Isaiah Chapter 15
Showing all 9 verses for Isaiah Chapter 15.
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"The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; "
"The heavy message about Moab: In one night the city of Ar in Moab is destroyed and silenced; in one night the city of Kir in Moab is destroyed and silenced."
Sudden loss can hit anyone, any nation, any life, without warning - it's part of being human, not a sign you did something wrong. I ask you to build resilience and real connection now, before you need them, rather than assuming disaster only happens to others.
"He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. "
"He goes up to the temple at Bajith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep; Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba; every head is shaved bald and every beard is cut off."
Grief deserves to be expressed openly, not hidden away out of embarrassment - there's real dignity in visible mourning. But I also want you to find comfort that actually holds you, not just rituals that look like comfort from the outside.
"In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. "
"In the streets they wrap themselves in sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the streets everyone wails, weeping without end."
When real loss comes, it touches every part of life, not just the obvious places - be patient with yourself and others when grief seems to show up everywhere. Let it move through fully rather than rushing past it.
"And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him. "
"Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices heard all the way to Jahaz; so Moab's armed soldiers cry out too, and their spirits fail them."
It's not weakness for even the strongest, most capable people to break down under real loss - that's simply what being human under enough pressure looks like. Never judge someone's strength by whether they show pain.
"My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. "
"My heart cries out for Moab; its fugitives flee all the way to Zoar, like a young, frightened heifer. Weeping, they climb the slope to Luhith; on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of devastation."
You can believe someone or something needs to change or face consequences, and still genuinely grieve the pain that comes with it - those two things aren't contradictions. I want your heart to stay soft towards suffering, even the suffering of people you have real disagreements with.
"For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. "
"The waters of Nimrim have dried up; the grass has withered, the vegetation has failed, nothing green is left."
Real disaster rarely stays contained to just one area of life - it tends to ripple outward, affecting everything connected to it. Build support systems broad enough to hold you when more than one thing goes wrong at once.
"Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. "
"So whatever wealth they've gathered and stored up, they will carry it away to the brook of the willows."
However much you own, remember how little of it actually matters when things fall apart - what truly carries you through crisis is character, relationships, and resilience, not possessions. Hold what you have loosely.
"For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim. "
"The cry of distress echoes all around Moab's borders; the wailing reaches as far as Eglaim, and as far as Beerelim."
Big losses can feel like they touch every part of your world at once, leaving nowhere that feels untouched. When you're in that place, know that even total-feeling grief eventually finds its edges and begins to ease.
"For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land. "
"For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood - because I will bring even more disaster on Dimon: lions on those who escape Moab, and on the survivors left in the land."
Sometimes hardship doesn't resolve neatly or quickly - one crisis can be followed by another before real safety arrives. In those seasons, focus on getting through the next difficulty rather than expecting the whole story to wrap up cleanly and fast.