Isa 15:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : In their fear, the Moabites would turn to their idols for help. The king would go up to the temple of Chemosh, their false god, and the people of Dibon would go to their high places to worship. They would cry and beg for help, but their gods could not save them. When trouble comes, it is right to seek God, but only the true God can really help. Their tears and prayers would be useless because they were not praying to the Lord . v. 2 (continued) and v. 3 : All over Moab, there would be sadness and mourning. People would cry for the lost cities of Nebo and Medeba . As a sign of grief, they would shave their heads and cut off their beards. In the streets, people would wear sackcloth, a rough fabric that showed they were in mourning, maybe because their homes were destroyed and they had nothing else to wear. On the flat roofs of their houses, they would weep loudly and howl in their pain, but these cries would not reach God unless they came from the heart (Hosea 7:14; Amos 8:3 ). Mourning would fill every city, and having many people suffering together would not make anyone feel better—sometimes it is even harder when everyone around you is also sad.

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v. 2: In their fear, the Moabites would turn to their idols for help. The king would go up to the temple of Chemosh, their false god, and the people of Dibon would go to their high places to worship. They would cry and beg for help, but their gods could not save them. When trouble comes, it is right to seek God, but only the true God can really help. Their tears and prayers would be useless because they were not praying to the Lord.

v. 2 (continued) and v. 3: All over Moab, there would be sadness and mourning. People would cry for the lost cities of Nebo and Medeba. As a sign of grief, they would shave their heads and cut off their beards. In the streets, people would wear sackcloth, a rough fabric that showed they were in mourning, maybe because their homes were destroyed and they had nothing else to wear. On the flat roofs of their houses, they would weep loudly and howl in their pain, but these cries would not reach God unless they came from the heart (Hosea 7:14; Amos 8:3 ^a). Mourning would fill every city, and having many people suffering together would not make anyone feel better—sometimes it is even harder when everyone around you is also sad.