15 A prophecy against Moab: destroyed in a night! Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. and every beard cut off. prostrate with weeping. their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz. and their hearts are faint. as far as Eglath Shelishiyah. they lament their destruction. and nothing green is left. they carry away over the Ravine of the Poplars.

Isaiah states that what will come upon those who escape the destruction of Moab?

15 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; 2 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.

15 The burden[a] against Moab. To the high places to weep. And every beard cut off. Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly. His life will be burdensome to him. Like [d]a three-year-old heifer. The grass fails, there is nothing green. They will carry away to the Brook of the Willows. And its wailing to Beer Elim. And on the remnant of the land.”

every beard is cut off. they all wail, falling down weeping. their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. their souls tremble within. they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim. and the greenery is no more. 8 For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. it is heard in Beer-elim. and upon the remnant of the land.

Chapter 15 The Divine judgments about to come upon the Moabites. - This prophecy coming to pass within three years, would confirm the prophet's mission, and the belief in all his other prophecies.

Isaiah 15 is a heartfelt prophecy of impending disaster that will befall the nation of Moab, a historic enemy of Israel. This chapter underscores the sovereignty of God over all nations and paints a vivid image of the mourning and distress that will ensue due to the divine judgment.

Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. and every beard cut off. prostrate with weeping. their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz. and their hearts are faint. as far as Eglath Shelishiyah. they lament their destruction. and nothing green is left. they carry away over the Ravine of the Poplars. their lamentation as far as Beer Elim.

In Isaiah 15:1, how can Moab’s entire city be destroyed “in a night” without any historical or archaeological record of such an event? Where is the extra-biblical evidence supporting the sudden fall of Moab suggested by Isaiah 15?

1. (Isaiah 15:5-7) The flight of the refugees from Moab. “My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives shall flee to Zoar, Like a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction, For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate,