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href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The women of Moab are left like homeless birds at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Like fleeing birds, like a scattered nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For it shall be, <i>that</i>, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, <i>so</i> the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest; <i>So</i> shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then, like fluttering birds <i>or</i> scattered nestlings, The daughters of Moab will be at the crossing places of the Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then, like fleeing birds or scattered nestlings, The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then, like fleeing birds <i>or</i> scattered nestlings, The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then, like fleeing birds <i>or</i> scattered nestlings, The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For like wandering birds or scattered nestlings, The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the [river] Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a bird fleeing, forced from the nest, the daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a bird fleeing, forced from the nest, the daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The women of Moab crossing the Arnon River are like a flock of birds scattered from their nests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moab's daughters are like fluttering birds, like scattered nestlings, at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They wait on the banks of the Arnon River and move aimlessly back and forth, like birds driven from their nest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like fluttering birds, like an abandoned nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />At the fords of the Arnon the Moabite women are like a bird that flies about when forced from its nest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has come to pass, "" As a wandering bird, cast out of a nest, "" Are daughters of Moab, [at] fords of Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it hath come to pass, As a wandering bird, a nest cast out, Are daughters of Moab, at fords of Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be as the bird fleeing, the nest cast out, the daughters of Moab shall be from the passages to Arnon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And this shall be: like a bird fleeing away, and like fledglings flying from the nest, so will the daughters of Moab be at the passage of Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like flushed birds, like scattered nestlings, Are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Like fluttering birds, like scattered nestlings, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he shall be like a bird that changes its nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be deserted at the fords of Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall be as a bird that leaves its nest and the daughters of Moab shall be abandoned at the crossing of Arnon<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For it shall be that, as wandering birds, As a scattered nest, So shall the daughters of Moab be At the fords of Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thou shalt be as a young bird taken away from a bird that has flown: <i>even</i> thou shalt be <i>so</i>, daughter of Moab: and then do thou, O Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/16-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3400" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/16.htm">A Prophecy of Moab's Devastation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: ḵə·‘ō·wp̄- (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">Like fluttering birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/5074.htm" title="5074: nō·w·ḏêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to wave to and fro; figuratively, to rove, flee, or to drive away."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: mə·šul·lāḥ (V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">pushed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7064.htm" title="7064: qên (N-ms) -- A nest. Contracted from qanan; a nest, sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling.">out of the nest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·ye·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">so are</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/4569.htm" title="4569: ma‘·bā·rōṯ (N-fp) -- Or feminine mapabarah; from abar; a crossing-place; abstractly, a transit, i.e. overwhelming.">at the fords</a> <a href="/hebrew/769.htm" title="769: lə·’ar·nō·wn (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Arnon; from ranan; a brawling stream; the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory.">of the Arnon:</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>“Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Jeremiah 48:28</a></span><br />Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9</a></span><br />Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></span><br />Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Jeremiah 48:36</a></span><br />Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Jeremiah 48:6</a></span><br />‘Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Jeremiah 48:40</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Jeremiah 48:20</a></span><br />Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18</a></span><br />Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Jeremiah 48:33</a></span><br />Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Jeremiah 48:45</a></span><br />“Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37</a></span><br />For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a></span><br />There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm">Jeremiah 48:24</a></span><br />upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Jeremiah 48:21</a></span><br />Judgment has come upon the high plain—upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">as</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-14.htm">Isaiah 13:14</a></b></br> And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/27-8.htm">Proverbs 27:8</a></b></br> As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so <i>is</i> a man that wandereth from his place.</p><p class="hdg">cast out of the nest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Numbers 21:13-15</a></b></br> From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which <i>is</i> in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon <i>is</i> the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Deuteronomy 2:36</a></b></br> From Aroer, which <i>is</i> by the brink of the river of Arnon, and <i>from</i> the city that <i>is</i> by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">Deuteronomy 3:8,12</a></b></br> And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that <i>was</i> on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">Arnon</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">Fleeing</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-9.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-2.htm">Fluttering</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm">Fords</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-9.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Nest</a> <a href="/psalms/118-13.htm">Pushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-14.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Women</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Arnon</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-6.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Fleeing</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Fluttering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Fords</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Nest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-27.htm">Pushed</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">Women</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to the throne of David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Moab is threatened for her pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">The prophet bewails her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">The judgment of Moab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, birds were often used as symbols of fragility and helplessness. The imagery of birds being pushed out of the nest suggests a sudden and forced departure, highlighting the precarious situation of the Moabites. This can be seen as a metaphor for the Moabites' loss of security and stability. The Bible often uses bird imagery to describe people in distress (e.g., <a href="/psalms/11.htm">Psalm 11:1</a>, <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>), emphasizing their need for protection and guidance.<p><b>so are the daughters of Moab</b><br>The "daughters of Moab" refers to the people of Moab, particularly emphasizing the women, who in ancient times were often the most vulnerable during times of conflict and displacement. Moab was a nation located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. The Moabites were descendants of Lot (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>), and their relationship with Israel was complex, involving both hostility and kinship. The mention of "daughters" may also imply the future generations of Moab, indicating a broader impact on the nation's continuity and heritage.<p><b>at the fords of the Arnon</b><br>The Arnon River served as a significant geographical boundary between Moab and the Amorites, and later between Moab and Israel. The "fords" were shallow crossing points, often used during migrations or invasions. This location signifies a point of transition and uncertainty for the Moabites, as they are depicted fleeing their homeland. Historically, the Arnon was a strategic location, and its mention here underscores the desperation and urgency of the Moabites' flight. The crossing of the Arnon can be seen as a moment of decision and change, reflecting the broader theme of judgment and redemption found throughout the book of Isaiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>An ancient kingdom located in modern-day Jordan, east of the Dead Sea. The Moabites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughters_of_moab.htm">Daughters of Moab</a></b><br>This phrase symbolizes the people of Moab, particularly highlighting their vulnerability and displacement.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/arnon.htm">Arnon</a></b><br>A river that served as a boundary between Moab and the Amorites, and later between Moab and Israel. It is significant as a geographical marker of Moab's territory.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fluttering_birds.htm">Fluttering Birds</a></b><br>A metaphor used to describe the helplessness and disorientation of the Moabites as they face impending judgment and displacement.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, whose prophecies often addressed the nations surrounding Israel, including Moab, warning them of God's judgment and calling them to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Idolatry</a></b><br>Moab's downfall serves as a warning against pride and reliance on false gods. Just as Moab faced judgment, we must examine our lives for areas where we may be placing our trust in anything other than God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_vulnerability_of_displacement.htm">The Vulnerability of Displacement</a></b><br>The imagery of fluttering birds highlights the vulnerability and fear that come with displacement. This can remind us to have compassion for those who are displaced or marginalized in our own communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy against Moab underscores God's control over all nations. We can trust that God is sovereign and just, even when we see turmoil and instability in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_refuge_in_god.htm">Seeking Refuge in God</a></b><br>Unlike the daughters of Moab, who were left vulnerable, we are invited to find refuge in God. This calls us to seek His protection and guidance in times of uncertainty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_moab's_pride_align_with_other_reasons.htm">Isaiah 16:6 cites Moab's pride as a cause for judgment; how does this reasoning align or conflict with other biblical or extrabiblical explanations for Moab's downfall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_moab's_fall_in_history.htm">Isaiah 16:7 predicts Moab's downfall; are there any historical records or archaeological findings that confirm this specific collapse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_'fortified_city'_in_isaiah_25_2.htm">In Isaiah 25:2, which specific 'fortified city' is being referenced, and what archaeological evidence supports or contradicts its complete destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_16_4-5_align_with_judah's_fall.htm">Isaiah 16:4-5 prophesies a throne established in mercy; how do we reconcile this claim with Judah's eventual destruction and exile?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">As a wandering bird cast out of the nest.</span>--Better as in the margin, <span class= "ital">a forsaken nest. </span>The "daughters of Moab" either literally, the women driven from their homes, or figuratively (as in <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm" title="Send you the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.">Isaiah 16:1</a>) the whole population of its towns and villages, are represented as fluttering in terror, like birds whose nests are spoiled (comp. <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm" title="And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.">Isaiah 10:14</a>), like the fledglings in the nest, on the fords of Arnon, uncertain whether to return to their old homes or to cross into a strange land. The imagery reminds us of <a href="/psalms/11-1.htm" title="In the LORD put I my trust: how say you to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?">Psalm 11:1</a>, <a href="/proverbs/27-8.htm" title="As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.">Proverbs 27:8</a>, so also of 'sch. <span class= "ital">Agam. </span>49-52.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For it shall be</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and it shall be</span>. The tribute having been paid, Moab will regain some confidence. Her fluttered population will return, and collect at the fords of the Amen, ready to recross it. <span class="cmt_word">As a wandering bird cast out of the nest</span>; rather, <span class="accented">as a wandering bird</span> (or, <span class="accented">wandering birds</span>) <span class="accented">-</span> "<span class="accented">as</span> a scattered nest" (or, "brood of nestlings"). <span class="cmt_word">The daughters of Moab</span>. The population of Moab generally, as "the daughter of Zion" (ver. 1) is the population of Jerusalem generally. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/16-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Like fluttering birds</span><br /><span class="heb">כְעוֹף־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·‘ō·wp̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flying creatures</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pushed</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשֻׁלָּ֑ח</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šul·lāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of the nest,</span><br /><span class="heb">קֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(qên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7064.htm">Strong's 7064: </a> </span><span class="str2">A nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so are</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(tih·ye·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the fords</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ma‘·bā·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4569.htm">Strong's 4569: </a> </span><span class="str2">A crossing-place, a transit, overwhelming</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Arnon:</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַרְנֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ar·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_769.htm">Strong's 769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arnon -- 'a roaring stream', a wadi and stream in Moab</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/16-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 16:2 For it will be that as wandering (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 16:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 16:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 16:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>