Study it in the app“My 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.”
My heartלִבִּיcries outיִזְעָקfor Moab;לְמוֹאָבits fugitivesבְּרִיחֶהָas far as Zoar,עַד צֹעַרEglath-shelishiyah;עֶגְלַת שְׁלִשִׁיָּהforכִּיthe ascentמַעֲלֵהof Luhith,הַלּוּחִיתwith weepingבִּבְכִיthey go up it;יַעֲלֶה בּוֹforכִּיon the roadדֶּרֶךְof Horonaimחוֹרֹנַיִםthey raiseיְעֹעֵרוּa cryזַעֲקַתof shattering.שֶׁבֶר
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appearscry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizak” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearsGeneral meaning: Bar; bolt.
Where else “beriche” appearsZoar
See it on the mapWhere else “tsoar” appearsEglath-shelishiyah
Eglath-shelishiyah, a place in Moab named by Isaiah.
Where else “eglat” appearsthird
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishiya” appearsascent, rise
Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.
Where else “maale” appearsLuhith
Luhith: a place in Moab, reached by an ascent (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:5).
Where else “luchit” appearsweeping
Weeping.
Where else “vechi” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaale” appearsroad
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appearsHoronaim
Horonaim: a place in Moab.
Where else “choronayim” appearsawake
To rouse from sleep or inactivity; in prayer, to ask God to act.
Where else “yeoeru” appearsoutcry
Cry, outcry: the cry of someone who suffers injustice and calls for help.
Where else “zaakat” appearsruin
The downfall of a people or someone.
Where else “shever” appears1Moab
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).
2Zoar ?
Today: possibly Safi, south of the Dead Sea, Jordan
A small town near the Dead Sea; its site is not known for certain.
Lot fled there when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; the town was spared because of his plea (Gen 19:20-22).
4And 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.
5 · This verse (above)
6For the waters of Nimrim will be desolations; for the grass has dried up, the tender grass is finished; green growth there is none.
