Isaiah 16:8
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
Cross-references
Isaiah 16:9 continues the oracle, weeping over the same vine of Sibmah and mourning Heshbon's harvest, directly extending the lament.
Isaiah 15:4 mentions Heshbon crying out — within the same Moab oracle, reinforcing the lament over Heshbon.
In Isaiah 24:7, the same imagery of vines languishing and wine mourning appears, extending the lament to a broader judgment on the earth.
Numbers 21:32 records Israel's capture of Jazer, the same Moabite city whose vine is mourned here.
Numbers 32:1 shows Reuben and Gad requesting Jazer's land — the same region's vines later destroyed in Isaiah's lament.
Joshua 21:39 lists Jazer among Levite cities — the same place whose vine symbolizes Moab's fall here.
2 Samuel 24:5 mentions Jazer as a census landmark — the same Moabite town that Isaiah mourns.
Jeremiah 48:32 directly quotes this verse's image of the vine of Sibmah spreading to the sea, reinforcing the lament.
Jeremiah 48:2 continues the same prophecy against Moab, mentioning Heshbon's plot — linked to Moab's fate here.
Numbers 32:3 lists Heshbon, Jazer, and Elealeh among cities requested by Reuben and Gad, the same locations mentioned in Isaiah's lament over Moab.
Numbers 32:38 lists Sibmah as one of the cities rebuilt by the Reubenites, providing historical geography for the vine of Sibmah mentioned here.
Jeremiah 48:17 calls for mourning over Moab's fall — echoing the lament tone of this verse.
Numbers 21:25 records the conquest of Heshbon — a city later lamented in Isaiah 16:9, linking to Moab's territory.
Joshua 13:19 includes Sibmah among cities allotted to Reuben, confirming its location in Moabite territory later judged.