The Meaning of Isaiah 15:9 Explained

Isaiah 15:9

KJV: For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.

YLT: For the waters of Dimon have been full of blood, For I set on Dimon additions, For the escaped of Moab a lion, And for the remnant of Adamah!

Darby: For the waters of Dimon are full of blood, for I will lay yet more upon Dimon: a lion upon them that are escaped of Moab, and upon that which remaineth of the land.

ASV: For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more upon Dimon, a lion upon them of Moab that escape, and upon the remnant of the land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For the waters  of Dimon  shall be full  of blood:  for I will bring  more  upon Dimon,  lions  upon him that escapeth  of Moab,  and upon the remnant  of the land. 

What does Isaiah 15:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 15

1  The lamentable state of Moab

What do the individual words in Isaiah 15:9 mean?

For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood because I will bring upon Dimon more upon him who escapes from Moab Lions and on the remnant of the land
כִּ֣י מֵ֤י דִימוֹן֙ מָ֣לְאוּ דָ֔ם כִּֽי־ אָשִׁ֥ית עַל־ דִּימ֖וֹן נוֹסָפ֑וֹת לִפְלֵיטַ֤ת מוֹאָב֙ אַרְיֵ֔ה וְלִשְׁאֵרִ֖ית אֲדָמָֽה

מֵ֤י  the  waters 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
דִימוֹן֙  of  Dimon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: דִּימֹון  
Sense: a town in Moab.
מָ֣לְאוּ  will  be  full 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
דָ֔ם  of  blood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
כִּֽי־  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אָשִׁ֥ית  I  will  bring 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
דִּימ֖וֹן  Dimon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: דִּימֹון  
Sense: a town in Moab.
נוֹסָפ֑וֹת  more 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
לִפְלֵיטַ֤ת  upon  him  who  escapes  from 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פְּלֵיטָה  
Sense: escape, deliverance.
מוֹאָב֙  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
אַרְיֵ֔ה  Lions 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲרִי 
Sense: lion.
וְלִשְׁאֵרִ֖ית  and  on  the  remnant 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שְׁאֵרִית  
Sense: rest, residue, remainder, remnant.
אֲדָמָֽה  of  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.