What does Isaiah 16:14 mean?
Isaiah suggested that this oracle against Moab existed for a time in some form (Isaiah 16:13). Now, he quotes the Lord as saying that the fulfillment of this prophecy will happen in three years. He compares those years to the years of a hired worker who has a contract and is counting down the days until his commitment is completed. The Lord will bring this judgment on Moab at a specific time and there will be no reprieve. God says that the "glory of Moab," its success and abundance, will be brought into contempt. It will all be gone. Most of the people will be wiped out. Only a tiny, feeble remnant will remain.Scholars and commentators speculate on which of the Assyrian campaigns into the region may have brought this devastating invasion of Moab. But regardless of which campaign, the truth remains, the Lord's judgment was fulfilled against Moab.