Isaiah 16:4
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Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,
In other translations
Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,
Hebrew words
יָגוּרוּyagurulet them sojournH1481בָךְvokhamong youנִדָּחַיnidachaioutcasts myH5080מוֹאָבmo'avMoabH4124הֱוִי־hevi-beH1933סֵתֶרsetera shelterH5643לָמוֹlamoof themמִפְּנֵיmipeneifrom beforeH6440שׁוֹדֵדshoded[the] destroyerH7703כִּי־ki-ifH3588אָפֵס'afeshe will come to an endH656הַמֵּץhametzthe oppressorH4160כָּלָהkalahit will ceaseH3615שֹׁדshoddevastationH7701תַּמּוּtamuthey will be finishedH8552רֹמֵסromes[the] tramplerH7429מִן־min-fromH4480הָאָרֶץ׃ha'aretzthe landH776
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Related verses
- Isaiah 14:4That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
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- Jeremiah 48:18Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.
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People and places
Places: Moab