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Isaiah 15:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Isaiah 15:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 15 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.”
Isaiah 15:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 15:2
The cascade of place-names (Bajith, Dibon, Nebo, Medeba) traces Moab's grief from temple to high places to cities. "Going up" to weep suggests both geographical movement to elevated worship sites and spiritual seeking in crisis—yet Moab seeks help at idolatrous shrines, not from the true God. The shaving of heads and cutting off of beards represents extreme mourning in Ancient Near Eastern culture, often forbidden to Israel (Leviticus 19:27-28) as it resembled pagan mourning rites. Moab's desperate grief reveals the inadequacy of false gods in genuine crisis. Reformed theology emphasizes that ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 15:2
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“the God of Israel: Woe to Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is disappointed”
“there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt”
“Which reaches to Medeba.,We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba., וַנִּירָם אָבַד חֶשְׁבּוֹן עַד־דִּיבוֹן וַנַּשִּׁים עַד־נֹפַח אֲשֶׁר[4] עַד־מֵידְבָא׃ ,We have shot at them Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, And we have laid waste even unto Nophah, Which reacheth unto Medeba.,καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν ἀπολεῖται εσεβων ἕως δαιβων καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες ἔτι προσεξέκαυσαν πῦρ ἐπὶ μωαβ,And their seed shall perish from Esebon to Daebon; and their women have yet farther kindled a fire against Moab.,ונרם אבדה חשבון עד דיבון ונשים עד הנפח אש על מידבא,Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.,וּמַלְכוּ פְסָקַת מֵחֶשְׁבּוֹן עֲדָא שׁוּלְטַן מִדִיבוֹן וְצֲדִיאוּ עַד נֹפַח דִסְמִיךְ עַד מֵידְבָא ,And the kingdom hath ceased from Heshbon, the dominion hath passed away from Dibon, they have laid waste unto Nophak which joineth Medeba.”
“come down from your glory”
“to the top of Pisgah”
“nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.”
“[Jerusalem]”
“and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces”
“gate! Cry”