Isaiah 16:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then, like fleeingנֹודֵ֖ד
(no·v·ded)
5074: to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, fluttera prim. root
birdsכְעֹוף־
(che·'o·vf-)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
[or] scatteredמְשֻׁלָּ֑ח
(me·shul·lach;)
7971: to senda prim. root
nestlings,קֵ֣ן
(ken)
7064: a nestfrom an unused word
The daughtersבְּנֹ֣ות
(be·no·vt)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of Moabמֹואָ֔ב
(mo·v·'av,)
4124: a son of Lot,also his desc. and the territory where they settledfrom a prefixed syllable and ab
will be at the fordsמַעְבָּרֹ֖ת
(ma'·ba·rot)
4569b: a ford, pass, passagefrom abar
of the Arnon.לְאַרְנֹֽון׃
(le·'ar·no·vn.)
769: "a roaring stream," a wadi and stream in Moabfrom the same as Aran


















KJV Lexicon
For it shall be that as a wandering
nadad  (naw-dad')
to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
bird
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
cast out
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
of the nest
qen  (kane)
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling -- nest, room.
so the daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of Moab
Mow'ab  (mo-awb)
from (her (the mother's) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants -- Moab.
shall be at the fords
ma`abar  (mah-ab-awr')
a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming -- ford, place where...pass, passage.
of Arnon
'Arnown  (ar-nohn')
a brawling stream; the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory -- Arnon.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then, like fleeing birds or scattered nestlings, The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like a bird fleeing, forced from the nest, the daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.

International Standard Version
Like fluttering birds, like an abandoned nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon River.

NET Bible
At the fords of the Arnon the Moabite women are like a bird that flies about when forced from its nest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moab's daughters are like fluttering birds, like scattered nestlings, at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.

King James 2000 Bible
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 the Arnon.
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