Isaiah 16:2
“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.”
Isaiah 16:2 — King James Version
Verse 2 of 14 in Isaiah chapter 16 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Isaiah 16:2 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “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.”
- American Standard Version
- “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 — full chapter (King James Version)
Send ye the to the ruler of the land from to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of . For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of shall be at the fords of . Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, ; 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. And in shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the of , judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting . We have heard of the pride of ; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so. Therefore shall howl for , every one shall howl: for the foundations of -hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. For the fields of languish, and the vine of : the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto , they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of the vine of : I will water thee with my tears, O , and : for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease. Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an for , and mine inward parts for -haresh. And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that is weary the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. This is that the LORD hath spoken concerning since that time. But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the of shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the shall be very small and feeble.