The 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;
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of holiness and judgment as Isaiah unfolds its message.
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This thought runs through Isaiah 15:1-5.
Glossary
- Ar Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Balua.
- Kir Place
- A wall or fortress, a place to which Tiglath-pileser carried the Syrians captive after he had taken the city of Damascus ( 2 Kings 16:9 ; Amos 1:5 ; 9:7 ). Modern identification: Kerak.
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.