1 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, from Sela by the desert, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion,
2 for soon, like a fluttered bird, like nestlings cast out, will be the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
3 Hold a council, make a decision. At noon spread your shadow as if it were night. Hide those who have been driven out, do not betray the fugitive,
4 let those who have been driven out of Moab come and live with you; be their refuge in the face of the devastator. Once the oppression is past, and the devastation has stopped and those now trampling on the country have gone away,
5 the throne will be made secure in faithful love and on it will sit in constancy within the tent of David, a judge seeking fair judgement and pursuing uprightness.
6 We have heard about Moab's pride, about how very proud it is, about its arrogance, its pride, its rage, its bravado, which will come to nothing!
7 And so Moab is wailing for Moab, wailing, every one of them. For the raisin cakes of Kir-Hareseth you mourn, stricken with grief.
8 For Heshbon's vineyards are withering, the vine of Sibmah whose red grapes used to overcome the overlords of the nations. It used to reach to Jazer, had wound its way into the desert, its shoots grew so numerous they spread across the sea.
9 And so I weep, as Jazer weeps, for the vine of Sibmah. I water you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh. For over your harvest and vintage the cheering has died away;
10 joy and gladness have vanished from the orchards. No more revelry in the vineyards, no more happy shouting; no more the treader treads wine in the presses, the cheering has ceased.
11 That is why my whole being quivers like harp strings for Moab, my very heart, for Kir-Heres.
12 Moab will be seen, wearing itself out on the high places and going to its temple to pray, but it will accomplish nothing.
13 Such was the word which Yahweh spoke about Moab in the past.
14 And now Yahweh has spoken in these terms, 'Within three years, as a hired worker reckons them, the glory of Moab will be humbled, despite its teeming population. It will be reduced to nothing, an insignificant remnant.'
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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