Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 15:4 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Isaiah 15:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 15 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.”
Isaiah 15:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 15:4
Heshbon and Elealeh's cry reaching to Jahaz (about 20 miles) indicates either extraordinarily loud lamentation or the spread of calamity across the region. The armed soldiers crying aloud reverses expected military bravado—warriors reduced to weeping reveals total devastation. The phrase "his life shall be grievous unto him" (literally "his soul trembles within him") describes existential anguish, not mere physical suffering. This depicts the psychological trauma of military defeat and national collapse. The breakdown of military strength demonstrates that earthly power provides no ultimate se...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 15:4
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“even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice”
“Yahweh”
“and will in no way find it. They will desire to die”
“and went out against Israel into the wilderness”
“I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?”
“and encamped in Jahaz”
“which reached even to Jazer”
“he and all his people”
“that remain in all the places where I have driven them”
“that my days should be consumed with shame?”