Isaiah 16:8
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For the suburbs of Hesebon are desolate, and the lords of the nations have destroyed the vineyard of Sabama: the branches thereof have reached even to Jazer: they have wandered in the wilderness, the branches thereof are left, they are gone over the sea.

Numbers 32:38
And Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built.

Joshua 13:25
The border of Jaser, and all the cities of Galaad, and half the land of the children of Ammon: as far as Aroer which is over against Rabba:

Isaiah 15:4
Hesebon shall cry, and Eleale, their voice is heard even to Jasa. For this shall the well appointed men of Moab howl, his soul shall howl to itself.

Jeremiah 48:32
O vineyard of Sabama, I will weep for thee, with the mourning of Jazer: thy branches are gone over the sea, they are come even to the sea of Jazer: the robber hath rushed in upon thy harvest and thy vintage.

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For the suburbs of Hesebon are desolate, and the lords of the nations have destroyed the vineyard of Sabama: the branches thereof have reached even to Jazer: they have wandered in the wilderness, the branches thereof are left, they are gone over the sea.

the fields

Isaiah 15:4 Hesebon shall cry, and Eleale, their voice is heard even to Jasa. For this shall the well appointed men of Moab howl, his soul shall howl to itself.

Isaiah 24:7 The vintage hath mourned, the vine hath languished away, all the merry have sighed.

2 Samuel 1:21 Ye mountains of Gelboe, let neither dew, nor rain come upon you, neither be they fields of firstfruits: for there was cast away the shield of the valiant, the shield of Saul as though he had not been anointed with oil.

the vine

Isaiah 16:9 Therefore I will lament with the weeping of Jazer the vineyard of Sabama: I will water thee with my tears, O Hesebon, and Eleale: for the voice of the treaders hath rushed in upon thy vintage, and upon thy harvest.

Numbers 32:38 And Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built.

Shibmah

Joshua 13:19 And Cariathaim, and Sabama, and Sarathasar in the mountain of the valley.

the lords

Isaiah 10:7 But he shall not take it so, and his heart shall not think so: but his heart shall be set to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.

Jeremiah 27:6,7 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon my servant: moreover also the beasts of the field I have given him to serve him. . . .

Jazer

Numbers 32:3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nemra, Hesebon, and Eleale, and Saban, and Nebo, and Beon,

Joshua 13:25 The border of Jaser, and all the cities of Galaad, and half the land of the children of Ammon: as far as Aroer which is over against Rabba:

stretched out.

Context
A Prophecy of Moab's Devastation
7Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes. 8For the suburbs of Hesebon are desolate, and the lords of the nations have destroyed the vineyard of Sabama: the branches thereof have reached even to Jazer: they have wandered in the wilderness, the branches thereof are left, they are gone over the sea.9Therefore I will lament with the weeping of Jazer the vineyard of Sabama: I will water thee with my tears, O Hesebon, and Eleale: for the voice of the treaders hath rushed in upon thy vintage, and upon thy harvest.…
Lexicon
For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the fields
שַׁדְמוֹת֩ (šaḏ·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7709: A cultivated field

of Heshbon
חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן (ḥeš·bō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2809: Heshbon -- a place East of the Jordan

have withered,
אֻמְלָ֜ל (’um·lāl)
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 535: To droop, to be sick, to mourn

along with the grapevines
גֶּ֣פֶן (ge·p̄en)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1612: A vine, the grape

of Sibmah.
שִׂבְמָ֗ה (śiḇ·māh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7643: Sibmah -- a place in Moab

The rulers
בַּעֲלֵ֤י (ba·‘ă·lê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1167: A master, a husband, owner

of the nations
גוֹיִם֙ (ḡō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

have trampled
הָלְמ֣וּ (hā·lə·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1986: To strike down, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband

its choicest vines
שְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָ (śə·rūq·qe·hā)
Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8291: Vine tendrils or clusters

that reached
נָגָ֖עוּ (nā·ḡā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

as
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

far as Jazer
יַעְזֵ֥ר (ya‘·zêr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3270: Jazer -- a place East of the Jordan

and spread
תָּ֣עוּ (tā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray

toward the desert.
מִדְבָּ֑ר (miḏ·bār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

Their shoots
שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָ (šə·lu·ḥō·w·ṯe·hā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7976: A shoot, branch

spread out
נִטְּשׁ֖וּ (niṭ·ṭə·šū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5203: To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon

and reached
עָ֥בְרוּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

the sea.
יָֽם׃ (yām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin


Additional Translations
For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines that reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots spread out and reached the sea.For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even to Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice branches thereof, which reached even unto Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness; its shoots were spread abroad, they passed over the sea.

The plains of Esebon shall mourn, the vine of Sebama: swallowing up the nations, trample ye her vines, even to Jazer: ye shall not come together; wander ye in the desert: they that were sent are deserted, for they have gone over to the sea.

For the fields of Heshbon languish, the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down its choice plants: they reached unto Jaazer, they wandered [through] the wilderness; its shoots stretched out, they went beyond the sea.

For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice plants thereof; they reached even unto Jazer, they wandered into the wilderness; her branches were spread abroad, they passed over the sea.

For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down her principal plants, they have come even to Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are extended, they have gone over the sea.

For the fields of Heshbon languish with the vine of Sibmah. The lords of the nations have broken down its choice branches, which reached even to Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness. Its shoots were spread abroad. They passed over the sea.

Because fields of Heshbon languish, The vine of Sibmah, Lords of nations did beat her choice vines, Unto Jazer they have come, They have wandered in a wilderness, Her plants have spread themselves, They have passed over a sea.
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