Verse Comparison: Isaiah 16:2
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
For like wandering birds, like a brood cast out {and} a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the [river] Arnon.
Contemporary English Version
The women of Moab crossing the Arnon River are like a flock of birds scattered from their nests.
Darby English Version
And it shall be [that] as a wandering bird, [as] a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.
Good News Bible
They wait on the banks of the Arnon River and move aimlessly back and forth, like birds driven from their nest.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Then, like fleeing birds {or} scattered nestlings, The daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.
New International Version
Like fluttering birds
pushed from the nest,
so are the women of Moab
at the fords of the Arnon.
New King James Version
For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest;
So shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then, like fleeing birds or scattered nestlings,The daughters of Moab will stand at the fords of the Arnon.
Revised Standard Version
Like fluttering birds, like scattered nestlings, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, As a wandering bird, a nest cast out, Are daughters of Moab, `at' fords of Arnon.
