Isa 16:2 | NET2full | STEP | At the fords of the Arnon the Moabite women are like a bird that flies about when forced from its nest .

‏ Isaiah 16:2

2 At the fords of the Arnon ^{▼▼tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.}
the Moabite women are like a bird
that flies about when forced from its nest. ^{▼▼tn Heb “like a bird fleeing, thrust away [from] a nest, the daughters of Moab are [at] the fords of Arnon.”}