Isaiah 16:7 - Easy To Read Version \{The whole country of Moab will suffer because of that pride.\} All the people of Moab will cry. The people will be sad—they will want the things they had in the past. They will want the fig-cakes made in Kir Hareseth. {\cf2\super [169]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moab therefore shall wail for Moab; everyone shall wail. For the ruins, flagons of wine, and the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth you shall sigh and mourn, utterly stricken and discouraged. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken. Common English Bible Therefore, let Moab wail; let everyone wail for Moab. Let them moan, utterly stricken, for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, Moab will wail to Moab; each one will wail. Speak of their wounds to those who rejoice upon the brick walls. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab: every one shall howl. To them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes. |
The Israelites destroyed the cities. They threw their stones [21] at every good field in Moab. They stopped up all the springs of water. And they cut down all the good trees. The Israelites fought all the way to Kir Hareseth. The soldiers surrounded Kir Hareseth and attacked it, too!
Also, their neighbors from the areas where the family groups of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali live brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and cattle. They brought much flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, oil, cattle, and sheep. The people in Israel were very happy.
Then he gave a loaf of bread, some dates, and raisins to every Israelite man and woman.
So, I am very sad for Moab.\par I am very sad for Kir Heres. {\cf2\super [172]} \par I am very, very sad for these cities.\par
Some people say, “Ask the fortune tellers and wizards what to do.” (These fortune tellers and wizards whisper and make sounds like birds \{to make people think that they know secret things\}.) \{But I tell you that\} people should ask their God \{for help\}! Those fortune tellers and wizards ask dead people what to do. Why should living people ask something from the dead?
“Moab will be ruined and filled with shame.\par Moab will cry and cry.\par Announce at the Arnon River, {\cf2\super [385]} \par that Moab is destroyed.\par
So, I cry for Moab.\par I cry for everyone in Moab.\par I cry for the men from Kir Hareseth.\par