(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
1
Send lambs to the ruler of the land. Send lambs from Sela through the desert to my people at Mount Zion.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
2
Moab's daughters are like fluttering birds, like scattered nestlings, at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
3
Give us advice. Make a decision. At high noon make your shadow as dark as night. Hide the fugitives. Don't betray the refugees.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
4
Let the fugitives from Moab stay with you a while. Be their refuge from the destroyer. Ruthless people will come to an end. The destruction will end. The one who tramples others will be gone.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
5
Then the LORD will set up a trusted king. He will rule faithfully. He is from the tent of David. He judges and searches for justice. He is quick to do what is right.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
6
We've heard of the arrogance of Moab's people. They are very arrogant. We've heard of their boasting, arrogance, and conceit, but their boasts aren't true.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
7
That is why Moab will wail. Everyone will wail for Moab. Mourn and grieve over the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
8
The fields of Heshbon and the vineyards of Sibmah wither. Rulers of the nations have cut off their grapes. The grapevines [once] reached as far as Jazer and strayed out into the desert. Their shoots had spread out over the sea.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
9
I will cry for the grapevines of Sibmah as Jazer cries for them. I will drench you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh. The shouts of joy for your ripened fruits and your harvest will be silenced.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
10
Joy and delight have vanished from the orchards. No songs are sung. No shouts are raised. No one stomps on grapes in the winepresses, because I have put an end to the shouts of joy.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
11
That is why my heart mourns for Moab like a harp. My soul mourns for Kir Hareseth.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
12
When the people of Moab appear at the worship site, they will only wear themselves out. They will come into the holy place to pray, but they won't be able to.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
13
This is the message that the LORD spoke about Moab in the past.
(GWT)
Isaiah
16
:
14
But now the LORD says, "Moab's honor will be despised within three years. I will count them like workers count the years left of their contracts. In spite of their great number, the survivors will be very few and powerless."