2And it shall come to pass, that as a bird fleeing away, and as young ones flying out of the nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be in the passage of Arnon.


In Context

1 SEND forth, O Lord, the lamb, the ruler of the earth, from Petra of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Sion.

2 And it shall come to pass, that as a bird fleeing away, and as young ones flying out of the nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be in the passage of Arnon.

3 Take counsel, gather a council: make thy shadow as the night in the midday: hide them that flee, and betray not them that wander about.

4 My fugitives shall dwell with thee: O Moab, be thou a covert to them from the face of the destroyer: for the dust is at an end, the wretch is consumed: he hath failed, that trod the earth under foot.

Isaiah 16:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:2For 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:2Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:2For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2And it shall be that as a wandering bird, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:2For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of Arnon.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2For 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2For it will be that as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so will the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:2And it hath come to pass, As a wandering bird, a nest cast out, Are daughters of Moab, at fords of Arnon.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:2For 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.