Isaiah 16:6

“We have heard of the pride of Moab, &c.] These are the words of the prophet, either in the name of the Lord, or in the person of the Jews, or of other nations, who had heard very frequently, and from many persons, and from every quarter, of the excessive pride of this people, and had many instances of it related to them, which foretold their ruin; for pride comes before a fall: ([he] is very proud): though his original was so base and infamous; and therefore there is little reason to hope or expect that he would take the advice above given him, or do the good offices for the Jews he was exhorted to; his pride was such, that he would despise the counsel of God, and would never stoop to do any…”

“We--Jews. We reject Moab's supplication for his pride. lies--false boasts. not be so--rather, "not right"; shall prove vain (Isa 25:10; Jer 48:29-30; Zep 2:8). "It shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it."”

“We have heard of the pride of Moab - We Jews; we have “all” heard of it; that is, we “know” that he is proud. The evident design of the prophet here is, to say that Moab was so proud, and was well known to be so haughty, that he would “reject” this counsel. He would neither send the usual tribute to the land of Judea Isaiah 16:1, thus acknowledging his dependence on them; nor would he give protection to the exiled Jews as they should wander through his land, and “thus” endeavor to conciliate their favor, and secure their friendship. As a consequence of this, the prophet proceeds to state that heavy judgments would come upon Moab as a nation. He is very proud - The same thing is stated in the…”

“We - The prophet having spoken to the Moabites, now turns his speech to God's people. The sense is, I do not expect that my counsels will have any good effect upon Moab; they will still carry themselves insolently and outrageously. His lies - His vain imaginations, and false and crafty counsels, shall not take effect. Isaiah 16:7”

“16:6-11 The response to Moab’s request for asylum (16:1-4). 16:6 The Moabites’ hardened state of pride and arrogance and rage and boasting prevented them from humbling themselves before God.”

“have: Isa 2:11; Jer 48:26, Jer 48:29, Jer 48:30, Jer 48:42; Amo 2:1; Oba 1:3, Oba 1:4; Zep 2:9, Zep 2:10; Pe1 5:5 but: Isa 28:15, Isa 28:18, Isa 44:25; Jer 50:36 Isaiah 16:7”

“But if Moab does this, and the law of the history of Israel, which is that "a remnant shall return," is thus reflected in the history of Moab; Isa 16:6 cannot possibly contain the answer which Moab receives from Zion, as the more modern commentators assume according to an error that has almost become traditional. On the contrary, the prophecy enters here upon a new stage, commencing with Moab's sin, and depicting the fate of Moab in still more elegiac strains. "We have heard of the pride of Moab, the very haughty (pride), his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath, the falsehood of his speech." The future self-humiliation of Moab, which would be the fruit of its sufferings, is here…”