Verse 2

Isaiah 16:2

American Standard Version Byzantine Text

2 For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הָיָ֥ה כְ/עוֹף נוֹדֵ֖ד קֵ֣ן מְשֻׁלָּ֑ח תִּֽהְיֶ֨ינָה֙ בְּנ֣וֹת מוֹאָ֔ב מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת לְ/אַרְנֽוֹן

English Translation

And it will be like a wandering bird, a fluttering nest; the daughters of Moab will be at the crossings of Arnon.

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Chapter 16 Context

1 Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daug... Focus ↗

2 For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at...

3 Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the out... Focus ↗

4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the destroy... Focus ↗

5 And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent... Focus ↗

6 We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and... Focus ↗

7 Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, everyone shall wail: for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth shall... Focus ↗

8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken dow... Focus ↗

9 Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my te... Focus ↗

10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be n... Focus ↗

11 Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres. Focus ↗

12 And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high plac... Focus ↗

13 This is the word that Jehovah spake concerning Moab in time past. Focus ↗

14 But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Mo... Focus ↗

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