Yesaya 16:2

16:2 At the fords of the Arnon ¹ 

the Moabite women are like a bird

that flies about when forced from its nest. ² 

[16:2]  ¹ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[16:2]  ² tn Heb “like a bird fleeing, thrust away [from] a nest, the daughters of Moab are [at] the fords of Arnon.”