Isaiah 16:1 — Send lambs to the ruler of the land [you Moabites],
From Sela [that is, Petra i… — AMP | maBible
Read Isaiah 16:1 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 16.1, Isaiah 16v1, Es. 16:1. Send lambs to the ruler of the land [you Moabites],
From Sela [that is, Petra in Edom] through the wilderness to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem). [2 Kin 3:4…
Other reference formats: Isaiah 16.1, Isaiah 16v1, Es. 16:1.
1 Send lambs to the ruler of the land [you Moabites],
From Sela [that is, Petra in Edom] through the wilderness to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem). [2 Kin 3:4, 5]
Passage themes
Le bélier du tribut — Envoyez un bélier au souverain du pays!
Depuis Séla — De Séla, envoyez-le dans le désert
La montagne de Sion — jusqu'à la montagne de la fille de Sion!
Notes and references
As King Mesha sent 100,000 lambs each year to King Ahab of Israel (2 Kin 3:4), so now the Moabites are advised to win the king’s favor and protection by diverting their tribute to the king in Jerusalem as an acknowledgment of subjection.