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Isaiah 15:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 15:2

Verse 2 of 9

Scripture focus

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads [shall be] baldness, [and] every beard cut off.

Isaiah 15:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 15:2

Theological / Devotional

Dibon. Here the Moabite Stone (see on v. 1) was found. This city is 12 mi. (19 km.) east of the Dead Sea and 3¼ mi. (5.2 km.) north of the Amon. Nebo and Medeba are situated near the northern end of the Dead Sea. On the famous Moabite Stone, King Mesha boasts of having been commanded by Chemosh to take Nebo from Israel, and of having seized the city and slain there 7,000 men, women, and children, whom he devoted to his god. Medeba is mentioned by Mesha as having been taken by Omri and occupied by him and his son Ahab for many years.

Baldness. Heads and beards were shaven in token of profound sorrow. This custom may have had idolatrous significance, since the Israelites were forbidden to practice it (Lev. 19:27; 21:5; Deut. 14:1; cf. Jer. 7:29; 16:6; Eze. 7:18; Micah 1:16).

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