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Isaiah 16

The causes wherefore the Moábites are destroyed.
1.Send ye a lamb to the ruler of the world from the rock of the wilderness, unto the mountain of the daughter Zión.
2.For it shalbe as a bird that flyeth, and a nest forsaken: the daughters of Moáb shalbe at the fords of Arnón.
3.Gather a counsel, execute judgement: make thy shadow as the night in the midday: hide them that are chased out: bewray not him that is fled.
4.Let my banished dwell with thee: Moáb be thou their covert from the face of the destroyer: for the extortioner shall end: the destroyer shalbe consumed, and the oppressor shall cease out of the land.
5.And in mercy shall the throne be prepared, and he shall sit upon it in steadfastness, in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgement, and hasting justice.
6.We have heard of the pride of Moáb (he is very proud) even his pride, and his arrogancy, and his indignation, but his lies shall not be so.
7.Therefore shall Moáb howle unto Moáb: every one shall howle: for the foundations of Kir-haréseth shall ye mourn, yet they shall be stricken.
8.For the vineyards of Heshbón are cut down, and the vine of Sibmáb: the lords of the heathen have broken the principle vines thereof, they are come unto Jaazár: they wandered in the wilderness: her goodly branches stretched out them selves, and went over the sea.
9.Therefore will I weep with the weeping of Jaazér, and of the vine of Sibmá, ô Heshbón: and Elealéh, I will make thee drunk with my tears, because upon thy summer fruits, and upon thy harvest a shouting is fallen.
10.And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field, and in the vineyard shalbe no singing nor shouting for joy: the treader shall not tread wine in the wine presses: I have caused the rejoicing to cease.
11.Wherefore, my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moáb, and mine inward parts for Ker-háresh.
12.And when it shall appear that Moáb shalbe weary of his high places, then shall he come to his temple to pray, but he shall not prevail.
13.This is the word that the Lord hath spoken against Moáb since that time.
14.And now the Lord hath spoken, saying, In three years, as the years of a hyreling, and the glory of Moáb shalbe contemned in all the great multitude, and the remnant shalbe very small and feeble.

Notes

1-a.
That is, offer a sacrifice whereby he derides their long delay, which would not repent when the Lord called them, showing them that it is now too late, seeing the vengeance of God is upon them.
2-b.
There is no remedy, but you must fly.
3-c.
He shows what Moab should have done, when Israel their neighbour was in affliction, to whom because they would give no shadow nor comfort, they are now left comfortless.
4-d.
The Assyrians shall oppress the Israelites, but for a while.
5-e.
Meaning, Christ.
6-f.
Their vain confidence, & proud brags shall deceive them, as Jer. 48.2.
7-g.
For all your mourning, yet the city shall be destroyed, even unto the foundations.
8-h.
That is, the Assyrians, and other enemies.
8-i.
Meaning, that the country of Moab was now destroyed and all the precious things thereof were carried into the borders, yea, into other countries, and over the sea.
9-k.
He shows that their plague was so great, that it would have moved any man to lament with them, as Ps. 141.5.
9-l.
The enemies are come unto you, and shout for joy, when they carry your commodities from you, as Jer. 48.33.
11-m.
For very sorrow and compassion.
12-n.
They shall use all means to seek help of their idols and all in vain: for Chemóz their great god shall not be able to help them.
14-o.
He appointed a certain time to punish the enemies in.
14-p.
Who will observe justly the time, for the which he is hired, and serve no longer, but will ever long for it.