16:14 In three years. The desolation of Moab is at hand. Perhaps this is a reference to the quelling of the rebellion against Sargon, king of Assyria, in 715 b.c.

glory. The prophetic word applies to all who exalt themselves and trouble the people of God. Salvation is in the Messiah (v. 5), but those who seek refuge for political or economic reasons will not find shelter in Zion.