Isaiah 15:5

My heart cries out because of Moab’s plight, ¹  and for the fugitives ²  stretched out ³  as far as Zoar and Eglath Shelishiyah. For they weep as they make their way up the ascent of Luhith; they loudly lament their demise on the road to Horonaim. ⁴ 

Ge 13:10; Ge 14:2; Ge 19:22; 2Sa 15:23,30; Isa 16:9-11; Isa 16:14; Isa 22:5; Jer 4:20; Jer 8:18,19; Jer 9:10,18,19; Jer 13:17; Jer 17:16; Jer 48:5,34; Jer 48:31-36; Jer 48:34; Lu 19:41-44; Ro 9:1-3

¹ tn Heb “for Moab.” For rhetorical purposes the speaker (the Lord?, see v. 9) plays the role of a mourner.

² tn The vocalization of the Hebrew text suggests “the bars of her gates,” but the form should be repointed to yield, “her fugitives.” See HALOT 156-57 s.v. בָּרִחַ, and BDB 138 s.v. בָּרִיהַ.

³ tn The words “are stretched out” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Heb “For the ascent of Luhith, with weeping they go up it; for [on] the road to Horonaim an outcry over shattering they raise up.”