- in Heshbon:
- Heshbon was situated, according to Eusebius, twenty miles east of Jordan; and Jerome, who places it at the same distance, says it was, in his time, a very considerable city. It still subsists, in ruins, under the name of Heshban. "Thy neckª [is] as a towerª of ivory;ª thine eyesª [like] the fishpoolsª in Heshbon,ª by¹ the gateª of Bathrabbim:ª thy noseª [is] as the towerª of Lebanonª which lookethª° towardª Damascus.ª" {Sgs 7:4} + "And Heshbonª shall cry,ª° and Elealeh:ª their voiceª shall be heardª° [even] unto¹ Jahaz:ª therefore¹¹ the armed soldiersª° of Moabª shall cry out;ª° his lifeª shall be grievousª° unto him." {Isa 15:4} + "For¹ the fieldsª of Heshbonª languish,ª° [and] the vineª of Sibmah:ª the lordsª of the heathenª have broken downª° the principal plantsª thereof, they are comeª° [even] unto¹ Jazer,ª they wanderedª° [through] the wilderness:ª her branchesª are stretched out,ª° they are gone overª° the sea.ª ... Therefore¹¹ I will bewailª° with the weepingª of Jazerª the vineª of Sibmah:ª I will waterª° thee with my tears,ª O Heshbon,ª and Elealeh:ª for¹ the shoutingª for¹ thy summer fruitsª and for¹ thy harvestª is fallen.ª°" {Isa 16:8-9} + "[There shall be] no¹ more¹ praiseª of Moab:ª in Heshbonª they have devisedª° evilª against¹ it; come,²°¹ and let us cut it offª° from [being] a nation.ª¹ Also¹ thou shalt be cut down,ª° O Madmen;ª the swordª shall pursue²°¹¹ thee.²" {Jer 48:2} + "From the cryª¹ of Heshbonª [even] unto¹ Elealeh,ª [and even] unto¹ Jahaz,ª have they utteredª° their voice,ª from Zoarª¹ [even] unto¹ Horonaim,ª [as] an heiferª of three years old:ª for¹ the watersª also¹ of Nimrimª shall be¹ desolate.ª" {Jer 48:34} + "They that fledª° stoodª° under the shadowª of Heshbonª because of the force:ª¹ but¹ a fireª shall come forthª° out of Heshbon,ª¹ and a flameª from the midstª¹ of Sihon,ª and shall devourª° the cornerª of Moab,ª and the crown of the headª of the tumultuousª ones.ª" {Jer 48:45}
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