Isaiah 16:2

2 Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.

Isaiah 16:2 in Other Translations

2 For 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.

English Standard Version (ESV)

2 Like fleeing birds, like a scattered nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.

New Living Translation (NLT)

2 The women of Moab are left like homeless birds at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.

The Message Bible (MSG)

2 The towns and people of Moab are at a loss, New-hatched birds knocked from the nest, fluttering helplessly At the banks of the Arnon River, unable to cross:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

2 Moab's daughters are like fluttering birds, like scattered nestlings, at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

2 Like a bird fleeing, forced from the nest, the daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

2 The women of Moab are at the places where people go across the Arnon River. They are like birds that flap their wings when they are pushed from their nest.

Isaiah 16:2 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 16:2

For it shall be
Or, "otherwise it shall be" ^F26; if ye do not pay this tribute: [that] as a wandering bird cast out of the nest:
or, "as a wandering bird, the nest sent out": that is, as a bird that has forsaken its nest, and wanders about, and its young ones are turned out of the nest, scarcely fledged, and unable to shift for themselves, but flutter about here and there, trembling and frightened, see ( Proverbs 26:2 ) : [so] the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon:
turned out of their houses, wandering up and down, not knowing where to go; unable to help themselves, and in the utmost fright and consternation, fleeing to the very borders of their land, as the fords of Arnon were, see ( Numbers 21:13 Numbers 21:14 ) .

FOOTNOTES:

F26 (hyhw) "alioqui", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Isaiah 16:2 In-Context

1 Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela, across the desert, to the mount of Daughter Zion.

2 Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.

3 “Make up your mind,” Moab says. “Render a decision. Make your shadow like night— at high noon. Hide the fugitives, do not betray the refugees.

4 Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you; be their shelter from the destroyer.” The oppressor will come to an end, and destruction will cease; the aggressor will vanish from the land.

5 In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.

Cross References 4

1. Proverbs 27:8
2. Numbers 21:29
3. Judges 12:5
4. Numbers 21:13-14; Jeremiah 48:20

Isaiah 16:2

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Isaiah 16:2 in Other Translations

Isaiah 16:2 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 16:2 In-Context

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