Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you; be their shelter from the destroyer.” The oppressor will come to an end, and destruction will cease; the aggressor will vanish from the land. New Living Translation Let our refugees stay among you. Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past.” When oppression and destruction have ended and enemy raiders have disappeared, English Standard Version let the outcasts of Moab sojourn among you; be a shelter to them from the destroyer. When the oppressor is no more, and destruction has ceased, and he who tramples underfoot has vanished from the land, Berean Standard Bible 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, King James Bible 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. New King James Version Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab; Be a shelter to them from the face of the spoiler. For the extortioner is at an end, Devastation ceases, The oppressors are consumed out of the land. New American Standard Bible “Let the outcasts of Moab stay with you; Be a hiding place to them from the destroyer.” For the oppressor has come to an end, destruction has ceased, Oppressors have been removed from the land. NASB 1995 “Let the outcasts of Moab stay with you; Be a hiding place to them from the destroyer.” For the extortioner has come to an end, destruction has ceased, Oppressors have completely disappeared from the land. NASB 1977 “Let the outcasts of Moab stay with you; Be a hiding place to them from the destroyer.” For the extortioner has come to an end, destruction has ceased, Oppressors have completely disappeared from the land. Legacy Standard Bible Let the banished of Moab sojourn with you; Be a hiding place to them from the destroyer.” For the extortioner has come to an end, destruction has ceased, Oppressors have completely disappeared from the land. Amplified Bible “Let our outcasts of Moab live among you; Be a [sheltered] hiding place to them from the destroyer.” For the extortioner has come to an end, destruction has ceased, Oppressors [who trample men] have completely disappeared from the land, Christian Standard Bible Let my refugees stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the aggressor. When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ended, and marauders have vanished from the land, Holman Christian Standard Bible Let my refugees stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the aggressor. When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ended, and marauders have vanished from the land. American Standard Version Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nought, destruction ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. Contemporary English Version Let our people live in your country and find safety here." Moab, your cruel enemies will disappear; they will no longer attack and destroy your land. English Revised Version Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is brought to nought, spoiling ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let the fugitives from Moab stay with you a while. Be their refuge from the destroyer. Ruthless people will come to an end. The destruction will end. The one who tramples others will be gone. Good News Translation Let us stay in your land. Protect us from those who want to destroy us." (Oppression and destruction will end, and those who are devastating the country will be gone. International Standard Version Let the fugitives from Moab settle among you; be a shelter to them from the destroyer. When the oppressor comes to an end, and destruction has ceased, and the marauder has vanished from the land, Majority Standard Bible 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, NET Bible Please let the Moabite fugitives live among you. Hide them from the destroyer!" Certainly the one who applies pressure will cease, the destroyer will come to an end, those who trample will disappear from the earth. New Heart English Bible Let my outcasts dwell with you. As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land. Webster's Bible Translation Let my 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. World English Bible Let my outcasts dwell with you! As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortionist is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy outcasts sojourn in you, O Moab, "" Be a secret hiding place for them, "" From the face of a destroyer, "" For the extortioner has ceased, "" Devastation has been finished, "" The tramplers are consumed out of the land. Young's Literal Translation Sojourn in thee do My outcasts, O Moab, Be a secret hiding-place to them, From the face of a destroyer, For ceased hath the extortioner, Finished hath been a destroyer, Consumed the treaders down out of the land. Smith's Literal Translation The outcast shall dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covering to them from the face of him laying waste: for the oppressor ceased, violence was finished, the treaders-down were consumed out of the land. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy fugitives shall dwell with thee: O Moab, be thou a covert to them from the face of the destroyer: for the dust is at an end, the wretch is consumed: he hath failed, that trod the earth under foot. Catholic Public Domain Version My fugitives will live with you. Become a hiding place, O Moab, from the face of the destroyer. For the dust is at its end; the miserable one has been consumed. He who trampled the earth has failed. New American Bible Let the outcasts of Moab live with you, be their shelter from the destroyer. When there is an end to the oppressor, when destruction has ceased, and the marauders have vanished from the land, New Revised Standard Version let the outcasts of Moab settle among you; be a refuge to them from the destroyer.” When the oppressor is no more, and destruction has ceased, and marauders have vanished from the land, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet the outcasts of Moab dwell with you; be a shelter to them from the face of the spoiler; for the destroyer is at an end, and the spoiler ceases, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The outcasts of Moab shall dwell in you. Be to them a refuge from before the plunderer, because the dust is destroyed and the plunderer is ended and the trampler of the land is finished OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; As for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the spoiler.' For the extortion is at an end, spoiling ceaseth, They that trampled down are consumed out of the land; Brenton Septuagint Translation The fugitives of Moab shall sojourn with thee; they shall be to you a shelter from the face of the pursuer: for thine alliance has been taken away, and the oppressing ruler has perished from off the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Prophecy of Moab's Devastation…3“Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. 4Let 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, 5in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.… Cross References Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Deuteronomy 23:15-16 Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you. / Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him. Romans 12:13 Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. Leviticus 19:34 You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 1 Peter 4:9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining. Exodus 22:21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith. Job 31:32 but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler— James 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. 1 John 3:17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? Proverbs 31:8-9 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. / Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy. Acts 28:2 The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold. Treasury of Scripture Let my outcasts dwell with you, Moab; be you a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortionist is at an end, the spoiler ceases, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. mine Deuteronomy 23:15,16 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: … Deuteronomy 24:14 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: Jeremiah 21:12 O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. for Isaiah 14:4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! Isaiah 33:1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. Isaiah 51:13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? extortioner. Isaiah 15:6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. Isaiah 25:10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. Zechariah 10:5 And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. Jump to Previous Ace Ceased Ceases Ceaseth Completely Consumed Cover Covert Cruel Crushing Cut Destroyer Destruction Disappeared Dwell End Extortion Extortioner Face Foot Forced Fugitives Hiding Making Moab Moabite Nought Ones Oppressor Oppressors Outcasts Pleasure Poor Refuge Resting-Place Shelter Sojourn Spoiler Spoiling Trampled Tramples Vanished WasteJump to Next Ace Ceased Ceases Ceaseth Completely Consumed Cover Covert Cruel Crushing Cut Destroyer Destruction Disappeared Dwell End Extortion Extortioner Face Foot Forced Fugitives Hiding Making Moab Moabite Nought Ones Oppressor Oppressors Outcasts Pleasure Poor Refuge Resting-Place Shelter Sojourn Spoiler Spoiling Trampled Tramples Vanished WasteIsaiah 16 1. Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to the throne of David6. Moab is threatened for her pride 9. The prophet bewails her 12. The judgment of Moab Let my fugitives stay with you This phrase speaks to the theme of refuge and protection. The Hebrew root for "fugitives" is "נָדַד" (nadad), which means to wander or flee. Historically, this reflects the context of Moabite refugees seeking asylum in Judah during a time of distress. The call to provide shelter is a divine directive, emphasizing the biblical principle of hospitality and care for the displaced, resonating with God's compassion for the vulnerable. be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer When the oppressor is no more when destruction has ceased and the aggressor has vanished from the land Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Let my fugitivesנִדָּחַ֔י (nid·dā·ḥay) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 5080: To impel, thrust, banish stay with you; יָג֤וּרוּ (yā·ḡū·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility be הֱוִי־ (hĕ·wî-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 1933: To fall a refuge סֵ֥תֶר (sê·ṯer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecy for Moab מוֹאָ֛ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the destroyer.” שׁוֹדֵ֑ד (šō·w·ḏêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin When כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the oppressor הַמֵּץ֙ (ham·mêṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4160: To press, to oppress has gone, אָפֵ֤ס (’ā·p̄ês) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 656: To cease, fail, come to an end destruction שֹׁ֔ד (šōḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7701: Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin has ceased, כָּ֣לָה (kā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent and the oppressors רֹמֵ֖ס (rō·mês) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7429: To tread upon have vanished תַּ֥מּוּ (tam·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8552: To be complete or finished from the land, הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Isaiah 16:4 NIVIsaiah 16:4 NLT Isaiah 16:4 ESV Isaiah 16:4 NASB Isaiah 16:4 KJV Isaiah 16:4 BibleApps.com Isaiah 16:4 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 16:4 Chinese Bible Isaiah 16:4 French Bible Isaiah 16:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 16:4 Let my outcasts dwell with you! 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