Isaiah 15
Moab has been destroyed, and its cities, including Ar and Dibon, are in mourning. The people of Moab are wailing and weeping, with signs of grief such as shaved heads and beards. The destruction is so severe that even the natural world is affected, with withered plants and desolate waters. The survivors of Moab will be pursued and punished further, with even more bloodshed to come.
1The burden of Moab. Because Ar of Moab has been destroyed by night, it is utterly silent. Because the wall of Moab has been destroyed by night, it is utterly silent2The house has ascended with Dibon to the heights, in mourning over Nebo and over Medeba. Moab has wailed. There will be baldness on all of their heads, and every beard will be shaven3At their crossroads, they have been wrapped with sackcloth. On their rooftops and in their streets, everyone descends, wailing and weeping4Heshbon will cry out with Elealeh. Their voice has been heard as far as Jahaz. Over this, the well-equipped men of Moab wail; each soul will wail to itself5My heart will cry out to Moab; its bars will cry out even to Zoar, like a three-year-old calf. For they will ascend weeping, by way of the ascent of Luhith. And along the way of Horonaim, they will lift up a cry of contrition6For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, because the plants have withered, and the seedling has failed, and all the greenery has passed away7This is in accord with the magnitude of their works and of their visitation. They will lead them to the torrent of the willows8For an outcry has circulated along the border of Moab; its wailing even to Eglaim, and its clamor even to the well of Elim9Because the waters of Dibon have been filled with blood, I will place even more upon Dibon: those from Moab who flee the lion, and the survivors of the earth
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