Isaiah 15:1

 Isaiah 15:1

The burden 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;

a. NASB 1995: The oracle concerning Moab. Surely in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined; Surely in a night Kir of Moab is devastated and ruined. [New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.]

b. NKJV: The burden against Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste And destroyed, Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste And destroyed,  [Scripture quotations marked "NKJV" are taken from the New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.]

c. Classic Amplified Bible: The mournful, inspired prediction (a burden to be lifted up) concerning Moab: Because in a night Ar of Moab is laid waste and brought to silence! Because in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste and brought to silence!  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. The Milstein Edition, Later Prophets, Isaiah. With Rabbinic Commentary: A prophecy concerning Moab: On the night of Ar of Moab was pillaged, it was silenced; on the night that Kir of Moab was pillaged, it was silenced. [THE ARTSCROLL SERIES\MILSTEIN EDITION THE LATTER PROPHETS, ISAIAH Ⓒ Copyright 2013 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ltd.]

e. ESV: An oracle concerning Moab. Because Ar of Moab is laid waste in a night,

Moab is undone; because Kir of Moab is laid waste in a night, Moab is undone.  [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]

f. Unless otherwise stated, all Greek and Hebrew definitions are from Blue Letter Bible

1. “The burden 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;”

a. [The] burden [Strong: 4853 massâʼ, mas-saw'; from H5375; a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire:—burden, carry away, prophecy, × they set, song, tribute.]

b. [of] Moab [Strong: 4124 Môwʼâb, mo-awb; from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m- and H1; from (her [the mother's]) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants:—Moab.]

c. Because [Strong: 3588 kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.]

d. [in the] night [Strong: 3915 layil, lah'-yil; or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל lêyl; also לַיְלָה laylâh; from the same as H3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity:—(mid-)night (season).]

e. Ar [Strong: 6144 ʻÂr, awr; the same as H5892; a city; Ar, a place in Moab:—Ar.]

f. [of] Moab [Strong: 4124 Môwʼâb, mo-awb; from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m- and H1; from (her [the mother's]) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants:—Moab.]

g. [is] laid waste [Strong: 7703 shâdad, shaw-dad'; a primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage:—dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), × utterly, (lay) waste.]

h. [and brought to] silence [Strong: 1820 dâmâh, daw-mam'; a primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy:—cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, × utterly.]

i. because [Strong: 3588 kîy, kee; a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:—and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.]

j. [in the] night [Strong: 3915 layil, lah'-yil; or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל lêyl; also לַיְלָה laylâh; from the same as H3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity:—(mid-)night (season).]

k. Kir [Strong: 7024 Qîyr, keer; the same as H7023; fortress; Kir, a place in Assyrian; also one in Moab:—Kir.]

l. [of] Moab [Strong: 4124 Môwʼâb, mo-awb; from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m- and H1; from (her [the mother's]) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants:—Moab.]

b. [is] laid waste [Strong: 7703 shâdad, shaw-dad'; a primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage:—dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), × utterly, (lay) waste.]

c. [and brought to] silence [Strong: 1820 dâmâh, daw-mam'; a primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy:—cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, × utterly.]

1). The Prophet Isaiah, A Commentary, Victor Buksbazen: In chapters 15 and 16, the prophet Isaiah predicts the downfall of Moab, a people descended from Lot and his eldest daughter (Genesis 19:31-37). 

a). Genesis 19:30-37 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

19:31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

19:32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

19:33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

19:34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

19:35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

19:36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

19:37 And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

Their land was east of the Dead Sea, between the city of Jaazer in the north and the Wadi Zered in the south, a territory now part of Jordan. The Moabites worshipped Chemosh and Ball-Peor, to whom they offered human sacrifices nand practiced a licentious cult.Although closely related by descent and language, there was bitter enmity between the Moabites and Israel.During the Egyptian exodus, when Israel asked permission to pass through the land of Moab, their request was refused.

a). Judges 11:17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

1). The Prophet Isaiah, A Commentary, Victor Buksbazen: Balak, king of Moab, fearing the growing strength of Israel, hired Balaam to curse them (Numbers 22-24). Later, the israelites were seduced by the moabite women (Numbers 25). Because of their unfriendly spirit and acts, the Ammonites and the Moabites were excluded from the community of Israel (Deuteronomy 23:3, 4. During the days of the Judges, Eglon, king of Moab, invaded israel territory as far as jericho, and oppressed the land for eighteen years, until he was assinated by Ehud the Benjamite (Judges 3:12-30). Nevertheless, there was sporadic contact between the two neighboring peoples.Elimelech of Bethlehem emigrated to Moab, and his sons married Moabite women, one of whom, Ruth, later married Boaz and became the ancestress of King David (Ruth 4:18-22; Matthew 1:5, 6). In the year 1868 a German missionary in Southern Palestine came across on of the most important archeological finds in history, the so called stone of Mesha. It was a slab of stone three feet yen inches high and two feet across, containing thirty-four lines of writing, relating the triumph over israel by Mesha, son of Chemosh, king of Moab. The inscription recorded how mesha, threw off the yoke of Israel, and built a high place as an expression of gratitude to Chemosh. The inscription reads in part: “As for Omri, king of israel, he humbled Moab for many days, for Chemosh was angry at his land. And his son followed him and he also said: “I will humble Moab, but I have triumphed over him and Israel perished for ever.” The Moabite Stone dates back to about 830B.C. and covers a period during the reign o Ahab of Israel, and his son Joram (2 Kings 1-3). Moab was frequently invaded by the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, and later be various Arab tribes. In the early part of the 6th century, B.C., the Moabites lost their national independence, but survived as a separate people until the second century B.C. when they were subdued by Alexander Janneaus. After that they disappeared from the scene of history.