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Send them through the desert to the mountain of beautiful Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, from Sela, by way of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela to the wilderness, To the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send the <i>tribute</i> lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela by way of the wilderness to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Send the tribute lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela by way of the wilderness to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Send the <i>tribute</i> lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela by way of the wilderness to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Send the <i>tribute</i> lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela by way of the wilderness to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Send lambs to the ruler of the land [you Moabites], From Sela [that is, Petra in Edom] through the wilderness to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mountain of Daughter Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mountain of Daughter Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Send lambs as gifts to the ruler of the land. Send them across the desert from Sela to Mount Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela which is toward the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Send lambs to the ruler of the land. Send lambs from Sela through the desert to my people at Mount Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />From the city of Sela in the desert the people of Moab send a lamb as a present to the one who rules in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Send a lamb to the ruler of the land, from Selah, by way of the desert, to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the hill of Daughter Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Send a lamb [to] the ruler of the land, "" From Selah in the wilderness, "" To the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Send ye a lamb to the ruler of the land, From Selah in the wilderness, Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Send ye a lamb to the ruler to the land, from the rock of the desert to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />SEND forth, O Lord, the lamb, the ruler of the earth, from Petra of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Sion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O Lord, send forth the Lamb, the Ruler of the earth, from the Rock of the desert to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Send them forth, hugging the earth like reptiles, from Sela across the desert, to the mount of daughter Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Send lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela, by way of the desert, to the mount of daughter Zion.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THE prophecy concerning the rest of the land. I will send the son of the ruler of the land from the rock city of the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall send the son of the Ruler of the land from the rock of the wilderness to the mountain of the house of Zion<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land From the crags that are toward the wilderness, Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will send as it were reptiles on the land: is <i>not</i> the mount of the daughter of Sion a desolate rock?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/16-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3391" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">A Prophecy of Moab's Devastation</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·ḥū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">Send</a> <a href="/hebrew/3733.htm" title="3733: ḵar (N-ms) -- From karar in the sense of plumpness; a ram, including a battering-ram; hence, a meadow; also a pad or camel's saddle.">the tribute lambs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4910.htm" title="4910: mō·šêl- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To rule, have dominion, reign. A primitive root; to rule.">to the ruler</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5554.htm" title="5554: mis·se·la‘ (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in Edom. The same as cela'; Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea.">from Sela</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bā·rāh (N-ms:: 3fs) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">of Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">Zion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></span><br />David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4</a></span><br />Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalm 72:10-11</a></span><br />May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. / May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Jeremiah 48:27</a></span><br />Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Jeremiah 48:47</a></span><br />Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13-15</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. / So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest. / Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a></span><br />On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a></span><br />Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-32</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Luke 2:24</a></span><br />and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-42.htm">Luke 19:42-44</a></span><br />and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-22.htm">John 4:22</a></span><br />You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Send you the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.</p><p class="hdg">the lamb</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></b></br> And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And <i>so</i> the Moabites became David's servants, <i>and</i> brought gifts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4</a></b></br> And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Ezra 7:17</a></b></br> That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which <i>is</i> in Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">from</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">2 Kings 14:7</a></b></br> He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.</p><p class="hdg">Sela.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Isaiah 10:32</a></b></br> As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand <i>against</i> the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Micah 4:8</a></b></br> And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Crags</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">Sela</a> <a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-24.htm">Tribute</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Crags</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-7.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Sela</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm">Tribute</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-13.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-7.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to the throne of David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Moab is threatened for her pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">The prophet bewails her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">The judgment of Moab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land</b><br>This phrase refers to the practice of sending tribute as a sign of submission or allegiance. In the ancient Near East, vassal states often sent tribute to more powerful rulers to maintain peace and political favor. The "tribute lambs" symbolize a gesture of submission and acknowledgment of authority. This practice is seen in <a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4</a>, where the Moabites sent tribute to the king of Israel. Theologically, this can be seen as a call for humility and recognition of God's sovereignty, as rulers and nations are ultimately under His dominion.<p><b>from Sela in the desert</b><br>Sela, meaning "rock" in Hebrew, is identified with the city of Petra in modern-day Jordan. It was a significant Edomite city known for its strategic location and impressive rock-cut architecture. The mention of "the desert" highlights the arid and rugged terrain of the region, emphasizing the difficulty and effort involved in sending the tribute. This geographical reference underscores the historical tensions between Moab and Israel, as well as the broader context of regional politics in the ancient Near East.<p><b>to the mount of Daughter Zion</b><br>"Daughter Zion" is a poetic term for Jerusalem, the spiritual and political center of Israel. The "mount" refers to the elevated position of the city, symbolizing its importance and strength. This phrase indicates the destination of the tribute, suggesting a plea for protection or alliance with Jerusalem. In a prophetic sense, Zion often represents the future hope and restoration of God's people, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a>. Theologically, it points to the ultimate reign of God and the establishment of His kingdom, with Jerusalem as a central figure in biblical prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A nation located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">Isaiah 16</a>, Moab is seeking refuge and favor from Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sela.htm">Sela</a></b><br>A city in Edom, often associated with Petra, known for its rock-hewn architecture. It represents a place of origin for the tribute.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ruler_of_the_land.htm">The Ruler of the Land</a></b><br>Likely referring to the king of Judah, who is being asked to receive the tribute from Moab.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_daughter_of_zion.htm">The Daughter of Zion</a></b><br>A poetic term for Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, symbolizing the people and the city itself.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tribute_lambs.htm">Tribute Lambs</a></b><br>A symbol of submission and a plea for peace, representing Moab's attempt to seek favor and protection from Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/submission_and_humility.htm">Submission and Humility</a></b><br>The act of sending tribute lambs signifies Moab's submission and plea for mercy. In our lives, we are called to approach God with humility, recognizing our need for His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_refuge_in_god.htm">Seeking Refuge in God</a></b><br>Just as Moab sought refuge in Judah, we are reminded to seek refuge in God during times of distress. He is our ultimate protector and provider.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a></b><br>The tribute can be seen as an intercessory act, seeking favor on behalf of a nation. We are encouraged to intercede for others, bringing their needs before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_and_reconciliation.htm">Peace and Reconciliation</a></b><br>The tribute represents a desire for peace. As Christians, we are called to be peacemakers, seeking reconciliation in our relationships and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_zion.htm">The Significance of Zion</a></b><br>The reference to the "Daughter of Zion" highlights the importance of Jerusalem as a spiritual center. We are reminded of the centrality of worship and God's presence in our lives.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XVI.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land.</span>--In the days of Ahab, Mesha, the then king of Moab, had paid a tribute of sheep and lambs to the king of Israel (<a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm" title="And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep master, and rendered to the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.">2Kings 3:4</a>). On his revolt (as recorded in the <span class= "ital">Moabite Inscription</span>) that tribute had ceased. The prophet now calls on the Moabites to renew it, not to the northern kingdom, which was on the point of extinction, but to the king of Judah as the true "ruler of the land." The name Sela ("a rock") may refer either to the city so-called (better known by its Greek name of Petra), <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm" title="He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel to this day.">2Kings 14:7</a>, or to the rock-district of Edom and the confines of Moab generally. In either case the special direction implies that the presence of the invaders described in Isaiah 15 would make it impossible to send the tribute across the fords of the Jordan, and that it must accordingly be sent by the southern route, which passed through Sela and the desert country to the south of the Dead Sea (Cheyne). Possibly the words are a summons to Edom, which had attacked Judah in the reign of Ahaz (<a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm" title="For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.">2Chronicles 28:17</a>), to join in a like submission.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-14.</span> - THE BURDEN OF MOAB (CONTINUED). This portion of the "burden" is divided into three sections. In section 1 (from ver. 1 to the end of ver. 5) an offer of mercy is made to Moab on certain conditions, viz. that she return to her allegiance to the house of David, and show kindness to fugitive Israelites. In section 2 (vers. 6-12) she is supposed to have rejected this offer, and is threatened (as in <a href="/isaiah/15.htm">Isaiah 15</a>.) with severe punishment. In section 3 (which consists of vers. 13 and 14) the time is fixed for the main visitation to fall upon her. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the lamb of the ruler of the land -</span> the lamb (or lambs, <span class="accented">kar</span> being used collectively) due to the ruler as a mark of subjection. In the time of Ahab Mesha had paid a tribute to Israel of a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand rams annually (<a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4</a>). The prophet recommends that this, or some similar, tribute should now be paid to the King of Judah instead. Israel having been absorbed into Assyria. <span class="cmt_word">From Sela</span>. Either Moab is regarded as having taken refuge in Edom, and is therefore bidden to send her tribute from the Edomite capital, Sela (equivalent to "Petra"), or "Sela," here is not a proper name, but a collective used to designate the rocky parts of Moab, to which she had betaken herself (as in <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Jeremiah 48:28</a>). The latter supposition is, on the whole, the more probable. <span class="cmt_word">To the wilderness</span>; literally, <span class="accented">wildernesswards</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> by the way of the wilderness. The enemy being regarded as in possession of the northern end of the Dead Sea, Moab is recommended to send her tribute round the southern end, and so by way of "the wilderness of Judah," to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/16-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Send</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁלְחוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(šil·ḥū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the [tribute] lambs</span><br /><span class="heb">כַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḵar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the ruler</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֵֽׁל־</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šêl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4910.htm">Strong's 4910: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rule, have dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Sela</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסֶּ֣לַע</span> <span class="translit">(mis·se·la‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5554.htm">Strong's 5554: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sela -- a city in Edom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the desert</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְבָּ֑רָה</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·bā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mount</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zion.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיּֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 16:1 Send the lambs for the ruler (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/15-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 15:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 15:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/16-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 16:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>