Isaiah 15:7

The abundance they have grown and stored 1 they carry away over the brook of the poplars. 1

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In The King James Version

Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.

In Context

6The waters of Nimrim are a desolation; 1 the grass is withered; 1 the vegetation has dried up; 1 there is no more green grass. 1

8The cry has gone around the territory of Moab; 1 the wailing as far as Eglaim and Beer Elim. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 137:1By the rivers of Babylon 1 we sat down and wept 1 when we thought about Zion. 1

Isaiah 10:6I send him against an arrogant nation and against the people who bear my overflowing wrath. 1 I order him to take the spoil, to take the prey, and to trample them like mud in the streets. 1

Isaiah 30:6A declaration about the beasts of the Negev: 1 Through the land of trouble and danger, of the lioness and the lion, 1 the viper and fiery flying serpent, 1 they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, 1 and their treasures on the camels' humps, 1 to a people who cannot help them. 1

Nahum 2:12The lion tore his victims to pieces for his cubs; he strangled victims for his lionesses, 1 and filled his cave with victims, his dens with torn carcasses. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 15:7-9

The Burden of Moab. ( b. c. 725.) 6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. 7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. 8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim. 9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that… Read the whole commentary →

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