Let my banished dwell with thee: Moab, be thou their covert from the face of the destroyer: for the extortioner [a]shall end: the destroyer shall be consumed, and the oppressor shall cease out of the land.

And in mercy shall the throne be prepared, [b]and he shall sit upon it in steadfastness, in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting justice.

We have heard of the pride of Moab (he is very proud) even his pride, and his arrogancy, and his indignation, but his [c]lies shall not be so.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 16:4 The Assyrians shall oppress the Israelites, but for a while.
  2. Isaiah 16:5 Meaning, Christ.
  3. Isaiah 16:6 Their vain confidence, and proud brags shall deceive them, Jer. 48:2.

Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you;
    be their shelter(A) from the destroyer.”

The oppressor(B) will come to an end,
    and destruction will cease;(C)
    the aggressor will vanish from the land.
In love a throne(D) will be established;(E)
    in faithfulness a man will sit on it—
    one from the house[a] of David(F)
one who in judging seeks justice(G)
    and speeds the cause of righteousness.

We have heard of Moab’s(H) pride(I)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her conceit, her pride and her insolence;
    but her boasts are empty.

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  1. Isaiah 16:5 Hebrew tent