1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken.
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.
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.
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.
11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.
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.
13 This [is] the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
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.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 16:
Chapter 16 of Isaiah is a prophecy about the destruction of Moab and the promise that one day God will restore the glory of the people of Moab. The selected verses are as follows:
Jeremiah 48:47: "However, I will restore the luck of Moab in recent days, says the Lord." This verse is a restoration promise for Moab, which is mentioned in Isaiah 16.
Amos 2:1: "Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not remove the punishment, because it burned the bones of the king of Edom to Cal." This verse talks about Moab's sin and its punishment, which is relevant to Moab's trial described in Isaiah 16.
Jeremiah 48:36: "That's why my heart moans because of Moab as flutists, and my heart moans like flutes because of the men of quir-men; for all his wealth has faded." This verse describes the lamentation of the prophet Jeremiah by Moab, who has lost his wealth and is suffering, a theme that is also mentioned in Isaiah 16.
Ezekiel 25:8-9: "Thus saith the Lord God, For worse and Seir say, Behold, the house of Judah is like all nations, so behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, since their cities Borders, the glory of the land of Bet-Jesimote, Baoal-Meom and Quiriataim. " These verses talk about Moab's attitude towards Judah and the punishment they will receive because of it. This punishment is similar to that described in Isaiah 16.
Jeremiah 48:28: "Leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks, O inhabitants of Moab, and thirst like the dove that nests into the bottom of the cave's mouth." This verse describes the despair of the inhabitants of Moab amid the destruction of their cities, a theme that is also mentioned in Isaiah 16.
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