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They will cry to the gods in their temples, but no one will be able to save them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, That he will come to his sanctuary to pray; But he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So it will come about when Moab presents himself, When he tires himself upon <i>his</i> high place And comes to his sanctuary to pray, That he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So it will come about when Moab presents himself, When he wearies himself upon his high place And comes to his sanctuary to pray, That he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So it will come about when Moab presents himself, When he wearies himself upon <i>his</i> high place, And comes to his sanctuary to pray, That he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So it will be when Moab appears, When he wearies himself upon <i>his</i> high place And comes to his sanctuary to pray, That he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So it will come to pass when Moab presents himself, When he wearies himself [worshiping] on his high place [of idolatry] And comes to his sanctuary [of Chemosh, god of Moab] to pray, That he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Moab appears and tires himself out on the high place and comes to his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Moab appears on the high place, when he tires himself out and comes to his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It's useless for Moab's people to wear themselves out by going to their altars to worship and pray. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the people of Moab appear at the worship site, they will only wear themselves out. They will come into the holy place to pray, but they won't be able to.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of Moab wear themselves out going to their mountain shrines and to their temples to pray, but it will do them no good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Moab appears, when he arrives upon the high place and comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the Moabites plead with all their might at their high places, and enter their temples to pray, their prayers will be ineffective! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It will happen that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, that he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It will happen that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, that he will not prevail. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has come to pass, when it has been seen, "" That Moab has been weary on the high place, "" And he has come to his sanctuary to pray, "" And is not able.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it hath come to pass, when it hath been seen, That weary hath been Moab on the high place, And he hath come unto his sanctuary to pray, And is not able.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was when it was seen that Moab was weary upon the height, and coming to his holy place to pray and he shall not be able.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is wearied on his high places, that he shall go in to his sanctuaries to pray, and shall not prevail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And this shall be: when it is seen that Moab has struggled upon his high places, he will enter his holy places to pray, but he will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Moab wears himself out on the high places, and enters his sanctuary to pray, it shall avail him nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself upon the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high places, that he shall come to the sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when he sees that Moab was weary because of sacrifices, he will come to the holy place to pray and cannot<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab hath wearied himself upon the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be to thy shame, (for Moab is wearied at the altars,) that he shall go in to the idols thereof to pray, but they shall not be at all able to deliver him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/16-12.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=3525" 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">11</span>Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</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> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: nir·’āh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">appears</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: hab·bā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">the high place,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/3811.htm" title="3811: nil·’āh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To be weary or impatient. A primitive root; to tire; to be disgusted.">he wearies himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and enters</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: miq·dā·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">his sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: lə·hiṯ·pal·lêl (Prep-l:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">to pray,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">it will do him no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yū·ḵāl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">good.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>This is the message that the LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.…<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/48-35.htm">Jeremiah 48:35</a></span><br />In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Jeremiah 48:36-37</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. / For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm">Jeremiah 48:38-39</a></span><br />On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD. / “How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Jeremiah 48:40-42</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab. / Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. / Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-43.htm">Jeremiah 48:43-44</a></span><br />Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD. / “Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Jeremiah 48:45-47</a></span><br />“Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult. / Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity. / 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/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="/2_kings/3-26.htm">2 Kings 3:26-27</a></span><br />When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail. / So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.<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="/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="/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/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20-21</a></span><br />Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. / For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1-17</a></span><br />Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. / The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.</p><p class="hdg">when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2</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="/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16</a></b></br> LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer <i>when</i> thy chastening <i>was</i> upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/22-39.htm">Numbers 22:39,41</a></b></br> And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth… </p><p class="hdg">he shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-38.htm">Isaiah 37:38</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7</a></b></br> Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that <i>is</i> before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">2 Kings 3:27</a></b></br> Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him <i>for</i> a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to <i>their own</i> land.</p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Isaiah 47:13</a></b></br> Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from <i>these things</i> that shall come upon thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">2 Kings 19:12,16-19</a></b></br> Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; <i>as</i> Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which <i>were</i> in Thelasar? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3-7</a></b></br> But our God <i>is</i> in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/8-4.htm">Able</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Appears</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Avail</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/76-11.htm">Presents</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Shrine</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Wearied</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Wearies</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-15.htm">Wearieth</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Wears</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-13.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/29-11.htm">Able</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Appears</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Avail</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-15.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-15.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-13.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Presents</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Shrine</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Wearied</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-15.htm">Wearies</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Wearieth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-4.htm">Wears</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">Weary</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>When Moab appears on the high place</b><br>High places were elevated sites often used for worship in ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel and its neighbors. Moab, a nation east of Israel, frequently engaged in idolatrous practices at these sites. The high places were typically associated with the worship of deities like Chemosh, the national god of Moab. This phrase indicates Moab's reliance on pagan rituals and false gods, contrasting with the worship of Yahweh, the God of Israel. The use of high places was condemned in the Hebrew Scriptures (e.g., <a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a>), highlighting the spiritual apostasy of Moab.<p><b>when he wearies himself</b><br>This suggests a fervent but ultimately futile effort in religious practices. The weariness implies a sense of desperation or intense exertion in seeking divine favor or intervention. In the context of Moab, it reflects the nation's reliance on human effort and ritualistic practices rather than true faith or repentance. This can be contrasted with the biblical teaching that true rest and salvation come from God alone (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<p><b>and enters his sanctuary to pray</b><br>The sanctuary here refers to a sacred place dedicated to Moab's gods, likely a temple of Chemosh. Entering the sanctuary to pray indicates a formal act of worship and supplication. However, the act is portrayed as ineffective, highlighting the impotence of false gods. This contrasts with the biblical understanding of prayer as a powerful means of communication with the one true God (<a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a>).<p><b>it will do him no good</b><br>This phrase underscores the futility of Moab's religious practices. Despite their efforts, their prayers and rituals are ineffective because they are directed toward false gods. This serves as a warning against idolatry and a reminder of the sovereignty of the God of Israel, who alone can answer prayer and provide deliverance. The ineffectiveness of Moab's worship is a fulfillment of prophetic judgment, as seen in other parts of Isaiah and the prophets, where reliance on anything other than God leads to downfall (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>).<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 nation that turned away from God and relied on its own strength and false gods.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_place.htm">High Place</a></b><br>A site of worship, often on elevated ground, where sacrifices and offerings were made, typically to pagan gods. In the context of Moab, it represents idolatrous practices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sanctuary.htm">Sanctuary</a></b><br>A sacred place where worship and prayer occur. For Moab, this would be a place dedicated to their gods, not the God of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and surrounding nations, including Moab.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prayer.htm">Prayer</a></b><br>The act of communicating with a deity. In this context, Moab's prayers are directed to their gods, which are ineffective.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Moab's reliance on false gods highlights the emptiness of idolatry. True help and salvation come only from the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_worship.htm">The Importance of True Worship</a></b><br>Worship must be directed to the one true God. High places and sanctuaries dedicated to false gods are ineffective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_turning_from_god.htm">The Consequences of Turning from God</a></b><br>Moab's example serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God and relying on human efforts or false deities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Prayer is powerful when directed to the true God. It is not the act of prayer itself that is effective, but the One to whom we pray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy against Moab demonstrates God's control and judgment over all nations, not just Israel.<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_moab's_pride_align_with_other_reasons.htm">Isaiah 16:6 cites Moab's pride as a cause for judgment; how does this reasoning align or conflict with other biblical or extrabiblical explanations for Moab's downfall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_moab's_fall_in_history.htm">Isaiah 16:7 predicts Moab's downfall; are there any historical records or archaeological findings that confirm this specific collapse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_heb._8_5's_heavenly_tabernacle_valid.htm">How can Hebrews 8:5 claim the earthly tabernacle is just a copy of a heavenly one if there is no historical or archaeological evidence of such a heavenly sanctuary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jerusalem_the_'valley_of_vision'.htm">In Isaiah 22:1-2, why is Jerusalem called the 'Valley of Vision' if it doesn't match any known geographic valley?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">When it is seen . . .</span>--Better thus: When Moab <span class= "ital">appeareth </span>(<span class= "ital">sc., </span>as a worshipper), <span class= "ital">when he wearies himself on the high place </span>(the scene of Chemosh-worship), <span class= "ital">though he enter into the sanctuary to pray, yet shall he not prevail. </span>The prophet draws a picture of the unavailing litanies which Moab, like the priests of Baal in <a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm" title="And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped on the altar which was made.">1Kings 18:26</a>, shall offer to his gods.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When it is seen that Moab is weary</span>; rather, <span class="accented">when Moab shows himself</span>, <span class="accented">and has wearied himself</span>. The heathen "thought to be heard for their much speaking" (<a href="/matthew/6-7.htm">Matthew 6:7</a>). They endeavored to weary their gods into granting their prayers (<a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm">1 Kings 18:26</a>), and frequently succeeded in wearying themselves. <span class="cmt_word">On the high place</span>. "High places" (<span class="accented">bamoth</span>) were common to the Moabites, with the other nations of Syria and Palestine. Mesha, in his inscription, speaks of having rebuilt a city called "Beth-Bamoth" (1:27), which must have been a "city of high places;" and he even calls the <span class="accented">stele</span> which he dedicates to Chemosh, whereon his inscription is written, a <span class="accented">bamah</span>, or "high place." <span class="cmt_word">That he shall come to his sanctuary</span>... <span class="cmt_word">but he shall not</span>, etc.; rather, <span class="accented">and has come into his sanctuary</span>, <span class="accented">that he shall not prevail</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/16-12.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">When</span><br /><span class="heb">כִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵî-)</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">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 /><br /><span class="word">appears</span><br /><span class="heb">נִרְאָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(nir·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the high place,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</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">he wearies himself</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְאָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(nil·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3811.htm">Strong's 3811: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tire, to be, disgusted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and enters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָ֧א</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·dā·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> </span><span class="str2">A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to pray,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hiṯ·pal·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, to intercede, pray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will do him no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good.</span><br /><span class="heb">יוּכָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yū·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/16-12.htm">Isaiah 16:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 16:12 It will happen that when Moab presents (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 16:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/16-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 16:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:13" /></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>