acquired and stored up they carry away over the Ravine of the Poplars.
Isa.15.7
Therefore the abundance they have gained, And what they have laid up, They will carry away to the Brook of the Willows.
Isa.15.7
The desperate refugees take only the possessions they can carry and flee across the Ravine of Willows.
Isa.15.8
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
Isa.15.8
Poignant cries reverberate all through Moab, Gut-wrenching sobs as far as Eglaim, heart-racking sobs all the way to Beer-elim.
Isa.15.8
Their outcry echoes along the border of Moab; their wailing reaches as far as Eglaim, their lamentation as far as Beer Elim.
Isa.15.8
For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab, Its wailing to Eglaim And its wailing to Beer Elim.
Isa.15.8
The whole land of Moab is a land of weeping from one end to the other--from Eglaim to Beer-elim.
Isa.15.9
For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
Isa.15.9
The banks of the Dibon crest with blood, but God has worse in store for Dibon: A lion--a lion to finish off the fugitives, to clean up whoever's left in the land.
Isa.15.9
Dimon's waters are full of blood, but I will bring still more upon Dimon - a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon those who remain in the land.
Isa.15.9
For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood; Because I will bring more upon Dimon, Lions upon him who escapes from Moab, And on the remnant of the land."
Isa.15.9
The stream near Dibon runs red with blood, but I am still not finished with Dibon! Lions will hunt down the survivors, both those who try to run and those who remain behind.
