the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Isaiah 16:6
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We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride;Even of his lofty pride, pride, and fury;His idle boasts are false.
We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride; Even of his arrogance, pride, and fury; His idle boasts are false.
We haue hearde of the pride of Moab, he is very proude, presumptuous, arrogant, and full of indignation, and vayne are his lyes.
We have heard of the arrogance of Moab,—[he is] very proud,—of his pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath: his pratings are vain.
We have heard of the pride of Moab-- He is very proud-- Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath; But his lies shall not be so.
We have heard of the pride of Moab, very proud; of his pride, his arrogance, and his rage; not so are his babblings.
We have heard that the people of Moab are very proud and conceited. They are hot-tempered braggers, but their boasts are only empty words.
We have heard of the pride of Moab, [that] he is very proud; even of his arrogance, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nothing.
We haue heard of the pride of Moab (hee is very proud) euen of his hautines, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
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.
As for Moabs pride (shal they answere) it is wel knowne. And all though they be excellent, proude, arrogant, & hie mynded: yet is their strength nothinge like.
We've heard—everyone's heard!—of Moab's pride, world-famous for pride— Arrogant, self-important, insufferable, full of hot air. So now let Moab lament for a change, with antiphonal mock-laments from the neighbors! What a shame! How terrible! No more fine fruitcakes and Kir-hareseth candies! All those lush Heshbon fields dried up, the rich Sibmah vineyards withered! Foreign thugs have crushed and torn out the famous grapevines That once reached all the way to Jazer, right to the edge of the desert, Ripped out the crops in every direction as far as the eye can see. I'll join the weeping. I'll weep right along with Jazer, weep for the Sibmah vineyards. And yes, Heshbon and Elealeh, I'll mingle my tears with your tears! The joyful shouting at harvest is gone. Instead of song and celebration, dead silence. No more boisterous laughter in the orchards, no more hearty work songs in the vineyards. Instead of the bustle and sound of good work in the fields, silence—deathly and deadening silence. My heartstrings throb like harp strings for Moab, my soul in sympathy for sad Kir-heres. When Moab trudges to the shrine to pray, he wastes both time and energy. Going to the sanctuary and praying for relief is useless. Nothing ever happens.
We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride— Even of his arrogance, his conceit, his rage, His untruthful boasting.
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.
We have had word of the pride of Moab, how great it is; how he is lifted up in pride and passion: his high words about himself are false.
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.
We have heard about Moab's pride, their great arrogance, their boasting, pride, and excess. But their boastful claims are empty!
We have heard of Moab's pride. Its people strut and boast, but without reason.
We have heard about Mo'av's pride, how very proud they are; about their haughty arrogance, their insolence and bravado.
We haue heard of the pride of Moab, (he is very proud) euen his pride, and his arrogancie, and his indignation, but his lies shall not be so.
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.
We have heard of the pride of Mo'av, [that] he is very proud; even of his arrogance, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nothing.
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.
We have heard about proud Moab— about its pride and arrogance and rage. But all that boasting has disappeared.
We have heard of the pride of Moab, how very proud he is. We have heard of how proud he is of himself and of his anger. His proud words are false.
We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud. I have cut off his pride: thy prophecy shall not be thus, no not thus.
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.
We have heard of Moab's pride, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.
We have heard of the pride of Moab —how proud he is!— of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; his boasts are false.
We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, Proud exceedingly! His haughtiness and his arrogance and his passion, Not true, are his boastings.
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.
We have heard of the pride of Moab—exceedingly proud— of his arrogance, pride, and insolence; his boasting is not true.
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.
We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride; Even of his arrogance, pride, and fury; His idle boasts are false.
We have heard that the people of Moab are proud and very conceited. They are very proud and angry, but their bragging means nothing.
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."
We have heard of Moab's pride— how very proud he is— his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and his empty boasting.
We han herd the pride of Moab, he is ful proud; his pride, and his boost, and his indignacioun is more than his strengthe.
We have heard of the pride of Moab, how proud he was; of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence--his boasts are false.
We have heard of the pride of Moab -- very proud, His pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath, Not right [are] his devices.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
have: Isaiah 2:11, Jeremiah 48:26, Jeremiah 48:29, Jeremiah 48:30, Jeremiah 48:42, Amos 2:1, Obadiah 1:3, Obadiah 1:4, Zephaniah 2:9, Zephaniah 2:10, 1 Peter 5:5
but: Isaiah 28:15, Isaiah 28:18, Isaiah 44:25, Jeremiah 50:36
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 20:1 - the children of Moab Isaiah 25:11 - he shall bring Jeremiah 13:9 - the great Jeremiah 48:11 - emptied Jeremiah 48:14 - We Ezekiel 16:49 - pride Habakkuk 2:5 - a proud man James 4:6 - God
Cross-References
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's slave, where did you come from? and where are you going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
And the angel of Yahweh said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.
And the slave took ten camels, of the camels of his master, having all good things of his master's in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and he settled in the land of Midian after having moved to the land of Midian. And [one day] he sat down by a well.
And Yahweh said to Satan, Look, he is in your hand; only spare his life.
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is in a hurry of spirit exalts folly.
A soft answer turns away wrath; But a grievous word stirs up anger.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man that wanders from his place.
A slave will not be corrected by words; For though he understands, he will not give heed.
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness allays great offenses.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
We have heard of the pride of Moab,.... These are the words of the prophet, either in the name of the Lord, or in the person of the Jews, or of other nations, who had heard very frequently, and from many persons, and from every quarter, of the excessive pride of this people, and had many instances of it related to them, which foretold their ruin; for pride comes before a fall:
([he] is very proud): though his original was so base and infamous; and therefore there is little reason to hope or expect that he would take the advice above given him, or do the good offices for the Jews he was exhorted to; his pride was such, that he would despise the counsel of God, and would never stoop to do any favour for his people:
[even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath; of his contempt of the people of God, and his wrath against them:
[but] his lies [shall] not be so; or, "his strength" shall "not be so" b; as his wrath: he shall not be able to do what in his pride and wrath he said he would do; all his wicked thoughts and devices, all his haughty and wrathful expressions, will signify nothing; they will all be of no effect, for God resisteth the proud, see Jeremiah 48:30. It may be rendered, "not right", that of "his diviners" c; their words and works, what they say or do; so the word is used in Isaiah 44:25.
b ×× ×× ×××× "non sicut, fortitudo ejus"; so some in Vatablus. c ××-×× ×××× "non rectum divinorum ejus", Vitringa.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
We have heard of the pride of Moab - We Jews; we have âallâ heard of it; that is, we âknowâ that he is proud. The evident design of the prophet here is, to say that Moab was so proud, and was well known to be so haughty, that he would ârejectâ this counsel. He would neither send the usual tribute to the land of Judea Isaiah 16:1, thus acknowledging his dependence on them; nor would he give protection to the exiled Jews as they should wander through his land, and âthusâ endeavor to conciliate their favor, and secure their friendship. As a consequence of this, the prophet proceeds to state that heavy judgments would come upon Moab as a nation.
He is very proud - The same thing is stated in the parallel place in Jeremiah 48:29 (compare Isaiah 16:11). Moab was at ease; he was confident in his security; he feared nothing; he sought ânoâ means, therefore, of securing the friendship of the Jews.
And his wrath - As the result of pride and haughtiness. Wrath or indignation is excited in a proud man when he is opposed, and when the interests of others are not made to give way to his.
But his lies shall not be so - The Hebrew phrase (××Ö¾×× lo' keÌn) - ânot soâ here seems to be used in the sense of ânot right;â ânot firm, or established;â that is, his vain boasting, his false pretensions, his âliesâ shall not be confirmed, or established; or they shall be vain and impotent. In the parallel place in Jeremiah, it is, âBut it shall not be so; his lies shall not effect it.â The word rendered âhis liesâ here (×××× badaÌyv), means his boasting, or vain and confident speaking. In Isaiah 44:25, it is connected with the vain and confident responses of diviners and soothsayers. Here it means that Moab boasted of his strength and security, and did not feel his need of the friendship of the Jews; but that his security was false, and that it should not result according to his expectations. That Moab was proud, is also stated in Isaiah 25:8; and that he was disposed to give vent to his pride by reproaching the people of God, is apparent from Zechariah 2:8 :
I have heard the reproach of Moab,
And the revilings of the children of Ammon,
Whereby they have reproached my people,
And boasted themselves upon their border.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 16:6. We have heard of the pride of Moab - "We have heard the pride of Moab"] For ×× ge, read ××× geah; two MSS., one ancient, and Jeremiah 48:29. Zephaniah, Zephaniah 2:8-10, in his prophecy against Moab, the subject of which is the same with that of Jeremiah in his forty-eighth chapter, (Isaiah 15:1,) enlarges much on the pride of Moab, and their insolent behaviour towards the Jews: -
"I have heard the reproach of Moab;
And the revilings of the sons of Ammon:
Who have reproached my people;
And have magnified themselves against their borders.
Therefore, as I live, saith JEHOVAH God of hosts,
the God of Israel:
Surely Moab shall be as Sodom,
And the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah:
A possession of nettles, and pits of salt,
And a desolation for ever.
The residue of my people shall spoil them,
And the remnant of my nation shall dispossess them:
This shall they have for their pride;
Because they have raised a reproach, and have magnified
themselves
Against the people of JEHOVAH God of hosts."
