Isaiah 16:12
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab hath wearied himself upon the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
11Wherefore my heart moaneth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres.
13This is the word that the LORD spoke concerning Moab in time past.
Cross References
Numbers 22:41And it came to pass in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.
Numbers 23:28And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert.
1 Kings 11:7Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the detestation of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestation of the children of Ammon.
2 Kings 3:27Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there came great wrath upon Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
2 Kings 19:16Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open Thine eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to taunt the living God.
Proverbs 1:28Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 16:7-14
The Pride of Moab; The Threatening against Moab; The Doom of Moab. ( b. c. 725.) 6 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. 7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. 8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto… Read the whole commentary →