Isa 15:4 | KingComments | STEP | To seek help from the gods, the Moabites go up to the heights, to their idol temple ( ). There they wail over the fallen cities of Nebo and Medeba. They express their mourning over the popular disaster not only with their mouths by lamenting, but also by external signs such as the shaving of the head and the shaving of the beard ( ). These mourning customs are general, “everyone’s head” and “every beard”. Their clothing also shows their mourning ( ). In all places, on the street, on the housetops, in the squares, everywhere their mourning can be seen and heard. The visit to the idols on the heights ( ) did not bring any relief to their grief, they “dissolved in tears” ( ). In cities like Heshbon and Elealeh they cry out ( ). The cries are heard into distant Jahaz. All of Moab trembles and even the warriors are filled with fear and have no courage to fight.

‏ Isaiah 15:4

Moab Plunged In Mourning

To seek help from the gods, the Moabites go up to the heights, to their idol temple (Isa 15:2a). There they wail over the fallen cities of Nebo and Medeba. They express their mourning over the popular disaster not only with their mouths by lamenting, but also by external signs such as the shaving of the head and the shaving of the beard (Isa 15:2b). These mourning customs are general, “everyone’s head” and “every beard”. Their clothing also shows their mourning (Isa 15:3). In all places, on the street, on the housetops, in the squares, everywhere their mourning can be seen and heard.

The visit to the idols on the heights (Isa 15:2) did not bring any relief to their grief, they “dissolved in tears” (Isa 15:3b). In cities like Heshbon and Elealeh they cry out (Isa 15:4). The cries are heard into distant Jahaz. All of Moab trembles and even the warriors are filled with fear and have no courage to fight.