Of Moab. The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo! For it is laid waste. Kiriathaim is disappointed. It is taken. Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. Moab. This people broke their covenant with Sedecias, yet were punished for having entered into it, five years after the taking of Jerusalem. Jos. Saint Jerome in Calmet. xxv. 32.—The same war is described by Ezekiel 25:8. Zephaniah 2:8. Many words of Isaias (15 and 16 and 24) are adopted, though he speaks of what happened under Ezechias.—Nabo, a town at the foot of that mountain, where Moses died. Deuteronomy 34. It might have been famous for some pretended “oracle.” Isaiah 15:2 and 46:1. This chief city, with the rest, shall be destroyed. Worthington.—Cariathaim. This city, and most of the others, were repossessed by Moab after the Israelites were led into captivity. Calmet.—City. Hebrew Hammisgab, a fortress. Vat.
or, The stronghold