Isaiah 15 · Verse 9

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.
Isaiah 15:9, King James Version

Isaiah 15:9 in other translations

BSBThe 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.
WEBFor 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.
ASVFor 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.
YLTFor 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!
DARBYFor the waters of Dimon are full of blood, for I will lay yet more upon Dimon: a lion upon them that are escaped of Moab, and upon that which remaineth of the land.
BBEFor the waters of Dimon are full of blood: and I'm sending even more on Moab, a lion on those of Moab who go in flight, and on the rest of the land.
WebsterFor 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.

What does Isaiah 15:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. Dimon--same as Dibon (Is 15:2). Its waters are the Arnon. full of blood--The slain of Moab shall be so many. bring more--fresh calamities, namely, the "lions" afterwards mentioned (2Ki 17:25; Jr 5:6; 15:3). Vitringa understands Nebuchadnezzar as meant by "the lion"; but it is plural, "lions." The "more," or in Hebrew, "additions," he explains of the addition made to the waters of Dimon by the streams of blood of the slain.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The waters of Dimon - Some have Dibon, others have Ribon and Rimon. St. Jerome observes that the same town was called both Dibon and Dimon. The reading is therefore indifferent. Upon him that escapeth of Moab, etc. "Upon the escaped of Moab, and Ariel, and the remnant of Admah" - The Septuagint for עריה aryeh, read אריאל ariel. Ar Moab was called also Ariel or Areopolis, Hieron. and Theodoret. See Cellarius. They make אדמה Admah, also a proper name. Michaelis thinks that the Moabites might be called the remnant of Admah, as sprung from Lot and his daughters, escaped from the destruction of that and the other cities; or, metaphorically, as the Jews are called princes of Sodom, and people of Gomorrah, Isa 1:10. Bibliotheque Orient. Part v., p. 195. The reading of this verse is very doubtful; and the sense, in every way in which it can be read, very obscure. - L. Calmet thinks there may be a reference to 1Chr 11:22, where it is said, "Benaiah slew two lion-like men of Moab," or the two Ariels of Moab, and would therefore translate, "I will bring down the remnant of Moab like Ariel, (which Benaiah smote), and them that are escaped like Adamah." They shall be exterminated, as were the inhabitants of those two cities. Ariel was a double city - the river Arnon dividing it in two. This is the two Ariels of Moab - not two lion-like men, much less two lions. See Calmet on this place.

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Isaiah 15:9 in the original Hebrew

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כִּ֣יkithatH3588
מֵ֤יmei[the] waters ofH4325
דִימוֹן֙di.mOnDimonH1775
מָ֣לְאוּMal.'uthey are fullH4390
דָ֔םDambloodH1818
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אָשִׁ֥ית'a.ShitI will putH7896
עַל\־'al-onH5921
דִּימ֖וֹןdi.MonDimonH1775
נוֹסָפ֑וֹתno.sa.Fotadded [things]H3254
לִפְלֵיטַ֤תlif.lei.Tat[will be] for [the] escaped remnant ofH6413
מוֹאָב֙mo.'AvMoabH4124
אַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.Yeha lionH738
וְלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתve.lish.'e.Ritand for [the] remainder ofH7611
אֲדָמָֽה\׃'a.da.Mah[the] landH127

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Cross references for Isaiah 15:9

  • 2 Kings 17:25

    And 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 26:21-22

    And 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. I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

  • Jeremiah 48:43-45

    Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord. He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.

  • Jeremiah 15:3

    And 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.

  • Jeremiah 50:17

    Israel 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.

  • Amos 5:19

    As 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.

  • Leviticus 26:24

    Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

  • Leviticus 26:18

    And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

  • Leviticus 26:28

    Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Dimon.Some have Dibon; and Jerome says that the same town was called both Dibon and Dimon.
more. Heb. additions.
Le 26:18,21,24,28; Jer 48:43-45
lions.
Le 26:22; 2Ki 17:25; Jer 15:3; Am 5:19
him.Bp. Lowth, upon the authority of the LXX., renders, "upon the escaped of Moab, and Ariel, and the remnant of Admah."

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Context

  • Isaiah 15:8

    For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer–elim.

  • 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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Isaiah 15:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y las aguas de Dimón se henchirán de sangre: porque yo pondré sobre Dimón añadiduras, leones á los que escaparen de Moab, y á las reliquias de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car les eaux de Dimon sont pleines de sang; car je ferai venir encore davantage sur Dimon: le lion sur les réchappés de Moab et sur ce qui reste du pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn die Wasser Dimons sind voll von Blut; denn ich verhänge noch mehr Unheil über Dimon: einen Löwen über die Entronnenen Moabs und über den Überrest des Landes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quia aquæ Dibon repletæ sunt sanguine; ponam enim super Dibon additamenta; his qui fugerint de Moab leonem, et reliquiis terræ.