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Isaiah 16:2 Interlinear

“ bird For it shall be that as a wandering of the nest cast out so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon”

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Isaiah 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְהָיָ֥ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	כְעוֹף	H5775	bird	a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
3	נוֹדֵ֖ד	H5074	For it shall be that as a wandering	properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
4	קֵ֣ן	H7064	of the nest	a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
5	מְשֻׁלָּ֑ח	H7971	cast out	to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
6	תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7	בְּנ֣וֹת	H1323	so the daughters	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
8	מוֹאָ֔ב	H4124	of Moab	moab, an incestuous son of lot; also his territory and descendants
9	מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת	H4569	shall be at the fords	a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e., (figuratively) overwhelming
10	לְאַרְנֽוֹן׃	H769	of Arnon	the arnon, a river east of the jordan, also its territory

Isaiah 16:2 (current) bird For it shall be that as a wandering of the nest cast out so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon