Isaiah 15

Isaiah Chapter 15
A message about Moab

This message came to me concerning Moab
In one night the town of Ai will be leveled and the city of Kir will
Be destroyed. Your people will go to their temple in Dibon to mourn
They will go to their sacred shrines to weep. They will wail for
The fate of Nebo and Medeba, shaving their heads in sorrow and
Cutting off their beards. They will wear burlap as they wander the
Streets. From every home and public square will come the sound of
Wailing; the people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out. Their
Voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz. The bravest warriors of
Moab will cry out in utter terror; they will be helpless with fear

My heart weeps for Moab. Its people flee to Zoar and Eglah
Shalishiyah. Weeping, they climb the road to Lewith. Their cries
Of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim. Even
The waters of Nimrim are dried up; the grassy banks are scorched
The tender plants are gone; nothing green remains. The people grab
Their possessions and carry them across the ravine of willows
A cry of distress echoes through the land of Moab from one end to the
Other, from Iglaim to Beer Elim. The stream near Dibon runs red with

Blood. But I am still not finished with Dibon. Lions will hunt down
The survivors—both those who try to
Escape and those who remain behind