The Meaning of Isaiah 16:7 Explained

Isaiah 16:7

KJV: Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.

YLT: Therefore howl doth Moab for Moab, all of it doth howl, For the grape-cakes of Kir-Hareseth it meditateth, Surely they are smitten.

Darby: Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab; every one of them shall howl. For the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn, verily afflicted.

ASV: Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore shall Moab  howl  for Moab,  every one shall howl:  for the foundations  of Kirhareseth  shall ye mourn;  surely [they are] stricken. 

What does Isaiah 16:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 16

1  Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to the throne of David
6  Moab is threatened for her pride
9  The prophet bewails her
12  The judgment of Moab

What do the individual words in Isaiah 16:7 mean?

Therefore shall wail Moab for Moab Everyone shall wail For the foundations of Kir Hareseth you shall mourn surely [they are] stricken
לָכֵ֗ן יְיֵלִ֥יל מוֹאָ֛ב לְמוֹאָ֖ב כֻּלֹּ֣ה יְיֵלִ֑יל לַאֲשִׁישֵׁ֧י קִיר־ חֲרֶ֛שֶׂת תֶּהְגּ֖וּ אַךְ־ נְכָאִֽים

יְיֵלִ֥יל  shall  wail 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַל  
Sense: (Hiphil) to howl, wail, make a howling.
מוֹאָ֛ב  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
לְמוֹאָ֖ב  for  Moab 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
כֻּלֹּ֣ה  Everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יְיֵלִ֑יל  shall  wail 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַל  
Sense: (Hiphil) to howl, wail, make a howling.
לַאֲשִׁישֵׁ֧י  For  the  foundations 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אָשִׁישׁ  
Sense: with sense of pressing down, foundation.
חֲרֶ֛שֶׂת  Kir  Hareseth 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲרֶשֶׂת 
Sense: one of the two chief strongholds of Moab.
תֶּהְגּ֖וּ  you  shall  mourn 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: הָגָה  
Sense: to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak.
אַךְ־  surely 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַךְ  
Sense: indeed, surely (emphatic).
נְכָאִֽים  [they  are]  stricken 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: נָכָא 
Sense: stricken.