Isaiah 16:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 16:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 16:9 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and El..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 16:9 — KJV
“Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. the shouting...: or, the alarm is fallen upon, etc”
— Isaiah 16:9 (KJV)
Isaiah 16:9 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 16:9
“O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 16:9: weeping, jazer, vine
“Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, Nimrah: also called, Bethnimrah Shebam: also called, Shibmah Beon: also called, Baalmeon”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 16:9: jazer, heshbon, elealeh
“Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh...: Heb. Who will give my head, etc”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 16:9: water, tears, etc
“From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. desolate: Heb. desolations”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 16:9: water, heshbon, elealeh
“For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd. idols: Heb. teraphims were...: or, answered that, etc”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 16:9: therefore, vine, etc
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