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But all that boasting has disappeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab— how proud he is!— of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; in his idle boasting he is not right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab; <i>he is</i> very proud: <i>even</i> of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: <i>but</i> his lies <i>shall</i> not <i>be</i> so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab— <i>He is</i> very proud— Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath; <i>But</i> his lies <i>shall</i> not <i>be</i> so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride; <i>Even</i> of his arrogance, pride, and fury; His idle boasts are false.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride; Even of his arrogance, pride, and fury; His idle boasts are false.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride; <i>Even</i> of his arrogance, pride, and fury; His idle boasts are false.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride; <i>Even</i> of his lofty pride, pride, and fury; His idle boasts are false.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride— Even of his arrogance, his conceit, his rage, His untruthful boasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pride — how very proud he is — his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and his empty boasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab&#8217s pride— how very proud he is— his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and his empty boasting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab's pride. Its people strut and boast, but without reason. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We've heard of the arrogance of Moab's people. They are very arrogant. We've heard of their boasting, arrogance, and conceit, but their boasts aren't true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of Judah say, "We have heard how proud the people of Moab are. We know that they are arrogant and conceited, but their boasts are empty." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"We've heard about Moab's pride— so very proud he became!— his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; therefore he is alone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We have heard about Moab's pride, their great arrogance, their boasting, pride, and excess. But their boastful claims are empty! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab—very proud, "" His pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath—his boastings [are] not right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> We have heard of the pride of Moab -- very proud, His pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath, Not right are his devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />We heard the pride of Moab; he was greatly elated; his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath; not so his empty talk.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his pride and his arrogancy, and his indignation is more than his strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud. His pride and his arrogance and his indignation is more than his strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab, how very proud he is, Of his haughtiness, pride, and arrogance that his empty words do not match. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab —how proud he is!— of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; his boasts are false.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />We have heard of the majesty of Moab; he is very proud, even of his haughtiness and his wrath; his augurers so predict concerning him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />We have heard the pride of Moab because he is very proud; thus his pride and his elevation and his enduring wrath his soothsayers did not show concerning him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab; He is very proud; Even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his arrogancy, His ill-founded boastings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud. I have cut off his pride: thy prophecy shall not be thus, <i>no</i> not thus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/16-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3447" 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">5</span>in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">We have heard</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’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: ḡə·’ō·wn- (N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">pomposity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">his exceeding</a> <a href="/hebrew/1341.htm" title="1341: gê (Adj-ms) -- Haughty. For ge'eh; haughty.">pride</a> <a href="/hebrew/1346.htm" title="1346: ga·’ă·wā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Majesty, pride. From ga'ah; arrogance or majesty; by implication, ornament.">and conceit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: wə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">his overflowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: ū·ḡə·’ō·w·nōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">arrogance.</a> <a href="/hebrew/907.htm" title="907: bad·dāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Empty, idle talk. From bada'; a brag or lie; also a liar.">But his boasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is empty.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.…<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/48-29.htm">Jeremiah 48:29-30</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart. / I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Zephaniah 2:10</a></span><br />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="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></span><br />The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-11.htm">Isaiah 25:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-17.htm">Isaiah 2:17</a></span><br />So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-17.htm">2 Corinthians 10:17-18</a></span><br />Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” / For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.</p><p class="hdg">have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11</a></b></br> The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Jeremiah 48:26,29,30,42</a></b></br> Make ye him drunken: for he magnified <i>himself</i> against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away <i>the punishment</i> thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:</p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15,18</a></b></br> Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Isaiah 44:25</a></b></br> That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise <i>men</i> backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-36.htm">Jeremiah 50:36</a></b></br> A sword <i>is</i> upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword <i>is</i> upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Arrogancy</a> <a href="/job/41-12.htm">Boastings</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-14.htm">Boasts</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-11.htm">Conceit</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-29.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-3.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Excessive</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">False.</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Haughtiness</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Idle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Ill-Founded</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Insolence</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/23-7.htm">Moab's</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-24.htm">Overweening</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Pratings</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm">Words</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Arrogancy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Boastings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Boasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Conceit</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-8.htm">Excessive</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">False.</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-4.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Haughtiness</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-10.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">High</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Idle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Ill-Founded</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Insolence</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-1.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Moab's</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Overweening</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-4.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Pratings</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-13.htm">Word</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Words</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Wrath</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'; 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In the Hebrew context, the verb "heard" (שָׁמַע, shama) often implies not just auditory reception but also understanding and consideration. Historically, this suggests that the message about Moab's pride was widely known among the surrounding nations, emphasizing the gravity and notoriety of Moab's situation.<p><b>of Moab’s pride</b><br />The term "pride" (גֵּאוּת, ge'ut) in Hebrew conveys arrogance and haughtiness. Moab, a nation descended from Lot, often found itself in conflict with Israel. This pride is not just a personal failing but a national characteristic that has led to Moab's downfall. Biblically, pride is frequently condemned as it leads to a separation from God, who desires humility and dependence on Him.<p><b>his exceeding pride and conceit</b><br />The repetition and intensification of Moab's pride through "exceeding pride" and "conceit" (גַּאֲוָה, ga'avah) highlight the depth of Moab's arrogance. This is a literary device used to emphasize the severity of their sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, such pride would have been seen as a challenge to divine authority, warranting judgment.<p><b>his overflowing arrogance</b><br />The imagery of "overflowing" suggests that Moab's arrogance is not contained but spills over, affecting others. This can be seen as a metaphor for how pride can lead to destructive actions and attitudes that impact not just the individual or nation but also their neighbors. In Scripture, God often opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>).<p><b>but his boasting is empty</b><br />The phrase "boasting is empty" (בַּדִּים, baddim) indicates that Moab's self-aggrandizement is without substance or truth. This reflects a biblical principle that human pride and self-reliance are ultimately futile. Historically, Moab's boasts of strength and security were proven false as they faced divine judgment and military defeat.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">We have heard of the pride of Moab . . .</span>--The hopes of the prophet are clouded by the remembrance of the characteristic sin of Moab. Of this the <span class= "ital">Moabite Inscription </span>gives sufficient evidence. (See Notes on Isaiah 15) Isaiah's language finds an echo in <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm" title="We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.">Jeremiah 48:29</a>.<p><span class= "bld">But his lies shall not be so.</span>--Better, "<span class= "ital">his lies, </span>or <span class= "ital">boasts, are of no worth," </span>are "not so" as they seem to be.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">We have heard of the pride of Moab</span>. A new section commences. Moab has not accepted the offer of mercy made in vers. 1-5, and is therefore denounced afresh. Her "pride" prevented her from renewing her subjection to the house of David, and therefore it is her pride which is specially condemned. <span class="cmt_word">His lies shall not be so</span>; rather, <span class="accented">of no worth are his boast-tags</span>. The result will not correspond with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/16-6.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">We have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab’s</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">pride,</span><br /><span class="heb">גְאוֹן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḡə·’ō·wn-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his exceeding</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pride</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(gê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1341.htm">Strong's 1341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Haughty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] conceit,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּאֲוָת֧וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ga·’ă·wā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1346.htm">Strong's 1346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his overflowing</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֶבְרָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Overflow, arrogance, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arrogance.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·’ō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But his boasting</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּדָּֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(bad·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_907.htm">Strong's 907: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brag, lie, a liar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is empty.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 16:6 We have heard of the pride (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 16:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 16:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:7" /></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>