The Meaning of Isaiah 16:11 Explained

Isaiah 16:11

KJV: Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.

YLT: Therefore my bowels for Moab as a harp do sound, And mine inward parts for Kir-Haresh.

Darby: Therefore my bowels sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirheres.

ASV: Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Wherefore my bowels  shall sound  like an harp  for Moab,  and mine inward parts  for Kirharesh. 

What does Isaiah 16:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 16

1  Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to the throne of David
6  Moab is threatened for her pride
9  The prophet bewails her
12  The judgment of Moab

What do the individual words in Isaiah 16:11 mean?

Upon thus my heart for Moab like a harp shall resound and my inner being for Kir Heres
עַל־ כֵּן֙ מֵעַ֣י לְמוֹאָ֔ב כַּכִּנּ֖וֹר יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ וְקִרְבִּ֖י לְקִ֥יר חָֽרֶשׂ

עַל־  Upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֵּן֙  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
מֵעַ֣י  my  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: מֵעֶה  
Sense: internal organs, inward parts, bowels, intestines, belly.
לְמוֹאָ֔ב  for  Moab 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
כַּכִּנּ֖וֹר  like  a  harp 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כִּנּׄור  
Sense: lyre, harp.
יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ  shall  resound 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הָמָה  
Sense: to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar.
וְקִרְבִּ֖י  and  my  inner  being 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
חָֽרֶשׂ  Kir  Heres 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲרֶשֶׂת 
Sense: one of the two chief strongholds of Moab.