Isa.16.1
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Isa.16.1
"Dispatch a gift of lambs," says Moab, "to the leaders in Jerusalem--Lambs from Sela sent across the desert to buy the goodwill of Jerusalem.
Isa.16.1
Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela, across the desert, to the mount of the Daughter of Zion.
Isa.16.1
Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela to the wilderness, To the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Isa.16.1
Moab's refugees at Sela send lambs to Jerusalem as a token of alliance with the king of Judah.
Isa.16.2
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.
Isa.16.2
The towns and people of Moab are at a loss, New-hatched birds knocked from the nest, fluttering helplessly At the banks of the Arnon River, unable to cross:
Isa.16.2
Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
Isa.16.2
For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest; So shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
Isa.16.2
The women of Moab are left like homeless birds at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.
Isa.16.3
Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
Isa.16.3
"Tell us what to do, help us out! Protect us, hide us!
Isa.16.3
"Give us counsel, render a decision. Make your shadow like night- at high noon. Hide the fugitives, do not betray the refugees.
Isa.16.3
"Take counsel, execute judgment; Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day; Hide the outcasts, Do not betray him who escapes.
Isa.16.3
"Help us," they cry. "Defend us against our enemies. Protect us from their relentless attack. Do not betray us.
Isa.16.4
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.
Isa.16.4
Give the refugees from Moab sanctuary with you. Be a safe place for those on the run from the killing fields.'When this is all over," Judah answers, "the tyrant toppled, The killing at an end, all signs of these cruelties long gone,
Isa.16.4
Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you; be their shelter from the destroyer." The oppressor will come to an end, and destruction will cease; the aggressor will vanish from the land.
Isa.16.4
Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab; Be a shelter to them from the face of the spoiler. For the extortioner is at an end, Devastation ceases, The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Isa.16.4
Let our outcasts stay among you. Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past." When oppression and destruction have ceased and enemy raiders have disappeared,
Isa.16.5
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.
Isa.16.5
A new government of love will be established in the venerable David tradition. A Ruler you can depend upon will head this government, A Ruler passionate for justice, a Ruler quick to set things right." [JC]
Isa.16.5
In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it- one from the house of David- one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.
Isa.16.5
In mercy the throne will be established; And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness."
Isa.16.5
then David's throne will be established by love. From that throne a faithful king will reign, one who always does what is just and right.
Isa.16.6
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.
Isa.16.6
We've heard--everyone's heard!-of Moab's pride, world-famous for pride--Arrogant, self-important, insufferable, full of hot air.
Isa.16.6
We have heard of Moab's pride- her overweening pride and conceit, her pride and her insolence- but her boasts are empty.
Isa.16.6
We have heard of the pride of Moab-- He is very proud-- Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath; But his lies shall not be so.
Isa.16.6
Is this Moab, the proud land we have heard so much about? Its pride and insolence are all gone now!
Isa.16.7
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
Isa.16.7
So now let Moab lament for a change, with antiphonal mock-laments from the neighbors! What a shame! How terrible! No more fine fruitcakes and Kir-hareseth candies!
Isa.16.7
Therefore the Moabites wail, they wail together for Moab. Lament and grieve for the men of Kir Hareseth.
Isa.16.7
Therefore Moab shall wail for Moab; Everyone shall wail. For the foundations of Kir Hareseth you shall mourn; Surely they are stricken.
Isa.16.7
The entire land of Moab weeps. Yes, you people of Moab, mourn for the delicacies of Kir-hareseth.
Isa.16.8
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.
Isa.16.8
All those lush Heshbon fields dried up, the rich Sibmah vineyards withered! Foreign thugs have crushed and torn out the famous grapevines That once reached all the way to Jazer, right to the edge of the desert, Ripped out the crops in every direction as far as the eye can see.
Isa.16.8
The fields of Heshbon wither, the vines of Sibmah also. The rulers of the nations have trampled down the choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots spread out and went as far as the sea.
Isa.16.8
For the fields of Heshbon languish, And the vine of Sibmah; The lords of the nations have broken down its choice plants, Which have reached to Jazer And wandered through the wilderness. Her branches are stretched out, They are gone over the sea.
Isa.16.8
Weep for the abandoned farms of Heshbon and the vineyards at Sibmah. The wine from those vineyards used to make the rulers of the nations drunk. Moab was once like a spreading grapevine. Her tendrils spread out as far as Jazer and trailed out into the desert. Her shoots once reached as far as the Dead Sea.
Isa.16.9
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.
Isa.16.9
I'll join the weeping. I'll weep right along with Jazer, weep for the Sibmah vineyards. And yes, Heshbon and Elealeh, I'll mingle my tears with your tears! The joyful shouting at harvest is gone. Instead of song and celebration, dead silence.
Isa.16.9
So I weep, as Jazer weeps, for the vines of Sibmah. O Heshbon, O Elealeh, I drench you with tears! The shouts of joy over your ripened fruit and over your harvests have been stilled.
Isa.16.9
Therefore I will bewail the vine of Sibmah, With the weeping of Jazer; I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh; For battle cries have fallen Over your summer fruits and your harvest.
Isa.16.9
But now the enemy has completely destroyed that vine. So I wail and lament for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah. My tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh, for their summer fruits and harvests have all been destroyed.
Isa.16.10
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.
Isa.16.10
No more boisterous laughter in the orchards, no more hearty work songs in the vineyards. Instead of the bustle and sound of good work in the fields, silence--deathly and deadening silence.
Isa.16.10
Joy and gladness are taken away from the orchards; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards; no one treads out wine at the presses, for I have put an end to the shouting.
Isa.16.10
Gladness is taken away, And joy from the plentiful field; In the vineyards there will be no singing, Nor will there be shouting; No treaders will tread out wine in the presses; I have made their shouting cease.
Isa.16.10
Gone now is the gladness; gone is the joy of harvest. The happy singing in the vineyards will be heard no more. The treading out of grapes in the winepresses has ceased forever. I have ended all their harvest joys.
Isa.16.11
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.
Isa.16.11
My heartstrings throb like harp strings for Moab, my soul in sympathy for sad Kir-heres.
Isa.16.11
My heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir Hareseth.
Isa.16.11
Therefore my heart shall resound like a harp for Moab, And my inner being for Kir Heres.
Isa.16.11
I will weep for Moab. My sorrow for Kir-hareseth will be very great.
Isa.16.12
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.
Isa.16.12
When Moab trudges to the shrine to pray, he wastes both time and energy. Going to the sanctuary and praying for relief is useless. Nothing ever happens.
Isa.16.12
When Moab appears at her high place, she only wears herself out; when she goes to her shrine to pray, it is to no avail.
Isa.16.12
And it shall come to pass, When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, That he will come to his sanctuary to pray; But he will not prevail.
Isa.16.12
On the hilltops the people of Moab will pray in anguish to their idols, but it will do them no good. They will cry to the gods in their temples, but no one will come to save them.
Isa.16.13
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
Isa.16.13
This is GOD's earlier Message on Moab.
Isa.16.13
This is the word the LORD has already spoken concerning Moab.
Isa.16.13
This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning Moab since that time.
Isa.16.13
The LORD has already said this about Moab in the past.
Isa.16.14
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.
Isa.16.14
GOD's updated Message is, "In three years, no longer than the term of an enlisted soldier, Moab's impressive presence will be gone, that splendid hot-air balloon will be punctured, and instead of a vigorous population, just a few shuffling bums cadging handouts."
Isa.16.14
But now the LORD says: "Within three years, as a servant bound by contract would count them, Moab's splendor and all her many people will be despised, and her survivors will be very few and feeble."
Isa.16.14
But now the LORD has spoken, saying, "Within three years, as the years of a hired man, the glory of Moab will be despised with all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small and feeble."
Isa.16.14
But now the LORD says, "Within three years, without fail, the glory of Moab will be ended, and few of its people will be left alive."
