📖 Isaiah — Chapter 15 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Isaiah 15:1 The Rburden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
Isaiah 15:2 He Ris gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
Isaiah 15:3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: Ron the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, Tweeping abundantly.
Isaiah 15:4 And RHeshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
Isaiah 15:5 RMy heart shall cry out for Moab; This fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of Tdestruction.
Isaiah 15:6 For the waters of RNimrim shall be Tdesolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
Isaiah 15:7 Therefore Rthe abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the Tbrook of the willows.
Isaiah 15:8 For Rthe cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
Isaiah 15:9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring RTmore upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 15:1–3 — Moab’s cities mourn
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The oracle describes ruined cities, weeping, shaved heads, and sackcloth. Naming many places communicates suffering across a whole community.
Key Truth: Take communal grief seriously.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is …” (Isaiah 15:1)
Find it in Isaiah 15:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “He is ____ up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to …” (Isaiah 15:2)
Find it in Isaiah 15:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “In their ____ they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of …” (Isaiah 15:3)
Find it in Isaiah 15:3 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 15:4–6 — Flight and withered provision
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Cries reach the prophet’s heart as fugitives flee and water and vegetation fail. Judgment is described with lament rather than emotional detachment.
Key Truth: Let suffering move you to compassion.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his ____ shall be grievous unto him.” (Isaiah 15:4)
Find it in Isaiah 15:4 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “My ____ shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto …” (Isaiah 15:5)
Find it in Isaiah 15:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For the ____ of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered …” (Isaiah 15:6)
Find it in Isaiah 15:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 15:7–9 — Possessions cannot remove the disaster
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
People carry accumulated goods away while cries surround Moab’s borders. Bloodied water and further danger show that material stores cannot guarantee safety.
Key Truth: Do not make possessions your final security.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore the ____ they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, …” (Isaiah 15:7)
Find it in Isaiah 15:7 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For the cry is ____ round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto …” (Isaiah 15:8)
Find it in Isaiah 15:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For the ____ of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will …” (Isaiah 15:9)
Find it in Isaiah 15:9 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Romans 12:15 — Believers are called to weep with those who weep.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Whose communal loss should you remember compassionately?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What feature makes the opening devastation striking?
2. What do bald heads and cut beards express in context?
3. What does the speaker’s crying heart add to the judgment description?
4. How does the land itself share the devastation?
5. Does escaping the initial disaster ensure safety in this warning?
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