Isaiah 16:2
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“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.”Isaiah 16:2
What Does Isaiah 16:2 Mean?
Isaiah 16:2 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 16, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 16:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 27:8“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.”Numbers 22:36“And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.”Judges 11:18“Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.”Psalms 109:10“Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.”Jeremiah 48:9“Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.”Jeremiah 48:20“Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,”Numbers 21:13“From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.”Numbers 21:29“Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.”Deuteronomy 2:36“From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:”Deuteronomy 3:8“And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;”Deuteronomy 3:12“And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.”Joshua 12:1“Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:”Joshua 13:16“And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;”Isaiah 13:14“And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.”Jeremiah 48:12“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.”Micah 1:11“Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.”
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