John Trapp on Isaiah 15:1

CHAP. XV.

Ver. 1. THe burthen of Moab] A burthen, ſaith Hierom, ever betokeneth ſad things to follow; A viſion doth joyfull; at laſt howſoever. The Chaldee paraphraſeth thus. The burthen of a cup of curſing for Moab to drink off. Moab was the brat of an inceſtuous birth, as his name alſo (De Patre) declareth. There is now no ſuch nation, their very name is rooted out, ever ſince they were deſtroyed, firſt by Salmaneſer, as is here fore-threatened; and then by Nebucadnezzar, as Jer. 48. (where we meet with many like paſſages as here) ſo that they live but by fame only, as they are mentioned in holy Scripture, but never for any good. Their deſtruction is foretold for a comfort to the poor afflicted Jews, to whom they were near-allyed, but very ill-affected.

[illegible: 1 letter]iſcat. Becauſe in the night] nocte intempeſtâ: the night is dark and dreadful: or in the night▪ i. e. ſubitò, derepentè, praeter opinionem, ſuddenly, unexpectedly. Theſe Moabites dwelt in a fruitful countrey (near to thoſe five Cities of the Plain) and giving themſelves up to looſe and luxurious living, ſaith Hierom, they worſhipped Chemoſh or Bacchus: as they had been inceſtuouſly begotten by Lot in his drink, ſo they proved accordingly. Ebrius te Pater genuit, ſaid One to a deſperate drunkard. Some think they are threatened with waſting in the night, in alluſion to that diſmal night-work, and that deed of darkneſs, the begetting of their father and founder Moab, Gen. 19. Whence other nations were wont to reproach the Moabites, as children of the night, ſaith Hierom.