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.
KJV
Et erit : sicut avis fugiens, et pulli de nido avolantes, sic erunt filiæ Moab in transcensu Arnon.
Vulgate
ἔσῃ γὰρ ὡς πετεινοῦ ἀνιπταμένου νοσσὸς ἀφῃρημένος, ἔσῃ, θυγάτηρ Μωάβ· ἐπὶ τάδε, Ἀρνών, πλείονα
LXX
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.
ASV
וְ/הָיָ֥ה כְ/עוֹף נוֹדֵ֖ד קֵ֣ן מְשֻׁלָּ֑ח תִּֽהְיֶ֨ינָה֙ בְּנ֣וֹת מוֹאָ֔ב מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת לְ/אַרְנֽוֹן
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַרְנוֹן֙
'rnvn
proper_noun · 25×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
וֹ
v
noun · 13×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
מַעֲבַ֖ר
m'br
noun · 11×
מוֹאָ֔ב
mv'b
proper_noun · 180×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
נָדְדָ֖ה
nddh
verb · 28×
ע֣וֹף
'vp
noun · 71×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Jer 48:9 — Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
- Jer 48:20 — Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
- Judg 11:18 — Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not w
- Num 22:36 — And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
- Prov 27:8 — As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
- Prov 27:8 — As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.