When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them that killed some of them.
Isaiah 15:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 For the waters of Dibon are full of blood, yet I will bring upon Dibon even more— a lion for those of Moab who escape, for the remnant of the land. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; yet I [the Lord] will bring even more on Dimon–a lion upon those of Moab who escape and upon the remnant of the land. American Standard Version (1901) For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more upon Dimon, a lion upon them of Moab that escape, and upon the remnant of the land. Common English Bible The waters of Dibon are full of blood. But I will bring still more upon Dibon: a lion for Moab’s survivors, for the remaining few in the land. Catholic Public Domain Version Because the waters of Dibon have been filled with blood, I will place even more upon Dibon: those from Moab who flee the lion, and the survivors of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the waters of Dibon are filled with blood. For I will bring more upon Dibon: the lion upon them that shall flee of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land. |
When they first settled there, they did not worship the Lord; therefore the Lord sent lions among them that killed some of them.
For a cry has gone around the land of Moab; the wailing reaches to Eglaim; the wailing reaches to Beer-elim.
And I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, says the Lord: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and the wild animals of the earth to devour and destroy.
Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured it, and now at the end King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon has gnawed its bones.
And if in spite of this you will not obey me, I will continue to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
then I, too, will continue hostile to you: I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
I will continue hostile to you in fury; I in turn will punish you myself sevenfold for your sins.
as if someone fled from a lion and was met by a bear or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall and was bitten by a snake.
So their posterity perished from Heshbon to Dibon, and we laid waste until fire spread to Medeba.”