At that time Solomon also built a high place for Chemosh, the detested thing of Moab, on the mountain near Jerusalem, as well as for Molech the detested thing of the children of Ammon.
Isaiah 16:12 - Tree of Life Version So it will be, when Moab is weary upon the high place and comes to his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It shall be that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself [worshiping] on the high place [of idolatry], he will come to his sanctuary [of Chemosh, god of Moab], but he will not prevail. [Then will he be ashamed of his god.] [Jer. 48:13.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Even if Moab presents himself, and Moab wears himself out going to the shrine, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, he won’t prevail. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
At that time Solomon also built a high place for Chemosh, the detested thing of Moab, on the mountain near Jerusalem, as well as for Molech the detested thing of the children of Ammon.
When midday was past, they kept prophesying ecstatically until the time of offering up the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice, no one answering, no one paying attention.
Have the gods of the nations delivered those my fathers destroyed—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
Then he took his firstborn son who should have become king in his place and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel that they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.
Then they will cry out to me, but I will not answer! They will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
He has gone up to the shrine, to Dibon, to the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is bald, every beard shaven.
Adonai, they sought You in distress, they poured out a whispered prayer when Your discipline was upon them.
It also came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of his god Nisroch, that his sons Adrammelech and Sarezer struck him down with the sword, and escaped into the land of Ararat. Then his son Esarhaddon became king in his place.
You are weary of your consultations. So many! So let the astrologers, star-gazers, predicting by new moons, stand up and save you from what will come upon you.
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber garden, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk! Do not fear them for they can do no harm —nor do any good.”
So Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh just as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
Moreover I will make an end in Moab”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“of the one offering on the high place and the one burning incense to his gods.”
Oy to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished! For your sons are taken away captive and your daughters into exile.
For because of your trust in your works and your treasures, you will be captured, too. Chemosh will go into exile, together with his priests and princes.
For fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon! It consumed Ar of Moab, the masters of Arnon’s heights!
In the morning, Balak took Balaam with him to Bamoth-baal, and from there he saw part of the people.
He took him to Lookout Field on top of Pisgah. He built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
‘I see him, yet not at this moment. I behold him, yet not in this location. For a star will come from Jacob, a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of all the sons of Seth.