For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
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Gill's Exposition
For the fields of Heshbon languish,.... Through drought; or because of the forage of the enemy, and their treading upon them; or because there were no men left to till and manure them. Of Heshbon See…
Barnes' Notes
For the fields of Heshbon - (See the note at Isa 15:4.) Languish - They are parched up with drought. The ‘fields’ here evidently mean “vineyards,” for so the parallelism demands. So in Deu 32:32 :…
Here we have, I. The sins with which Moab is charged, Isa 16:6. The prophet seems to check himself for going about to give good counsel to the Moabites, concluding they would not take the advice he…
Cambridge Bible
the fields means here as in Deu 32:32 "vineyards."
the vine of Sibmah Sibmah, in the vicinity of Heshbon, must have been famous for a choice variety of vines, which are here described by a title…
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