Isaiah 16:1-3

New International Reader's Version

16 People of Moab, send lambs as a gift
    to the ruler of Judah.
Send them from Sela.
    Send them across the desert.
    Send them to Mount Zion in the city of Jerusalem.
² The women of Moab are at the places
    where people go across the Arnon River.
They are like birds that flap their wings
    when they are pushed from their nest.

³ The Moabites say to the rulers of Judah,
    “Make up your mind. Make a decision.
Cover us with your shadow.
    Make it like night even at noon.
Hide those of us who are running away.
    Don’t turn them over to their enemies.