Holy Scripture

Isaiah 16:13

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 13.) This is the word that the Lord spoke to Moab from that time. From when do you think? Obviously from the time that Moab was created. And the Lord says: The Moabites and Ammonites shall not enter into the Church of God (Deut. XXIII, 3). Whether we understand it from that time as referring to ancient times, w…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Isaiah

Source: Septuagint

Original

13This is the word which the Lord spoke against Moab, when he spoke.

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In context

11Therefore my belly shall sound as a harp for Moab, and thou hast repaired my inward parts as a wall.

12And it shall be to thy shame (for Moab is wearied at the altars), that he shall go in to the idols thereof to pray, but they shall not be at all able to deliver him.

— Isaiah 16:13 —

14And now I say, In three years, of the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be dishonored with all his great wealth; and he shall be left few in number, and not honored.

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