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Isaiah 15

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    WEBThe burden of Moab. For in a night, Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing. For in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing.
    KJVThe burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
  2. 2
    WEBThey have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off.
    KJVHe is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
  3. 3
    WEBIn their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly.
    KJVIn their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
  4. 4
    WEBHeshbon cries out with Elealeh. Their voice is heard even to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud. Their souls tremble within them.
    KJVAnd Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
  5. 5
    WEBMy heart cries out for Moab! Her nobles flee to Zoar, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for on the way to Horonaim, they raise up a cry of destruction.
    KJVMy heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
  6. 6
    WEBFor the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.
    KJVFor the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
  7. 7
    WEBTherefore they will carry away the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have stored up, over the brook of the willows.
    KJVTherefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.
  8. 8
    WEBFor the cry has gone around the borders of Moab, its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim.
    KJVFor the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.
  9. 9
    WEBFor the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more on Dimon, a lion on those of Moab who escape, and on the remnant of the land.
    KJVFor the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
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