Isaiah 15:8
“For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.”
Isaiah 15:8 — King James Version
Verse 8 of 9 in Isaiah chapter 15 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Isaiah 15:8 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab; its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim.”
- American Standard Version
- “For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim.”
Isaiah 15 — full chapter (King James Version)
The burden of . Because in the night Ar of is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of is laid waste, and brought to silence; He is gone up to , and to , the high places, to weep: shall howl over , and over : all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. And shall cry, and : their voice shall be heard even unto : therefore the armed soldiers of shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him. My heart shall cry out for ; his fugitives shall flee unto , an of three years old: for by the mounting up of with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of they shall raise up a cry of destruction. For the waters of shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. For the cry is gone round about the borders of ; the howling thereof unto , and the howling thereof unto -. For the waters of shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon , lions upon him that escapeth of , and upon the of the land.