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A Call for Tribute
Most commentators agree that this verse is a prophetic command for Moab to resume paying its historical tribute of lambs to the king of Judah. This act of submission was advised as a way to seek protection and avert the prophesied destruction. Scholars like Barnes and Ellicott note this tribute was established under King David and is now being called for again as a practical way for Moab to find favor with the 'ruler of the land' in Jerusalem.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 16:1
18th Century
Theologian
Send ye the lamb - Lowth renders this, ‘I will send forth the son from the ruler of the land;’ meaning, as he supposes, that under …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 16:1
19th Century
Bishop
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land. —In the days of Ahab, Mesha, the then-king of Moab, had paid a tribute of shee…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 16:1
16th Century
Theologian
Send ye a lamb. Here the Prophet scoffs at the Moabites for not acknowledging God at the proper time, but recklessly waiting for the strok…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 16:1
17th Century
Pastor
Send you the lamb to the ruler of the land
Or tribute, as the Targum rightly interprets it. The Moabites, being conq…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 16:1–5
17th Century
Minister
God tells sinners what they may do to prevent ruin; so He does to Moab. Let them send the tribute they formerly engaged to pay to Judah. Take it as…