1. Isaiah 15:1–4 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is significant about all the cities mentioned in Isaiah 15:1–4?

Isaiah 15:1–4 (ESV)

1 An oracle concerning Moab. Because Ar of Moab is laid waste in a night, Moab is undone; because Kir of Moab is laid waste in a night, Moab is undone.

There are nine cities mentioned in four verses. This emphasizes that the whole region of Moab would be destroyed and that wailing and crying would truly be heard all over the land. In these four verses, there are also many different words of complaint: weeping, crying, wailing, and trembling.