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Isaiah 16:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 16:9

Verse 9 of 14

Scripture focus

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.

Isaiah 16:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 16:9

Theological / Devotional

For the shouting. The last part of v. 9 reads, literally, “for upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest a shout has fallen.” In times of peace and prosperity this would be the joyous shout of the harvesters, but in a time of war (see on v. 7) it would be the shout of the invader as he took possession of the harvest and destroyed the trees and vines. The Targums read, “a despoiler has fallen.” The prophet joins with the inhabitants of Moab in weeping over their miseries.

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