down from thy glory a, and fit in thirſt b - for the ſpoiler of Moab fhall come upon thee c, ard he ſhall deſtroy thy ſtrong holds. 2 Of this Dibsn we read, Numb. 21. 30, It was a Land for Cat- tle, Numb. 32.3. Both Dibon and Aroer, and Ataroth were built hl by the Children of Ga. to whoſe Lot it fel], Yer. 34. as alſo ro the Reabenires in part, Fofh. 13. 17. It ſhould ſeem that the Moa- 6;res were now come into the poſicfſion of it either by conqueſt, or upon the Aſſjrians taking the Ten Tribes. b It was a place well watered. (Otherwife 1t kad not been fit for Cattle) God threatneth that ſhe ſhould be in thirſt, that is driven into ſome dry barren Countries. c For the King of Babylon whom God had appointc4 to ſpoil all Moab, and ſhall deſtroy thee alſo, and thy {irong holds ſhall not fecure thee. +114, 5. 19 O Þ inhabitant of Aroerd, ftand by the way »15ir;ſs and efpy ; ask him that fleeth, and her that eſcap- eth, and ſay, What 1s done e ?
d Aroer was a City in the Lot of G24 and Reuben, Numb. 32. 23. In David's time it was inthe hand of the Fews, x Sam 30-28. but in I{aiah's time, it belonged to Syria, Tja. 17. 2+ and here 1t is reckoned tothe Moabites. e The Inhabitants of it are called to ſtand by the way, and ſeeing the M»4bites flying to ask what News > Others think that Aroer was at this time a City of the Anmonites ; and here called to ſee their Neighbours the AMoab- ites fleeing before thetr Enemies. Ne
20 Moab is confounded, for it is broken down; * howl and cry, tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is: ſpoiled f. |
f Arnon was the Name ofa River, Numb. 21. 14. Deut. 2. 36.
of. 12.1. It was the border of | Moab whither Balak went to meet Bal2am, Numb. 22. 36. probably the adjacent Country or City might take its Name trom the River,
21 And judgwent is come upon the plain coun- try 3 upon Holoa, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
22 And uponDibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblaathm.
24 And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gumal
and upon Beth-meon. 24 And upon Kerioth, jand upon Bozrah, and
? Tha. 16:7.
u There is no truſting to what he ſaith ; his Boaſtings and his
28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in therockp, and be like the dove that maketh her neſts in the ſides of the holes mouth 4.
p Still the Prophet ſpeaks of the Moabites as a People whoſe Armies were routed, and calls to them to leave their Houſes in Cities, not promifing themſelves any ſecurity either to or from their Houſes, or from the Wallsof their Cities, but to get them to Rocks, which are naturally fortified, and from whence (it from any place) ſecurity might be promiſed. q And he commends to them the natural ſagacity ofa Dove, which being a feeble Crea- ture, and not able to encounter an Hawk or Eagle, makes her ſelf a Neſt in the fides of ſome Rock where ſhe may be at ſafety,
29 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is ex- ceeding proud) his loftineſs and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtineſs of his heart 7.
r There isa paſſage, Iſa. 16. 6, &c+ concerning Moab, very lit- tle different from this. Iſazah lived fome Years before this Pro- phet, who yet complaineth of them for the ſame fins, ſo as they were not at all reformed. God faich he had heard of their Pride and Arrogancy ; a Vice which commonly attendeth eaſe and proſperity, and isexceeding odjous in the ſight of God, ſo as a wicked Man is often in ſcripture ſet out under the notion of a proud Man. ;
30 I know his wrath, ſaith the LOR Ds, but
it U, { T know his Rage, either againſt 1ſrael,or other People, : but
on . we. (1 he ſhall never execute it, or bring to paſs what he thinks to do./ lf
his bars
Confidence are but lies, and ſhal! never effe& his Ceſigns.
31 Therefore will I how] for Moab, and I will cry out. for all Moab ; mize heart ſhall mourn for the men
of Kir-herez w.
w Though wicked Men rejoice, and triumph in the ruine of good Men, yer their Charity tuffereth them not to do the like, but ingageth them to mourn for them inthe day of their AMiRi- on. Fer-my declareth his compaſſion towards theſe Moabites, tho tney derided the Fews when they were carried into Captivity 2: Nay, he mourns upon the proſpect of their mitery at ſome d1- {tance, when the hght ofthe Fews preſent Calamity would not
affect the Moabizes with any compaſlion at all. We find the like C02g-
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compailiy A : - Fe There it is called K/r-baraſeth, which was a City of 31049, as we
read, 2 Kin. 3. 25. ; : _ 32 O vine of Sibmah x, I will weep for thee with
the weeping of Jazer y ;- thy plants are gone over
rhe ſea 2, they reach even to the ſea of Jazer 4; the
ſoiler is faln upon thy ſummer fruits, and upon thy a2c. :
"IX -ead of this Vine of Sibmahalſo, Iz. 16. 8, 9. Both Sib- »1 th, and F1þ474 were the places 1n the portion of Keuben, Fol. 13. 18, 19. $/bnap was doubtlels a place tamous 11 tnole davs for Vines, and Vineyards. y This Fahaz.s or Fer was, as 1t ſhould ieem, ficlt raken and caried into captivity, which cauſed a great Lamentation. The Prophet foretel!s ſuch a weeping for $:b14) as was for fazer. 7 By plants he means the Inhabitants of Sibmah, which he prophefieth ſhould be carried inro Captivity over the dead Sea. a AS an Agegravation of the Judgment that ſhould come npon them,God by his Prophets tells rhem that the {pouler hould come upon them in their Vinrage and Harvelt time.
23 And* joy and gladaeſs .is taken from the pien-
a 16 tjful field, and from the land of Moab; and 1 have
cauſed wine to fail from the wine-preſlts ; none ſhal tread with ſhouting; their ſhouting ſ:a/l be not ihout- INS 0. |
b The tine of Harveſt and Vintage being times when the Hus bandmen were wot to reap the fru't of all their labours tne pre” ceeding Years, were times of great 10V ordinarily, bur che Pro
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phet forerelis them of a Year when there ſhouid be no tuch re-
. . : he YY:n I Joycing, for they ſhould have no W:ne from tae Wine-prefles,|
there ſhould be 30 ſhouting, as uſed to be in the time of Harveſt and of Vintage, : E- 34 From the cry' oft Heſhbon ever unto Elealeh,
and even unto Jahaz have they uttered thetr VOICE,
. a be , > % ns C _ 3 * from Zoar eve unro Horonaim,as an helter of eHreo