For the cry went round about the borders of Moab, and the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the skriking thereof unto Beer Elim,

Because the waters of Dimon shall be full [a]of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, even lions [b]upon him that escapeth of Moab, and to the remnant of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 15:9 Of them that are slain.
  2. Isaiah 15:9 So that by no means they should escape the hand of God: thus will God punish the enemies of his Church.

Their outcry echoes along the border of Moab;
    their wailing reaches as far as Eglaim,
    their lamentation as far as Beer(A) Elim.
The waters of Dimon[a] are full of blood,
    but I will bring still more upon Dimon[b]
a lion(B) upon the fugitives of Moab(C)
    and upon those who remain in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 15:9 Dimon, a wordplay on Dibon (see verse 2), sounds like the Hebrew for blood.
  2. Isaiah 15:9 Dimon, a wordplay on Dibon (see verse 2), sounds like the Hebrew for blood.