Isaiah 15:9

“For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring upon Dimon additions: for the escaped of Moab a lion, and for the remnant of the ground.”

Isaiah 15:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 15:9, word by word

the watersמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “me” appears
of Dimonדִימוֹןdimon

Dimon

Dimon: a place in Moab.

Where else “dimon” appears
are fullמָלְאוּmalu

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

Where else “malu” appears
of bloodדָםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

Where else “dam” appears
I will bringאָשִׁיתashit

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

Where else “ashit” appears
additionsנוֹסָפוֹתnosafot

add

To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.

Where else “nosafot” appears
for the escapedפְלֵיטַתfeletat

survivors

The small group that survives a defeat or a disaster.

Where else “feletat” appears
a lionאַרְיֵהarye

lion

Lion.

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and for the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

Where else “sheerit” appears
of the groundאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “adama” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemDead SeaMoab
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 19:37Ruth 1:1Numbers 22:1Deuteronomy 34:5

The context

8For the cry has gone around the territory of Moab; as far as Eglaim its wailing, and Beer-elim its wailing.

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