{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/isaiah/16","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T23:35:49.534Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Isaiah","bookSlug":"isaiah","chapter":16,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":15,"nextChapter":17,"totalChapters":66,"totalVerses":14},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Send the lamb of the ruler of the land from the rock to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And it shall be that as a wandering bird, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Bring in counsel, execute justice; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of noonday; hide the outcasts, discover not the fugitive."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the waster. For the extortioner is at an end, the wasting hath ceased, the oppressors are consumed out of the land."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And a throne shall be established in mercy: and in the tent of David there shall sit upon it, in truth, one judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, he is very proud, of his pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath: his pratings are vain."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab; every one of them shall howl. For the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn, verily afflicted."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jaazer for the vine of Sibmah; with my tears will I water thee, Heshbon, and Elealeh, for a cry is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And joy and gladness is taken away out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there is no singing, neither is there shouting: the treaders tread out no wine in the presses, I have made the cry of the winepress to cease."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Therefore my bowels sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirheres."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And it shall come to pass, when Moab shall appear, shall weary himself on the high place, and enter into his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"This is the word which Jehovah hath spoken from of old concerning Moab."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And now Jehovah speaketh saying, Within three years, as the years of a hired servant, and the glory of Moab shall be brought to nothing, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be small, few, of no account."}],"citation":{"inline":"Isaiah 16 (DBT)","markdown":"[Isaiah 16](https://primebible.com/dbt/isaiah/16)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/isaiah/16 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}