Forכִּיthe watersמֵיof Dimonדִימוֹןare fullמָלְאוּof blood;דָםforכִּיI will bringאָשִׁיתupon Dimonעַל דִּימוֹןadditions:נוֹסָפוֹתfor the escapedלִפְלֵיטַתof Moabמוֹאָבa lion,אַרְיֵהand for the remnantוְלִשְׁאֵרִיתof the ground.אֲדָמָה
Isaiah 15:9
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- a lionאַרְיֵהarye
lion
Lion.
Where else “arye” appears- 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
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
8For the cry has gone around the territory of Moab; as far as Eglaim its wailing, and Beer-elim its wailing.
9 · This verse (above)