Isaiah 16:2

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 13:14 uses similar animal imagery (hunted gazelle, scattered sheep) for fleeing people, mirroring the panic in Isaiah 16:2.

Numbers 21:13–15 Historical context

Numbers 21:13-15 describes the Arnon as a border of Moab, the very location where Moabite daughters flee in Isaiah 16:2.

Deuteronomy 2:36 Historical context

Deuteronomy 2:36 also references the Arnon valley, reinforcing the location of Moabite flight in Isaiah 16:2.

Deuteronomy 3:8 Historical context

Deuteronomy 3:8 mentions the Arnon as a boundary, linking to the fords of Arnon in Isaiah 16:2.

Deuteronomy 3:12 Historical context

Deuteronomy 3:8 provides the same geographical reference of the Arnon valley, contextualizing the Moabite flight in Isaiah 16:2.

Judges 11:18 Historical context

Judges 11:18 describes Arnon as Moab's border which Israel respected, providing historical background for the location of Moab's distress.

Numbers 22:36 Historical context

Numbers 22:36 places Balak's meeting with Balaam at the border of Arnon, the same location where Moab's daughters are pictured at the fords.

Jeremiah 48:9 uses the same bird-flight imagery for Moab: 'Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee'—directly echoing the wandering bird metaphor.

Jeremiah 48:20 explicitly names Arnon as the place to announce Moab's ruin, tying directly to the fords of Arnon in the main verse.

Jeremiah 48:12 speaks of sending wanderers to cause Moab to wander, paralleling the image of Moab's daughters as wandering outcasts.

Joshua 12:1 Historical context

Joshua 12:1 lists Arnon as the southern limit of conquered land, marking the same river that features in the Moab prophecy.

Joshua 13:16 Historical context

Joshua 13:16 identifies the Arnon as a boundary of Reuben's territory, giving geographic context to the fords mentioned.

Proverbs 27:8 uses the same bird-nest image for displacement, similar to the scattered nestlings in Isaiah 16:2.