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World English Bible

Isaiah 16 (WEBP)

[1] Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
[2] For it will be that as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so will the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.
[3] Give counsel! Execute justice! Make your shade like the night in the middle of the noonday! Hide the outcasts! Don’t betray the fugitive!
[4] Let my outcasts dwell with you! As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortionist is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
[5] A throne will be established in loving kindness. One will sit on it in truth, in the tent of David, judging, seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.
[6] We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing.
[7] Therefore Moab will wail for Moab. Everyone will wail. You will mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth, utterly stricken.
[8] For the fields of Heshbon languish with the vine of Sibmah. The lords of the nations have broken down its choice branches, which reached even to Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness. Its shoots were spread abroad. They passed over the sea.
[9] Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah. I will water you with my tears, Heshbon, and Elealeh: for on your summer fruits and on your harvest the battle shout has fallen.
[10] Gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there will be no singing, neither joyful noise. Nobody will tread out wine in the presses. I have made the shouting stop.
[11] Therefore my heart sounds like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for Kir Heres.
[12] It will happen that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, and comes to his sanctuary to pray, that he will not prevail.
[13] This is the word that Yahweh spoke concerning Moab in time past.
[14] But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as a worker bound by contract would count them, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant will be very small and feeble.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 16 (KJVS)

[1] Send () ye the lamb to the ruler () of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
[2] For it shall be, that, as a wandering () bird cast out () of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
[3] Take () counsel, execute () judgment; make () thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide () the outcasts; () bewray () not him that wandereth. ()
[4] Let mine outcasts () dwell () with thee, Moab; be () thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: () for the extortioner () is at an end, () the spoiler ceaseth, () the oppressors () are consumed () out of the land.
[5] And in mercy shall the throne be established: () and he shall sit () upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, () and seeking () judgment, and hasting righteousness.
[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 Kirhareseth 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 Jazer, they wandered () through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, () they are gone over () the sea.
[9] Therefore I will bewail () with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water () thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. ()
[10] And gladness is taken away, () and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, () neither shall there be shouting: () the treaders () shall tread out () no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease. ()
[11] Wherefore my bowels shall sound () like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.
[12] And it shall come to pass, when it is seen () that Moab is weary () on the high place, that he shall come () to his sanctuary to pray; () but he shall not prevail. ()
[13] This is the word that the Lord hath spoken () concerning Moab since that time.
[14] 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.

Isaiah 16:1 Or, Petra, Heb. a rock
Isaiah 16:2 Or, a nest forsaken
Isaiah 16:3 Heb. bring
Isaiah 16:4a Heb. wringer
Isaiah 16:4b Heb. the treaders down
Isaiah 16:5 Or, prepared
Isaiah 16:7 Or, mutter
Isaiah 16:8 Or, plucked up
Isaiah 16:9 Or, the alarm is fallen upon, etc.
Isaiah 16:14 Or, not many

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 16 (BYZ)

[1] αποστελω ως ερπετα επι την γην μη πετρα ερημος εστιν το ορος σιων
[2] εση γαρ ως πετεινου ανιπταμενου νεοσσος αφηρημενος θυγατερ μωαβ επειτα δε αρνων
[3] πλειονα βουλευου ποιειτε σκεπην πενθους αυτη δια παντος εν μεσημβρινη σκοτια φευγουσιν εξεστησαν μη απαχθης
[4] παροικησουσιν σοι οι φυγαδες μωαβ εσονται σκεπη υμιν απο προσωπου διωκοντος οτι ηρθη η συμμαχια σου και ο αρχων απωλετο ο καταπατων επι της γης
[5] και διορθωθησεται μετ ελεους θρονος και καθιεται επ αυτου μετα αληθειας εν σκηνη δαυιδ κρινων και εκζητων κριμα και σπευδων δικαιοσυνην
[6] ηκουσαμεν την υβριν μωαβ υβριστης σφοδρα την υπερηφανιαν εξηρας ουχ ουτως η μαντεια σου
[7] ουχ ουτως ολολυξει μωαβ εν γαρ τη μωαβιτιδι παντες ολολυξουσιν τοις κατοικουσιν δεσεθ μελετησεις και ουκ εντραπηση
[8] τα πεδια εσεβων πενθησει αμπελος σεβαμα καταπινοντες τα εθνη καταπατησατε τας αμπελους αυτης εως ιαζηρ ου μη συναψητε πλανηθητε την ερημον οι απεσταλμενοι εγκατελειφθησαν διεβησαν γαρ την ερημον
[9] δια τουτο κλαυσομαι ως τον κλαυθμον ιαζηρ αμπελον σεβαμα τα δενδρα σου κατεβαλεν εσεβων και ελεαλη οτι επι τω θερισμω και επι τω τρυγητω σου καταπατησω και παντα πεσουνται
[10] και αρθησεται ευφροσυνη και αγαλλιαμα εκ των αμπελωνων σου και εν τοις αμπελωσιν σου ου μη ευφρανθησονται και ου μη πατησουσιν οινον εις τα υποληνια πεπαυται γαρ
[11] δια τουτο η κοιλια μου επι μωαβ ως κιθαρα ηχησει και τα εντος μου ωσει τειχος ο ενεκαινισας
[12] και εσται εις το εντραπηναι σε οτι εκοπιασεν μωαβ επι τοις βωμοις και εισελευσεται εις τα χειροποιητα αυτης ωστε προσευξασθαι και ου μη δυνηται εξελεσθαι αυτον
[13] τουτο το ρημα ο ελαλησεν κυριος επι μωαβ οποτε και ελαλησεν
[14] και νυν λεγω εν τρισιν ετεσιν ετων μισθωτου ατιμασθησεται η δοξα μωαβ εν παντι τω πλουτω τω πολλω και καταλειφθησεται ολιγοστος και ουκ εντιμος