Isaiah 15 · Verse 4

Isaiah 15:4

And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
Isaiah 15:4, King James Version

Isaiah 15:4 in other translations

BSBHeshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.
WEBHeshbon cries out with Elealeh. Their voice is heard even to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud. Their souls tremble within them.
ASVAnd Heshbon crieth out, and Elealeh; their voice is heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembleth within him.
YLTAnd cry doth Heshbon and Elealeh, Unto Jahaz heard hath been their voice, Therefore the armed ones of Moab do shout, His life hath been grievous to him.
DARBYAnd Heshbon crieth, and Elealeh: their voice is heard unto Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out: his soul trembleth in him.
BBEHeshbon is crying out, and Elealeh; their voice is sounding even to Jahaz: for this cause the heart of Moab is shaking; his soul is shaking with fear.
WebsterAnd Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even to Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous to him.

What does Isaiah 15:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. Heshbon--an Amorite city, twenty miles east of Jordan; taken by Moab after the carrying away of Israel (compare Jr 48:1-47). Elealeh--near Heshbon, in Reuben. Jahaz--east of Jordan, in Reuben. Near it Moses defeated Sihon. therefore--because of the sudden overthrow of their cities. Even the armed men, instead of fighting in defense of their land, shall join in the general cry. life, &c.--rather, "his soul is grieved" (1Sa 1:8) [Maurer].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 The armed soldiers "The very loins" - So the Septuagint, ἡ οσφυς, and the Syriac. They cry out violently, with their utmost force.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Isaiah 15:4 in the original Hebrew

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וַתִּזְעַ֤קva.tiz.'Akand it has cried outH2199
חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnHeshbonH2809
וְאֶלְעָלֵ֔הve.'el.'a.Lehand ElealehH500
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
יַ֖הַץYa.hatzJahazH3096
נִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'it has been heardH8085
קוֹלָ֑םko.Lamvoice theirH6963
עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֗ןKen-foreH3651
חֲלֻצֵ֤יcha.lu.Tzei[the] armed [men] ofH2502
מוֹאָב֙mo.'AvMoabH4124
יָרִ֔יעוּya.Ri.'uthey are shoutingH7321
נַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.Shobeing itsH5315
יָ֥רְעָהYa.re.'ahit is tremblingH3415
לּֽוֹ\׃loto it

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Cross references for Isaiah 15:4

  • Jeremiah 48:34

    From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

  • Numbers 32:3-4

    Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:

  • Numbers 21:23

    And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

  • Jeremiah 8:3

    And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Jonah 4:3

    Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

  • Joshua 13:18

    And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

  • 1 Kings 19:4

    But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

  • Deuteronomy 2:32

    Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.

  • Job 3:20-22

    Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

  • Numbers 11:15

    And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

  • Jonah 4:8

    And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

  • Isaiah 16:8-9

    For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Heshbon.
16:8,9; Nu 32:3,4; Jer 48:34
Jahaz.
Nu 21:23; De 2:32; Jos 13:18; Jud 11:20
his.
Ge 27:46; Nu 11:15; 1Ki 19:4; Job 3:20-22; 7:15,16; Jer 8:3; 20:18
Jon 4:3,8; Re 9:6

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Context

  • Isaiah 15:3

    In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.

  • Isaiah 15:4

    And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

  • Isaiah 15:5

    My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.

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Isaiah 15:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hesbón y Eleale gritarán, hasta Jahas se oirá su voz: por lo que aullarán los armados de Moab, lamentaráse el alma de cada uno de por sí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Hesbon pousse des cris, et Elhalé: leur voix est entendue jusqu’à Jahats. C’est pourquoi les gens armés de Moab crient, son âme tremble en lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Hesbon schreit und Elale; bis Jahaz wird ihre Stimme gehört. Darum schreien die Gerüsteten Moabs laut auf, seine Seele bebt in ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Clamabit Hesebon et Eleale, usque Jasa audita est vox eorum; super hoc expediti Moab ululabunt, anima ejus ululabit sibi.