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Isaiah 16:2

The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 16:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

For it shall be; rather, and it shall be. The tribute having been paid, Moab will regain some confidence. Her fluttered population will return, and collect at the fords of the Amen, ready to recross it.

As a wandering bird cast out of the nest; rather, as a wandering bird (or, wandering birds)—"as a scattered nest" (or, "brood of nestlings"). The daughters of Moab. The population of Moab generally, as "the daughter of Zion" () is the population of Jerusalem generally.

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