Isaiah 16:3 Meaning
Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
Context Explained
1Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
2For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
3Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
4Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
5And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Micah 6:8
Both verses emphasize the importance of justice and mercy.
Proverbs 21:15
This verse explains that executing justice is a joy to the righteous but a terror to evildoers.
Isaiah 1:17
Similar themes of seeking justice and helping the oppressed are present.
Source: Isaiah 16:3