Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim." — Isaiah 15:8 (ASV)
The waters of Dimon. — Probably the same as Dibon, the name being slightly altered (m and b, as labial letters, are closely connected in all languages) so as to resemble the Hebrew word for “blood” (dam), or dum (“silent”). People should no longer call the stream by the name of Dimon, but by that of the blood, or the silent river. (See Note on Isaiah 21:11.)
I will bring more ... — i.e., sorrow upon sorrow. The “lions” are either literally lions, as in 2 Kings 17:25, prowling through the streets of the deserted city (see Notes on Isaiah 13:21), or symbols of Assyrian or other invaders (Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 5:6).