Isaiah 15:2

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 15:3 Parallel

Isaiah 15:3 depicts the mourning rituals (sackcloth, wailing) that immediately follow the destruction in verse 2.

Isaiah 15:8 Parallel

Isaiah 15:8 continues the description of Moab's wailing across their borders, echoing the mourning rituals of shaved heads and cut beards from verse 2.

Isaiah 3:24 Parallel

Isaiah 3:24 uses baldness as a sign of judgment, matching the same mourning symbol of shaved heads in Isaiah 15:2.

Isaiah 16:7 Parallel

Isaiah 16:7 continues the Moab oracle with wailing over Kir-hareseth, directly linking to the lamentation theme.

Isaiah 16:12 continues the Moab oracle, showing Moab's futile prayer at high places after the lamentation.

Isaiah 22:12 describes God calling for baldness and sackcloth—the exact mourning attire depicted in Isaiah 15:2.

Leviticus 21:5 forbids priests from shaving baldness or beard edges — the same actions Moab does in grief. Contrasts priestly holiness with pagan mourning.

Ezekiel 7:18 predicts baldness on heads as a sign of mourning in judgment — same practice as Moab's grief here.

Jeremiah 48:37 directly repeats the image: 'every head is bald, every beard clipped' — a clear parallel describing Moab's mourning.

Jeremiah 48:31 continues the lament for Moab, mirroring the wailing over cities like Nebo and Medeba in Isaiah 15:2.

Jeremiah 48:22 lists Dibon and Nebo among Moabite cities under judgment, the same cities mourned in Isaiah.

Jeremiah 48:18 also pronounces judgment on Dibon, directly echoing the wailing over that city in Isaiah.

Jeremiah 48:1 opens the Moab oracle by pronouncing woe on Nebo, directly continuing the judgment imagery of Isaiah 15:2.

Jeremiah 47:5 describes baldness coming upon Gaza — implying shaved heads in mourning like Moab. Parallel judgment scenes on foreign nations.

Jeremiah 7:29 commands Israel to cut off their hair in lamentation — the same act Moab does. Parallel mourning practice, but for Judah's sins.

Job 1:20 Parallel

Job 1:20 shows Job shaving his head in grief — the same mourning practice Moab performs. Both use shaving as a sign of deep sorrow.

Deuteronomy 14:1 explicitly forbids shaving the head for the dead — exactly what Moab does here. Contrasts Israel's mourning laws with foreign practice.

Numbers 21:30 Historical context

Numbers 21:30 records the destruction of Heshbon, Dibon, and Medeba—cities also mentioned in Isaiah 15:2 as sites of mourning.

Leviticus 19:27 prohibits cutting hair and beard edges — the very practice Moab performs in mourning here. Contrasts Israel's law with pagan custom.

Joshua 13:9 Historical context

Joshua 13:9 describes the territory of Reuben including Medeba and Dibon — the very cities Isaiah 15:2 lists as mourning.

Ezekiel 27:31 describes shaved heads and sackcloth in mourning for Tyre, matching the same ritual actions in Isaiah 15:2.

Amos 8:10 Parallel

Amos 8:10 directly echoes 'baldness on every head' as a sign of judgment, mirroring Moab's mourning with shaved heads.

Jeremiah 48:35 Historical context

Jeremiah 48:35 also addresses Moab's high places, the same location of wailing in Isaiah 15:2, but focuses on ending sacrifices.

Jeremiah 3:21 describes Israel's weeping on barren heights for their sin, paralleling Moab's wailing on high places in Isaiah 15:2.

Jeremiah 4:8 calls for sackcloth and wailing as a mourning response, similar to the lamentation rituals in Isaiah 15:2.

1 Chronicles 19:7 Historical context

1 Chronicles 19:7 mentions Medeba as a camp site — the same city Isaiah 15:2 includes in Moab's mourning.

Joshua 13:17 Historical context

Joshua 13:17 lists Medeba as an allotted city, providing geographical context for the Moabite city mourned in Isaiah.

Numbers 32:3 Historical context

Numbers 32:3 lists the same cities (Dibon, Nebo, Medeba) that appear in Isaiah 15:2, but in a land allotment context.

Micah 1:16 Parallel

Micah 1:16 also commands shaving heads in mourning, here for the exile of Israel's children — same practice of lament.