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href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This is the word the LORD has already spoken concerning Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has already said these things about Moab in the past.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in the past.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the word which the LORD has spoken concerning Moab since that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word which the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />This is the word which the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />This is the word which the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />This is the word which Yahweh spoke earlier concerning Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This is the word which the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab [when Moab’s pride and resistance to God were first known].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the message that the LORD previously announced about Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the message that the LORD previously announced about Moab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the word that Jehovah spake concerning Moab in time past.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD has already said all of this about Moab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD spake concerning Moab in time past.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the message that the LORD spoke about Moab in the past.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That is the message the LORD gave earlier about Moab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This was the message that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in the past. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is the message the LORD previously announced about Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in time past.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This is the word that Yahweh spoke concerning Moab in time past. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />This [is] the word that YHWH has spoken to Moab from that time,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> This is the word that Jehovah hath spoken unto Moab from that time,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This the word which Jehovah spake to Moab from that time.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This is the word, that the Lord spoke to Moab from that time: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This is the word that the Lord has spoken to Moab concerning that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That is the word the LORD spoke against Moab in times past.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This was the word that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in the past.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning Moab since that time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />This statement LORD JEHOVAH has spoken about Moab since then<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in time past.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This is the word which the Lord spoke against Moab, when he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/16-13.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=3535" 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">12</span>When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">is the message</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: mê·’āz (Prep-m:: Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">earlier</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">concerning</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. ">Moab.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”…<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/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” 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="/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="/numbers/21-27.htm">Numbers 21:27-30</a></span><br />That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored. / 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="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4-27</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. / But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25-26</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh— / Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”<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/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a></span><br />For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-24</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning Moab since that time.</p><p class="hdg">since</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Isaiah 44:8</a></b></br> Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared <i>it</i>? ye <i>are</i> even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, <i>there is</i> no God; I know not <i>any</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Already</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Earlier</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Past</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Already</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Earlier</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Past</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Word</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>This is the message</b><br>This phrase introduces a prophetic declaration, indicating a divine communication. In the context of biblical prophecy, a "message" often refers to a revelation from God delivered through a prophet. Prophets served as God's mouthpieces, conveying His will and intentions to the people.<p><b>that the LORD spoke</b><br>The use of "LORD" in all capital letters signifies the Hebrew name Yahweh, the covenant name of God. This emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message. The phrase underscores that the prophecy is not of human origin but is a direct communication from God, highlighting the seriousness and certainty of the message.<p><b>earlier</b><br>This indicates that the message was previously given, suggesting continuity and consistency in God's communication. It implies that the prophecy concerning Moab is not new but a reiteration or reminder of what has already been declared. This can be seen as a testament to God's unchanging nature and His faithfulness to His word.<p><b>concerning Moab</b><br>Moab was a neighboring nation to Israel, located east of the Dead Sea. Historically, Moab had a complex relationship with Israel, often characterized by conflict and tension. The Moabites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, which adds a familial dimension to their interactions with Israel. In biblical prophecy, Moab often symbolizes pride and opposition to God's people. The mention of Moab here connects to earlier prophecies in Isaiah and other books, such as Jeremiah and Ezekiel, where Moab's judgment is pronounced due to their arrogance and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He served as a prophet in Judah and delivered messages from God concerning both judgment and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>An ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea, Moab was often in conflict with Israel. The Moabites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and had a complicated relationship with the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God used in the Hebrew Bible, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13</a> involves a prophecy concerning the fate of Moab, which had been previously declared by God through Isaiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">Isaiah 16</a> includes themes of judgment against Moab for their pride and idolatry, as well as a call for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's pronouncements against nations like Moab remind us of His ultimate authority over all nations and peoples. His judgments are just and serve His divine purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Moab's downfall is attributed to their pride and self-reliance. This serves as a warning to us about the dangers of pride and the importance of humility before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>The phrase "the word that the LORD has already spoken" emphasizes the reliability and certainty of God's promises and warnings. We can trust that what God has declared will come to pass.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While the prophecy against Moab is one of judgment, it also implies the possibility of repentance and restoration. God's desire is for nations and individuals to turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_scripture.htm">The Role of Prophecy in Scripture</a></b><br>Prophecies like those in Isaiah serve to reveal God's character, His plans for humanity, and His call to righteousness. They encourage us to live in alignment with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_29_13_contradict_sincere_worship.htm">Isaiah 29:13 accuses people of insincere worship by human tradition; does this contradict other passages that stress genuine, heartfelt devotion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_'fortified_city'_in_isaiah_25_2.htm">In Isaiah 25:2, which specific 'fortified city' is being referenced, and what archaeological evidence supports or contradicts its complete destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_divine_figure_bloodied_in_rev_19_13.htm">In Revelation 19:13, why would a divine figure be covered in blood if redemption was already achieved at the cross?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_message_of_the_nrsv_bible.htm">What is the message of the NRSV Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Since that time.</span>--The phrase is used of an indefinite past, like our "of yore," or "of old time." It is variously translated by "hitherto" (<a href="/2_samuel/15-34.htm" title="But if you return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant till now, so will I now also be your servant: then may you for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.">2Samuel 15:34</a>), "from the beginning" (<a href="/isaiah/48-3.htm" title="I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.">Isaiah 48:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm" title="I have even from the beginning declared it to you; before it came to pass I showed it you: lest you should say, My idol has done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, has commanded them.">Isaiah 48:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/48-7.htm" title="They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when you heard them not; lest you should say, Behold, I knew them.">Isaiah 48:7</a>). It seems to imply that thus far Isaiah had been in part reproducing the "burden" of an older prophet, or of one given to him to deliver at an earlier date.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This is the word</span>, etc. The third and concluding section begins here. This prophecy, Isaiah says, is one, not now delivered for the first time, but existent previously. How long previously, he leaves quite vague. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/16-13.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">This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the message</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">earlier</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָֽז׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concerning</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">Moab.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֖ב</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/16-13.htm">Isaiah 16:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/16-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 16:13 This is the word that Yahweh spoke (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 16:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 16:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:14" /></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>