“Give(A) wings to Moab,
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.

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28 You who dwell in Moab,
Leave the cities and (A)dwell in the rock,
And be like (B)the dove which makes her nest
In the sides of the cave’s mouth.

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For it shall be as a (A)wandering bird thrown out of the nest;
So shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the (B)Arnon.

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Faith in the Lord’s Righteousness

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

11 In (A)the Lord I put my trust;
How can you say to my soul,
“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?

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14 (A)But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, (B)that she might fly (C)into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished (D)for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

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Therefore, as I live,”
Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
“Surely (A)Moab shall be like Sodom,
And (B)the people of Ammon like Gomorrah—
(C)Overrun[a] with weeds and saltpits,
And a [b]perpetual desolation.
The residue of My people shall plunder them,
And the remnant of My people shall possess them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:9 Lit. Possessed by nettles
  2. Zephaniah 2:9 Or permanent ruin

19 O (A)you daughter dwelling in Egypt,
Prepare yourself (B)to go into captivity!
For [a]Noph shall be waste and desolate, without inhabitant.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:19 Ancient Memphis

So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.

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