Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 15:3 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Isaiah 15:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 15 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. weeping: Heb. descending into weeping, or, coming down with weeping”
Isaiah 15:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 15:3
The image of entire cities girding themselves with sackcloth depicts corporate mourning. Streets, housetops, and public squares become theaters of lamentation—no private corners exist for this grief. The phrase "weeping abundantly" (Hebrew yered bedeki, "descending in weeping") suggests tears flowing like water, overwhelming sorrow. This universal mourning contrasts with Moab's former pride. God's judgments often work by removing what nations idolize—in Moab's case, national security and prosperity. The public nature of mourning serves both as authentic expression and as testimony to surroundi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 15:3
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“and he arose from his throne”
“says Yahweh.”
“that you have all gone up to the housetops?”
“when the king heard the words of the woman”
“Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don't labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.,Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people., עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי שְׁעוּ מִנִּי אֲמָרֵר בַּבֶּכִי אַל־תָּאִיצוּ לְנַחֲמֵנִי עַל־שֹׁד בַּת־עַמִּי׃ ,Therefore said I: Look away from me”
“and to Dibon”
“and to all the people who were with him”
“and the houses of the kings of Judah”
“then you shall make a battlement for your roof”