The burden concerning Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Moab. Which would be visited in three years' time (chap. xvi. 14.) either by Ezechias, or by Sennacherib, though history be silent on this head. The Moabites had been very cruel, Amos i. and ii.
Night. Suddenly. (Calmet)
Their misery was so much the greater. (Worthington)
Ar. The capital. (Calmet)