Like a bird fleeing,
forced from the nest,
the daughters of Moab
will be at the fords of the Arnon.
Give us counsel and make a decision.
Shelter us at noonday
with shade that is as dark as night.
Hide the refugees;(A)
do not betray the one who flees.
Let my refugees stay with you;
be a refuge for Moab[a] from the aggressor.
When the oppressor has gone,
destruction has ended,
and marauders have vanished from the land,

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Footnotes

  1. 16:4 Or you; Moab—be a refuge for him

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