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Isaiah 15:8-9
New English Translation
Isaiah 15:8-9
New English Translation
8 Indeed, the cries of distress echo throughout Moabite territory;
their wailing can be heard in Eglaim and Beer Elim.[a]
9 Indeed, the waters of Dimon[b] are full of blood!
Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon.[c]
A lion will attack[d] the Moabite fugitives
and the people left in the land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 15:8 tn Heb “to Eglaim [is] her wailing, and [to] Beer Elim [is] her wailing.”
- Isaiah 15:9 tc The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa reads “Dibon” instead of “Dimon” in this verse.
- Isaiah 15:9 tn Heb “Indeed, I will place on Dimon added things.” Apparently the Lord is speaking.
- Isaiah 15:9 tn The words “will attack” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
Isaiah 15:8-9
New International Version
Isaiah 15:8-9
New International Version
Footnotes
- Isaiah 15:9 Dimon, a wordplay on Dibon (see verse 2), sounds like the Hebrew for blood.
- Isaiah 15:9 Dimon, a wordplay on Dibon (see verse 2), sounds like the Hebrew for blood.
Isaiah 15:8-9
King James Version
Isaiah 15:8-9
King James Version
8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.
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Isaiah 15:8-9
New King James Version
Isaiah 15:8-9
New King James Version
8 For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab,
Its wailing to Eglaim
And its wailing to Beer Elim.
9 For the waters of [a]Dimon will be full of blood;
Because I will bring more upon Dimon,
(A)Lions upon him who escapes from Moab,
And on the remnant of the land.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 15:9 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, Vg. Dibon; LXX Rimon
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