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The rulers of the nations have trampled down the choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots spread out and went as far as the sea. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> The farms of Heshbon are abandoned; the vineyards at Sibmah are deserted. The rulers of the nations have broken down Moab— that beautiful grapevine. Its tendrils spread north as far as the town of Jazer and trailed eastward into the wilderness. Its shoots reached so far west that they crossed over the Dead Sea. <a href="/esv/isaiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have struck down its branches, which reached to Jazer and strayed to the desert; its shoots spread abroad and passed over the sea. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, And the vine of Sibmah; The lords of the nations have broken down its choice plants, Which have reached to Jazer And wandered through the wilderness. Her branches are stretched out, They are gone over the sea. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon have withered, the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts; Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the fields of Heshbon have withered, the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts; Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the fields of Heshbon have withered, the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts; Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For the fields of Heshbon have languished, the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts; Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea. <a href="/amp/isaiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon have languished and withered, and the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down [Moab’s] choice vine branches, Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered into the wilderness; Its tendrils stretched out, they passed over [the shores of] the [Dead] Sea. <a href="/csb/isaiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For Heshbon’s terraced vineyards and the grapevines of Sibmah have withered. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choice vines that reached as far as Jazer and spread to the desert. Their shoots spread out and reached the sea. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For Heshbon&#8217s terraced vineyards and the grapevines of Sibmah have withered. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choice vines that reached as far as Jazer and spread to the desert. Their shoots spread out and reached the Dead Sea. <a href="/asv/isaiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice branches thereof, which reached even unto Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness; its shoots were spread abroad, they passed over the sea. <a href="/cev/isaiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Vineyards near Heshbon and Sibmah have turned brown. The rulers of nations used to get drunk on wine from those vineyards that spread to Jazer, then across the desert and beyond the sea. <a href="/erv/isaiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice plants thereof; they reached even unto Jazer, they wandered into the wilderness; her branches were spread abroad, they passed over the sea. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The fields of Heshbon and the vineyards of Sibmah wither. Rulers of the nations have cut off their grapes. The grapevines [once] reached as far as Jazer and strayed out into the desert. Their shoots had spread out over the sea. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> The farms near Heshbon and the vineyards of Sibmah are destroyed--those vineyards whose wine used to make the rulers of the nations drunk. At one time the vines spread as far as the city of Jazer, and eastward into the desert, and westward to the other side of the Dead Sea. <a href="/isv/isaiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> For the fields of Heshbon wither, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have struck down its choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and pushed to the desert. Its shoots spread out and passed over the sea." <a href="/msb/isaiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. <a href="/net/isaiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon are dried up, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations trample all over its vines, which reach Jazer and spread to the desert; their shoots spread out and cross the sea. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish with the vine of Sibmah. The lords of the nations have broken down its choice branches, which reached even to Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness. Its shoots were spread abroad. They passed over the sea. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down her principal plants, they have come even to Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are extended, they have gone over the sea. <a href="/web/isaiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish with the vine of Sibmah. The lords of the nations have broken down its choice branches, which reached even to Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness. Its shoots were spread abroad. They passed over the sea. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Because fields of Heshbon languish, "" The vine of Sibmah, "" Lords of nations beat her choice vines, "" They have come to Jazer, "" They have wandered in a wilderness, "" Her plants have spread themselves, "" They have passed over a sea. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Because fields of Heshbon languish, The vine of Sibmah, Lords of nations did beat her choice vines, Unto Jazer they have come, They have wandered in a wilderness, Her plants have spread themselves, They have passed over a sea. <a href="/slt/isaiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For the fields of Heshbon languished, the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the nations struck its vine of purple grapes, they reached even to Jazer, they wandered to the desert: her sprouts were thrust out, they passed over the sea.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the suburbs of Hesebon are desolate, and the lords of the nations have destroyed the vineyard of Sabama: the branches thereof have reached even to Jazer: they have wandered in the wilderness, the branches thereof are left, they are gone over the sea. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the suburbs of Heshbon are deserted, and the lords of the Gentiles have cut down the vineyard of Sibmah. Its vines have arrived even at Jazer. They have wandered in the desert. Its seedlings have been abandoned. They have crossed over the sea. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a> The terraced slopes of Heshbon languish, the vines of Sibmah, Whose clusters once overpowered the lords of nations, Reaching as far as Jazer winding through the wilderness, Whose branches spread forth, crossing over the sea. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vines of Sibmah, whose clusters once made drunk the lords of the nations, reached to Jazer and strayed to the desert; their shoots once spread abroad and crossed over the sea.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the mighty men of the nations have broken down the branches thereof, they are come as far as Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness; its shoots spread out, they are gone over the sea. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because the fields of Kheshbon are desolate; the mighty men of the Gentiles have cut the shoots of the vine of Sebma, and they have arrived at Yazar, and they wandered in the wilderness. Its shoots extended out and they crossed the sea<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the fields of Heshbon languish, And the vine of Sibmah, Whose choice plants did overcome The lords of nations; They reached even unto Jazer, They wandered into the wilderness; Her branches were spread abroad, They passed over the sea. <a href="/sep/isaiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The plains of Esebon shall mourn, the vine of Sebama: swallowing up the nations, trample ye her vines, even to Jazer: ye shall not come together; wander ye in the desert: they that were sent are deserted, for they have gone over to the sea. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/16-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3470" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">A Prophecy of Moab's Devastation</a> …7Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken. 8<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7709.htm" title="7709: šaḏ·mō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A field. Apparently from sadeh; a cultivated field.">the fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/2809.htm" title="2809: ḥeš·bō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A place E. of the Jordan. The same as cheshbown; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan.">of Heshbon</a> <a href="/hebrew/535.htm" title="535: ’um·lāl (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- To be weak, languish. A primitive root; to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn.">have withered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: ge·p̄en (N-csc) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">along with the grapevines</a> <a href="/hebrew/7643.htm" title="7643: śiḇ·māh (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Moab. Or Sibmah; probably from basam; spice; Sebam or Sibmah, a place in Moab.">of Sibmah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1167.htm" title="1167: ba·‘ă·lê (N-mpc) -- Owner, lord. From ba'al; a master; hence, a husband, or owner.">The rulers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1986.htm" title="1986: hā·lə·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To smite, hammer, strike down. A primitive root; to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband.">have trampled</a> <a href="/hebrew/8291.htm" title="8291: śə·rūq·qe·hā (Adj-mpc:: 3fs) -- Vine tendrils or clusters. Passive participle from the same as soreq; a grapevine.">its choicest vines,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: nā·ḡā·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">which had reached</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/3270.htm" title="3270: ya‘·zêr (N-proper-fs) -- A place E. of the Jordan. Or Yazer; from azar; helpful; Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the Jordan.">far as Jazer</a> <a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: tā·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">and spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">toward the desert.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7976.htm" title="7976: šə·lu·ḥō·w·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- A shoot, branch. Feminine of shilluwach; a shoot.">Their shoots</a> <a href="/hebrew/5203.htm" title="5203: niṭ·ṭə·šū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to pound, i.e. Smite; by implication to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon.">had spread out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and passed over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the sea.</a> 9So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Jeremiah 48:32</a> I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest. <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Numbers 21:28-30</a> 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. / But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.” <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Jeremiah 48:33</a> Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy. <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17</a> Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise. <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a> The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up. <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Jeremiah 48:36</a> 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. <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a> The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish. <a href="/hosea/9-2.htm">Hosea 9:2</a> The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them. <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a> Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32</a> But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. <a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7</a> The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan. <a href="/isaiah/32-12.htm">Isaiah 32:12</a> Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines, <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ... <a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-6</a> “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ... <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a> Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even to Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.the fields<a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Isaiah 15:4</a> And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.<a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7</a> The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.<a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm">2 Samuel 1:21</a> Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.the vine<a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Isaiah 16:9</a> Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.<a href="/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38</a> And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.Shibmah<a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Joshua 13:19</a> And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,the lords<a href="/isaiah/10-7.htm">Isaiah 10:7</a> Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.<a href="/jeremiah/27-6.htm">Jeremiah 27:6,7</a> And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him… Jazer<a href="/numbers/32-3.htm">Numbers 32:3</a> Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,<a href="/joshua/13-25.htm">Joshua 13:25</a> And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;stretched out.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/4-16.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/psalms/149-7.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-31.htm">Jazer</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Languish</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-26.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Principal</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/songs/4-13.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Sibmah</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-8.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/psalms/119-176.htm">Wandered</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Jazer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Languish</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-2.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Principal</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Sibmah</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Wandered</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 16</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to the throne of David</a> 6. <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Moab is threatened for her pride</a> 9. <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">The prophet bewails her</a> 12. <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">The judgment of Moab</a> </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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The withering of its fields symbolizes judgment and desolation, reflecting God's displeasure with Moab. This imagery of withering is consistent with other biblical passages where agricultural failure signifies divine judgment (e.g., <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a>).along with the grapevines of Sibmah Sibmah was renowned for its vineyards, producing wine that was highly valued. The destruction of these grapevines indicates a loss of economic wealth and cultural pride. In biblical symbolism, vineyards often represent the people of God (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>), and their destruction can signify spiritual decline or judgment.The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines This phrase suggests foreign invasion and conquest, a common theme in the prophetic literature where God uses other nations as instruments of judgment (e.g., Assyria and Babylon). The trampling of the choicest vines indicates the severity of the devastation, as the best and most valued parts of Moab's agriculture are destroyed.which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert Jazer was a city located north of Heshbon, indicating the extensive reach of Moab's vineyards. The spreading toward the desert suggests the vastness and prosperity of Moab before judgment. This geographical reference highlights the comprehensive nature of the impending desolation.Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea The imagery of shoots spreading over the sea suggests the far-reaching influence and prosperity of Moab's agriculture. The sea could refer to the Dead Sea, emphasizing the extent of Moab's former glory. This phrase also evokes the idea of unchecked growth and expansion, which is now curtailed by divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/heshbon.htm">Heshbon</a> A significant city in ancient Moab, known for its fertile fields and vineyards. It was a center of agriculture and trade. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sibmah.htm">Sibmah</a> Another location in Moab, renowned for its vineyards. The vines of Sibmah were highly valued and exported widely. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jazer.htm">Jazer</a> A city located near the border of Moab, known for its proximity to the Jordan River. It was a key location for trade and agriculture. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_rulers_of_the_nations.htm">The Rulers of the Nations</a> This phrase refers to foreign powers or leaders who have come to dominate and destroy the prosperity of Moab, symbolized by the trampling of its vineyards. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a> Likely referring to the Dead Sea or possibly the Mediterranean, indicating the extensive reach of Moab's trade and influence before its downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_sin.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Sin</a> Moab's downfall serves as a reminder of the dangers of pride and turning away from God. Just as Moab's prosperity was destroyed, so too can our spiritual and material blessings be lost if we stray from God's path. <a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_prosperity.htm">The Transience of Earthly Prosperity</a> The withering of Moab's vineyards illustrates the fleeting nature of worldly wealth and success. We are encouraged to invest in eternal treasures rather than temporary gains. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The trampling of Moab's vines by foreign rulers underscores God's control over the rise and fall of nations. We are reminded to trust in God's ultimate plan and justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_fruitfulness.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Fruitfulness</a> In contrast to the withered vines of Moab, believers are called to bear spiritual fruit through a relationship with Christ, as emphasized in <a href="/bsb/john/15.htm">John 15</a>.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 16</a> <a href="/q/am_i_ready_to_be_sent.htm">Am I ready to be sent?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_33_16_align_with_righteous_suffering.htm">How does the promise of safety in Isaiah 33:16 align with observable instances of righteous people facing disaster historically?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_49_8_align_with_history.htm">Isaiah 49:8 depicts a grand restoration--how does this align with historical records of Israel's exiles and returns that appear less triumphant?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</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>(8) The fields of Heshbon languish . . .--For Heshbon see Note on <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm" title="And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even to Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous to him.">Isaiah 15:4</a>. Sibmah appears as assigned to the tribe of Reuben, in <a href="/numbers/32-38.htm" title="And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names to the cities which they built.">Numbers 32:38</a>, <a href="/joshua/13-19.htm" title="And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,">Joshua 13:19</a>, and in <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm" title="O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer: your plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen on your summer fruits and on your vintage.">Jeremiah 48:32</a> as famous for its vines. Jerome (Comm. in Esai. 5) speaks of it as about half a Roman mile from Heshbon, and as one of the strongest fortresses of Moab. It has not been identified by recent travellers. The names of the chief Moabite cities are brought together by Milton with a singular rhythmical majesty in Par. Lost, 1, 406-411.The lords of the heathen . . .--The words admit of this rendering; but another version, equally admissible grammatically, is preferred by most recent critics. Its branches smote down the lords of the nations, i.e., the wine of Sibmah was so strong that it "overcame" the princes who drank of it (<a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm" title="Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!">Isaiah 28:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm" title="My heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.">Jeremiah 23:9</a>). In the word for "lords" (baalim), we have a parallel to the "lords of the high places of Arnon," in <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm" title="For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it has consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.">Numbers 21:28</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - The fields of Heshbon (see the comment on Isaiah 15:4). The whole of the Mishor, or Belka, on the edge of which Hesbdn stands, is cultivable and capable of producing good crops. The Moabites stored water in reservoirs (<a href="/songs/7-4.htm">Song of Solomon 7:4</a>), and made their country a garden. The vine of Sib-mah. "Sibmah" is mentioned in <a href="/numbers/32-8.htm">Numbers 32:8</a> and <a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Joshua 13:19</a> among the towns of the Reubenites. According to Jerome ('Comment. in Esaiam'), it was less than half a mile distant from Heshbon. Jeremiah follows Isaiah in lamenting the destruction of its vines (<a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Jeremiah 48:32</a>). The lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof. "The lords of the heathen" are probably the Assyrians, who made a practice of destroying the fruit trees in an enemy's country, for the mere purpose of doing mischief ('Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 2. p. 84). It is wanton to discard this very satisfactory sense for the strange one that "the choice plants have broken down - i.e., made drunk - the lords of the heathen" (Cheyne). The rendering of the Authorized Version is supported by Gesenius, Ewald, Rosenmüller, Meier, and Dr. Kay. They are come even unto Jazer; rather, they (the vines)reached to Jazer; i.e. the vine of Sibmah was cultivated as far as Jazer. Jazer lay about twelve miles north of Heshben, in the territory of Gad (<a href="/numbers/32-35.htm">Numbers 32:35</a>). It is probably identified with Es Szir, which is in the required position, and retains a trace of the name (Seetzen,' Reisen,' vol. 1. pp. 397, 398). They wandered through the wilderness; rather, they strayed into the wilderness; i.e. the cultivation was pushed eastward into the actual midbar, or desert. Her branches are stretched out; or, her offshoots are spread abroad; i.e. the young shoots or slips are taken by the cultivators and spread further and further. They are even carried across the Dead Sea, and planted on its western shore. Mr. Cheyne supposes the prophet to refer to the "vineyards of En-gedi" (<a href="/songs/1-14.htm">Song of Solomon 1:14</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/16-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the fields שַׁדְמוֹת֩ (šaḏ·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7709.htm">Strong's 7709: </a> A cultivated field of Heshbon חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן (ḥeš·bō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2809.htm">Strong's 2809: </a> Heshbon -- a place East of the Jordan have withered, אֻמְלָ֜ל (’um·lāl) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_535.htm">Strong's 535: </a> To droop, to be sick, to mourn along with the grapevines גֶּ֣פֶן (ge·p̄en) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> A vine, the grape of Sibmah. שִׂבְמָ֗ה (śiḇ·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7643.htm">Strong's 7643: </a> Sibmah -- a place in Moab The rulers בַּעֲלֵ֤י (ba·‘ă·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1167.htm">Strong's 1167: </a> A master, a husband, owner of the nations גוֹיִם֙ (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts have trampled הָלְמ֣וּ (hā·lə·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1986.htm">Strong's 1986: </a> To strike down, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband its choicest vines שְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָ (śə·rūq·qe·hā) Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8291.htm">Strong's 8291: </a> Vine tendrils or clusters that reached נָגָ֖עוּ (nā·ḡā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike as עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while far as Jazer יַעְזֵ֥ר (ya‘·zêr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3270.htm">Strong's 3270: </a> Jazer -- a place East of the Jordan and spread תָּ֣עוּ (tā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> To vacillate, reel, stray toward the desert. מִדְבָּ֑ר (miḏ·bār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech Their shoots שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָ (šə·lu·ḥō·w·ṯe·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7976.htm">Strong's 7976: </a> A shoot, branch spread out נִטְּשׁ֖וּ (niṭ·ṭə·šū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5203.htm">Strong's 5203: </a> To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon and reached עָ֥בְרוּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on the sea. יָֽם׃ (yām) Noun - 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