Isaiah 16:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Isaiah 16:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 16:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 16:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For it will be that as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so will the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.”
Isaiah 16:2 — World English Bible
Isaiah 16:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 16:2 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 16:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it hath come to pass, As a wandering bird, a nest cast out, Are daughters of Moab, <FI>at<Fi> fords of Arnon.”
Isaiah 16:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 16:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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. ”
Isaiah 16:2 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 16:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For it shall be as a birde that flieth, and a nest forsaken: the daughters of Moab shall be at the foordes of Arnon.”
Isaiah 16:2 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 16:2 in Context — Isaiah 16
1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
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.
3 Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
What Does Isaiah 16:2 Mean?
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