Overview
Luhith appears in Isaiah's oracle against Moab as a significant geographical landmark representing escape routes during times of judgment. The ascent of Luhith was a steep, difficult passage that Moabites would use to flee northward when facing destruction. This reference illustrates how even escape routes could not ultimately deliver people from God's determined judgment.
Key Scriptures
"They go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction" (Isaiah 15:5, ESV).
"My heart cries out for Moab; his fugitives flee to Zoar, to Eglath-shelishiyah. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of ruin" (Isaiah 15:5, NASB).
Application
Consider how judgment and consequences cannot ultimately be escaped through human effort alone, but only through repentance and faith in God's mercy.