The Word Am I

The Book of the Prophet Isaiah

Geneva Bible 1599

- Chapter 15 -

(Jeremiah 48:1–47)
1
The burden of Moab. Surely Ar of Moab was destroied, and brought to silece in a surely Kir of Moab was destroied, and brought to silence in a night.
2
He shall goe vp to the temple, and to Dibon to the hie places to for Nebo and for Medeba shall Moab vpon all their heades shalbe baldnesse, and euery beard shauen.
3
In their streetes shall they bee gilded with on the toppes of their houses, and in their streetes euery one shall howle, and come downe with weeping.
4
And Heshbon shall crie, and their voyce shall bee heard vnto therefore the warriers of Moab shall the soule of euery one shall lament in him selfe.
5
Mine heart shall crie for his fugitiues shall flee vnto Zoar, an heiffer of three yere for they shall goe vp with weeping by the mounting vp of and by the way of Horonaim they shall raise vp a crie of destruction.
6
For the waters of Nimrim shall be dried therefore the grasse is withered, the herbes consumed, and there was no greene herbe.
7
Therefore what euery man hath left, and their substance shall they beare to the brooke of the willowes.
8
For the crie went round about the borders of and the howling thereof vnto Eglaim, and the skriking thereof vnto Beer Elim,
9
Because the waters of Dimon shall be full of for I will bring more vpon Dimon, euen lyons vpon him that escapeth of Moab, and to the remnant of the land.