Isaiah 16:8-14 ▼

8 For the fields of Heshbon (stronghold) have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah (fragrance). The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer (helped) and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea (and had gone as far as the sea).

9 So I weep with Jazer (helped) for the vines of Sibmah (fragrance); I drench Heshbon (stronghold) and Elealeh (God is ascending) with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.

10 Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering.

11 Therefore my heart laments for Moab (of his father) like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres (wall of potsherds).

12 When Moab (of his father) appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

13 This is the message that the LORD {YHWH} spoke earlier concerning Moab (of his father).

14 And now the LORD {YHWH} says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s (of his father) splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”