Isaiah 16:2 — The Moabite women at the fords of the Arnon are like birds fluttering around wh… — FBV | maBible
Read Isaiah 16:2 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 16.2, Isaiah 16v2, Es. 16:2. The Moabite women at the fords of the Arnon are like birds fluttering around when their nest is destroyed.
Other reference formats: Isaiah 16.2, Isaiah 16v2, Es. 16:2.
2 The Moabite women at the fords of the Arnon are like birds fluttering around when their nest is destroyed.
Passage themes
Comme un oiseau fugitif — Pareilles à un oiseau fugitif ou à une couvée effrayée
Le passage de l'Arnon — voilà comment seront les filles de Moab au passage de l'Arnon
Notes and references
This was the ancient boundary between the Moabites and the Amorites. After the Israelites conquered the Amorites, their territory was meant to have been taken over by the tribes of Reuben and Dan, yet they did not fully approach this border. What seems to be happening here is that these inhabitants…