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Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab, Its wailing to Eglaim And its wailing to Beer Elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the cry of distress has gone around the territory of Moab, Its wailing <i>goes</i> as far as Eglaim and its howling to Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the cry of distress has gone around the territory of Moab, Its wail goes as far as Eglaim and its wailing even to Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the cry of distress has gone around the territory of Moab, Its wail <i>goes</i> as far as Eglaim and its wailing even to Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the cry has gone around the territory of Moab, Its wailing <i>goes</i> as far as Eglaim and its wailing even to Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the cry of distress has echoed around the territory of Moab; The wailing <i>goes</i> as far as Eglaim and the mournful cry to Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their cry echoes throughout the territory of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; their wailing reaches Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their cry echoes throughout the territory of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; their wailing reaches Beer-elim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In the towns of Eglaim and of Beerelim and everywhere else in Moab mournful cries are heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cries for help echo throughout the land of Moab. Their wailing echoes as far as Eglaim. Their wailing echoes as far as Beer Elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everywhere at Moab's borders the sound of crying is heard. It is heard at the towns of Eglaim and Beerelim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the cry has gone out along the border of Moab; her wailing reaches as far as Eglaim, her wailing reaches as far as Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, the cries of distress echo throughout Moabite territory; their wailing can be heard in Eglaim and Beer Elim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab; its wailing as far as Eglaim, and its wailing as far as Beer Elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the cry hath gone round the borders of Moab, her howling to Eglaim, and her howling to Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab, its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the cry has gone around the border of Moab, "" Its howling [is] to Eglaim, "" And its howling [is] to Beer-Elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For gone round hath the cry the border of Moab, Unto Eglaim is its howling, And to Beer-Elim is its howling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the cry surrounded the bound of Moab, its wailing even to Eglaim, and its wailing to the well of Elim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the cry is gone round about the border of Moab: the howling thereof unto Gallim, and unto the well of Elim the cry thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For an outcry has circulated along the border of Moab; its wailing even to Eglaim, and its clamor even to the well of Elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The cry has gone round the territory of Moab; As far as Eglaim his wailing, even at Beer-elim his wailing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For a cry has gone around the land of Moab; the wailing reaches to Eglaim, the wailing reaches to Beer-elim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof as far as Eglaim, and the howling thereof to Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because wailing has gone around to the borders of Moab, and her howling was as far as Glam and her howling was as far as Bara d'Alim<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the cry is gone round about The borders of Moab; The howling thereof unto Eglaim, And the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the cry has reached the border of the region of Moab, <i>even</i> of Agalim; and her howling <i>has gone</i> as far as the well of Aelim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/15-8.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=3369" 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/15.htm">An Oracle Concerning Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>So they carry their wealth and belongings over the Brook of the Willows. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2201.htm" title="2201: haz·zə·‘ā·qāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A cry, outcry. And zoaqah; from za'aq; a shriek or outcry.">their outcry</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5362.htm" title="5362: hiq·qî·p̄āh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to strike with more or less violence; by implication to knock together, i.e. Surround or circulate.">echoes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">to the border</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3215.htm" title="3215: yil·lā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A howling. Feminine of ylel; a howling.">Their wailing</a> <a href="/hebrew/97.htm" title="97: ’eḡ·la·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Moab. Dual of 'egel. a double pond; Eglajim, a place in Moab.">reaches Eglaim;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3215.htm" title="3215: yil·lā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A howling. Feminine of ylel; a howling.">it is heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/879.htm" title="879: ū·ḇə·’êr Well of heroes, a city of Moab. From 'er and the plural of 'el; well of heroes; Beer-Elim, a place in the Desert."></a> <a href="/hebrew/879.htm" title="879: ’ê·lîm (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Well of heroes, a city of Moab. From 'er and the plural of 'el; well of heroes; Beer-Elim, a place in the Desert.">in Beer-elim.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring more upon Dimon—a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon the remnant of the land.…<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="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a></span><br />There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Jeremiah 48:20</a></span><br />Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-31.htm">Jeremiah 48:31</a></span><br />Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Jeremiah 48:36</a></span><br />Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Numbers 21:28-29</a></span><br />For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights. / Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.<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="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9-11</a></span><br />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. / So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">2 Kings 3:21-27</a></span><br />Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border. / When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way. / “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Psalm 108:9</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Isaiah 16:7</a></span><br />Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Isaiah 16:11</a></span><br />Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Isaiah 24:11</a></span><br />In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a></span><br />In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof to Eglaim, and the howling thereof to Beerelim.</p><p class="hdg">the cry</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2-5</a></b></br> He 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 <i>shall be</i> baldness, <i>and</i> every beard cut off… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Jeremiah 48:20-24,31-34</a></b></br> Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, … </p><p class="hdg">Eglaim</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm">Ezekiel 47:10</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a <i>place</i> to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Beer</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/songs/1-11.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm">Eglaim</a> <a href="/numbers/33-10.htm">Elim</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Howling</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-20.htm">Reaches</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/psalms/105-33.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Wailing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/24-9.htm">Beer</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Border</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm">Eglaim</a> <a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">Elim</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Howling</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-9.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-5.htm">Reaches</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-17.htm">Round</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Wailing</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">The lamentable state 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/15.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/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab.</b><br>The outcry mentioned here refers to the lamentation and distress of the Moabites due to impending judgment and destruction. Moab, located east of the Dead Sea, was often in conflict with Israel. The border signifies the extent of the calamity, reaching the very edges of their territory. This phrase highlights the widespread nature of the suffering, indicating that the entire nation is affected. Historically, Moab was known for its pride and idolatry, which often led to its downfall as prophesied by various prophets, including Isaiah.<p><b>Their wailing reaches Eglaim;</b><br>Eglaim is a location within Moab, though its exact site is uncertain today. The mention of Eglaim emphasizes the depth of the sorrow, as the wailing is not confined to one area but spreads throughout the land. This reflects the comprehensive nature of divine judgment. The wailing signifies a deep mourning, possibly for the loss of life, land, and security. In biblical terms, wailing is often associated with repentance or acknowledgment of sin, though in this context, it may simply reflect despair.<p><b>it is heard in Beer-elim.</b><br>Beer-elim, meaning "well of the mighty ones," is another location in Moab. The sound reaching Beer-elim suggests that the lamentation is so intense that it travels great distances. This could symbolize the far-reaching consequences of sin and rebellion against God. The mention of Beer-elim may also serve as a reminder of God's past provisions and the people's failure to remain faithful. The geographical spread of the wailing underscores the totality of the judgment and the inescapable nature of divine retribution.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>An ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is frequently mentioned in the Bible as a place of judgment due to its idolatry and opposition to God's people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eglaim.htm">Eglaim</a></b><br>A location in Moab, possibly a city or region, mentioned in the context of the widespread lamentation and distress of the Moabites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/beer-elim.htm">Beer-elim</a></b><br>Another location in Moab, possibly a well or a place of gathering, indicating the extent of the outcry and wailing throughout the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/outcry_and_wailing.htm">Outcry and Wailing</a></b><br>The emotional response of the Moabites to impending judgment and destruction, symbolizing deep distress and hopelessness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages of judgment and hope to Israel and surrounding nations, including Moab.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is real and affects nations and individuals who oppose His will. The outcry of Moab serves as a warning to all who live in rebellion against God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_human_suffering.htm">The Universality of Human Suffering</a></b><br>The widespread wailing in Moab reminds us that suffering and distress are universal human experiences, often resulting from sin and separation from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The lamentation of Moab highlights the need for repentance. As believers, we are called to turn away from sin and seek God's mercy before judgment comes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God's control over nations and history is evident in the prophecy against Moab. We can trust in His sovereign plan, even when facing difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a></b><br>While judgment is certain, God's ultimate desire is for redemption and restoration. We are called to share the hope of the Gospel with those who are lost and in distress.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_evidence_for_moab's_fall_in_isaiah_15.htm">Where is the extra-biblical evidence supporting the sudden fall of Moab suggested by Isaiah 15?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_15_depict_moab's_ruin.htm">Why does Isaiah 15 focus on Moab's seemingly complete devastation, while other passages describe Moab's later resilience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_15_5-9_fit_disaster_timelines.htm">How could the swift destruction described in Isaiah 15:5-9 align with known military or natural disaster timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_emphasize_mourning_in_isaiah_15_2-3.htm">Why does the text emphasize mourning rituals in Isaiah 15:2-3 if the city's destruction was as instantaneous as indicated?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The cry is gone round about . . .</span>--The extent of the lamentation is emphasised by naming its farthest points. It reaches (1) Eglaim ("two pools"), probably the same as the En-Eglaim of <a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand on it from Engedi even to Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.">Ezekiel 47:10</a>, as near the Dead Sea. Eusebius (<span class= "ital">Onomast.</span>) names it as eight miles south of Areopolis or Rabbath Moab. Josephus mentions a town Agalla as near Zoar (<span class= "ital">Ant. </span>xii. 1, 4); (2) Beer-Elim ("the well of the terebinths"), perhaps the same as the "well" on the borders of Moab of <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm" title="And from there they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spoke to Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.">Numbers 21:16</a>.<p>(8) <span class= "bld">The waters of Dimon.</span>--Probably the same as Dibon, the name being slightly altered (<span class= "ital">m </span>and <span class= "ital">b, </span>as labial letters, are closely connected in all languages) so as to resemble the Hebrew word for "blood" (<span class= "ital">dam</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>or <span class= "ital">dum </span>("silent"). Men should call the stream no more by the name of Dimon, but by that of <span class= "ital">the blood, </span>or <span class= "ital">the silent river. </span>(See Note on <a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm" title="The burden of Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?">Isaiah 21:11</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">I will bring more . . .</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>sorrow upon sorrow. The "lions" are either literally such, as in <a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm" title="And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.">2Kings 17:25</a>, prowling through the streets of the deserted city (see Notes on <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm" title="But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.">Isaiah 13:21</a>), or symbols of Assyrian or other invaders (<a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm" title="The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make your land desolate; and your cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.">Jeremiah 4:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm" title="Why a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goes out there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.">Jeremiah 5:6</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Eglaim... Beer-Elim</span>. Unknown <span class="accented">sites</span> on the borders of Moab, both probably towards the south. The enemy has come in from the north, and has driven the population southwards. A hope has been entertained of the pursuit slackening; but it is disappointed. The enemy causes grief and "<span class="accented">howling"</span> in every part of the territory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/15-8.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their outcry</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזְּעָקָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zə·‘ā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2201.htm">Strong's 2201: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shriek, outcry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">echoes</span><br /><span class="heb">הִקִּ֥יפָה</span> <span class="translit">(hiq·qî·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5362.htm">Strong's 5362: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike, to knock together, surround, circulate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the border</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Their wailing</span><br /><span class="heb">יִלְלָתָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(yil·lā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3215.htm">Strong's 3215: </a> </span><span class="str2">A howling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reaches Eglaim;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶגְלַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’eḡ·la·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_97.htm">Strong's 97: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eglaim -- a city in Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[it is heard]</span><br /><span class="heb">יִלְלָתָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yil·lā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3215.htm">Strong's 3215: </a> </span><span class="str2">A howling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Beer-elim.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵילִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_879.htm">Strong's 879: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beer-elim -- 'well of heroes', a city of Moab</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/15-8.htm">Isaiah 15:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/15-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 15:8 For the cry has gone around (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/15-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 15:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 15:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/15-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 15:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 15:9" /></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>