Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
CONTINUATION OF THE PROPHECY AS TO MOAB. (Isaiah 16:1-14)
lamb—advice of the prophet to the Moabites who had fled southwards to Idumea, to send to the king of Judah the tribute of lambs, which they had formerly paid to Israel, but which they had given up (II Kings 3:4-5). David probably imposed this tribute before the severance of Judah and Israel (II Samuel 8:2). Therefore Moab is recommended to gain the favor and protection of Judah, by paying it to the Jewish king. Type of the need of submitting to Messiah (Psalms 2:10-12; Romans 12:1).
from Sela to—rather, "from Petra through (literally, 'towards') the wilderness" [MAURER]. "Sela" means "a rock," Petra in Greek; the capital of Idumea and Arabia-Petræa; the dwellings are mostly hewn out of the rock. The country around was a vast common ("wilderness") or open pasturage, to which the Moabites had fled on the invasion from the west (Isaiah 15:7).
ruler of the land—namely, of Idumea, that is, the king of Judah; Amaziah had become master of Idumea and Sela (II Kings 14:7).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 16:1:
Isaiah 16:1
Isaiah 18:7
Isaiah 34:5
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