KJV King James Version
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 15:9
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring more upon Dimon—a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon the remnant of the land.
WEB World English Bible
For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more on Dimon, a lion on those of Moab who escape, and on the remnant of the land.
ASV American Standard Version
For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more upon Dimon, a lion upon them of Moab that escape, and upon the remnant of the land.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For the waters of Dimon have been full of blood, For I set on Dimon additions, For the escaped of Moab a lion, And for the remnant of Adamah!
Surrounding context — Isaiah 15
6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כִּ֣יH3588 · kiforמֵ֤יH4325 · ma.yimwaterדִימוֹן֙H1775 · di.monDibonמָ֣לְאוּH4390 · ma.leto fillדָ֔םH1818 · dambloodכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforאָשִׁ֥יתH7896 · shitto set: makeעַל־H5921 · aluponדִּימ֖וֹןH1775 · di.monDibonנוֹסָפ֑וֹתH3254 · ya.saphto add: againלִפְלֵיטַ֤תH6413 · pe.le.tahsurvivorמוֹאָב֙H4124 · mo.avMoabאַרְיֵ֔הH738 · a.rilionוְלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתH7611 · she.e.ritremnantאֲדָמָֽה׃H127 · a.da.mahland: soil
Cross-references
2 Kings 17:25And [so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, [that] they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew [some] of them.Leviticus 26:28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.Jeremiah 50:17Israel [is] a scattered sheep; the lions have driven [him] away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.Leviticus 26:18And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.Leviticus 26:21-22And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.Amos 5:19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.Jeremiah 15:3And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.Leviticus 26:24Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.Jeremiah 48:43-45Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [shall be] upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
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