Isaiah 16:14

And now I say, In three years, of the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be dishonored with all his great wealth; and he shall be left few in number, and not honored.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.

In Context

13This is the word which the Lord spoke against Moab, when he spoke.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:8Thou shalt surely open thy hands to him, and shalt lend to him as much as he wants according to his need.

Job 7:1Is not the life of man upon earth a state of trial? 1 And his existence as that of a hireling by the day? 1

Isaiah 15:5The heart of the region of Moab cries within her to Zoar; for it is as a heifer of three years old: and on the ascent of Eglath they shall go up to thee weeping by the way of Horonaim: she cries, Destruction, and trembling.

Isaiah 21:16For thus said the Lord to me, Yet a year, as the year of a hireling, and the glory of the sons of Kedar shall fail:

Isaiah 25:10God will give rest on this mountain, and the country of Moab shall be trodden down, as they tread the floor with wagons.

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 →

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