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Isaiah 15

A prophecy against Moáb.
1.a bThe burden of Moáb. Surely Ar of Moáb was destroyed and brought to silence in a night: surely Kir of Moáb was destroyed, and brought to silence in a night.
2.cHe shall go up to the temple, and to Dibón to the high places to weep: for dNebó and for Medebá shall Moáb howle: upon all etheir heads shalbe baldness, and every beard shaven.
3.In their streets shall they be girded with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets every one shall howle, and come down with weeping.
4.And Heshbón shall cry, and Elealéh: their voice shalbe heard unto Jáhaz: therefore the warriers of Moáb shall shout: the soul of every one shall lament in him self.
5.Mine fheart shall cry for Moáb: his fugitives shall flee unto Zóar, gan heiffer of three year old: for they shall go up with weeping by the mounting up of Luhith: and by the way of Horonáim they hshall raise up a cry of destruction.
6.For the waters of Nimrim shall be dryed up: therefore the grass is withered, the herbs consumed, and there was no green herb.
7.Therefore what every man hath left, and their substance shall they bear to the ibrook of the willows.
8.For the cry went round about the borders of Moáb: & the howling thereof unto Eglaím, and the skriking thereof unto Beer Elím.
9.Because the waters of Dimón shalbe full kof blood: for I will bring more upon Dimón, even lyons lupon him that escapeth of Moáb, and to the remnant of the land,

Notes

1-a.
Read Ch. 13.1.
1-b.
The chief city, whereby the whole country was meant.
2-c.
The Moabites shall flee to their idols for succour, but it shall be too late.
2-d.
Which were cities of Moab.
2-e.
For as in the West parts the people used to let their hair grow long when they mourned, so in the East parts they cut it off.
5-f.
The Prophet speaks this in the person of the Moabites, or as one that felt the great judgement of God that should come upon them.
5-g.
Meaning, that it was a city that ever lived in pleasure, and never felt sorrow.
5-h.
He describes the miserable dissipation, and flight of the Moabites.
7-i.
To hide themselves, and their goods there.
9-k.
Of them that are slain.
9-l.
So that by no means they should escape the hand of God thus will God punish the enemies of his Church.