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Isaiah 16 Summary
Moab's Refugees and Salvation Promise
Send the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to Mount Zion; the daughters of Moab become like wandering birds cast out of the nest. The people are advised to let Moab's outcasts dwell with Judah as a covert from the spoiler, for the extortioner is at an end. In mercy shall the throne of David be established; He shall sit in truth, judging and seeking judgment, hastening righteousness. Though Moab's pride is very great and his wrath fierce, his lies shall not endure. Moab shall howl for his cities' destruction, and the vintage shouting shall cease. In the singing harp of the prophet's heart, Moab's glory shall be contemned within three years, and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
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Isaiah 16:1
“Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.”
Isaiah 16:5
“And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.”
Isaiah 16:6
“We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.”
Isaiah 16:14
“But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.”
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