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And Heshbonוַ חֶשְׁבּוֹןcries out,תִּזְעַקand Elealeh;וְאֶלְעָלֵהas far as Jahazעַד יַהַץtheir voiceקוֹלָםis heard;נִשְׁמַעthereforeעַל כֵּןthe armed menחֲלֻצֵיof Moabמוֹאָבshout;יָרִיעוּhis soulנַפְשׁוֹtremblesיָרְעָהwithin him.לּוֹ
Isaiah 15:4
Study it in the app“And Heshbon cries out, and Elealeh; as far as Jahaz their voice is heard; therefore the armed men of Moab shout; his soul trembles within him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 15:4, word by word
- And Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears- cries outתִּזְעַקtizak
cry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “tizak” appears- and Elealehאֶלְעָלֵהelale
Elealeh
Elealeh, a city east of the Jordan, near Heshbon. The name means "God goes up."
Where else “elale” appears- as far as Jahazיַהַץyahats
Jahaz
Jahaz, a place east of the Jordan where Israel defeated Sihon. The name perhaps means "threshing floor."
Where else “yahats” appears- their voiceקוֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- is heardנִשְׁמַעnishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “nishma” appears- the armed menחֲלֻצֵיchalutse
arm
To get ready for war.
Where else “chalutse” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- shoutיָרִיעוּyariu
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “yariu” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- tremblesיָרְעָהyara
tremble
To shudder with fear or anguish.
Where else “yara” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
3In its streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on its rooftops and in its squares all of it wails, going down in weeping.
4 · This verse (above)
5My heart cries out for Moab; its fugitives as far as Zoar, Eglath-shelishiyah; for the ascent of Luhith, with weeping they go up it; for on the road of Horonaim they raise a cry of shattering.