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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Isaiah 15:4 - 15:4
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Heshbon - an Amorite city, twenty miles east of Jordan; taken by Moab after the carrying away of Israel (compare Jer 48:1-47).
Elealeh - near Heshbon, in Reuben.
Jahaz - east of Jordan, in Reuben. Near it Moses defeated Sihon.
therefore - because of the sudden overthrow of their cities. Even the armed men, instead of fighting in defense of their land, shall join in the general cry.
life, etc. - rather, “his soul is grieved” (1Sa 1:8) [Maurer].