Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye like the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place. leave Jeremiah 48:9 Give a flower to Moab, for in its flower it shall go out: and the cities thereof shall be desolate, and uninhabited. Judges 6:2 And they were grievously oppressed by them. And they made themselves dens and caves in the mountains, and strong holds to resist. 1 Samuel 13:6 And when the men of Israel saw that they were straitened (for the people were distressed), they hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in dens, and in pits. Isaiah 2:19 And they shall go into the holes of rocks, and into the caves of the earth from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth. Obadiah 1:3,4 Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible. . . . like Jeremiah 49:16 Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord. Psalm 55:6,7 And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest? . . . Songs 2:14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, shew me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely. Context The Judgment on Moab…27For Israel hath been a derision unto them: as though thou hadst found him amongst thieves: for thy words therefore, which thou hast spoken against him, thou shalt be led away captive. 28Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye like the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place.29We have heard the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his haughtiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the loftiness of his heart.… Cross References Genesis 8:12 And he stayed yet other seven days: and he sent forth the dove, which returned not any more unto him. Judges 6:2 And they were grievously oppressed by them. And they made themselves dens and caves in the mountains, and strong holds to resist. Psalm 55:6 And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest? Songs 2:14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, shew me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely. Isaiah 2:19 And they shall go into the holes of rocks, and into the caves of the earth from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth. Jeremiah 48:9 Give a flower to Moab, for in its flower it shall go out: and the cities thereof shall be desolate, and uninhabited. Jeremiah 49:16 Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord. Obadiah 1:3 Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible. Lexicon Abandonעִזְב֤וּ (‘iz·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit the towns עָרִים֙ (‘ā·rîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement and dwell וְשִׁכְנ֣וּ (wə·šiḵ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell among the rocks, בַּסֶּ֔לַע (bas·se·la‘) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5553: A craggy rock O residents יֹשְׁבֵ֖י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of Moab! מוֹאָ֑ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled Be וִֽהְי֣וּ (wih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like a dove כְיוֹנָ֔ה (ḵə·yō·w·nāh) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3123: A dove that nests תְּקַנֵּ֖ן (tə·qan·nên) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7077: To nestle, build, occupy as a, nest at בְּעֶבְרֵ֥י (bə·‘eḇ·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5676: A region across, on the opposite side the mouth פִי־ (p̄î-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of a cave. פָֽחַת׃ (p̄ā·ḥaṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6354: A pit, for, catching animals Additional Translations Abandon the towns and dwell among the rocks, O residents of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.O you that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that makes her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss. The inhabitants of Moab have left the cities, and dwelt in rocks; they have become as doves nestling in rocks, at the mouth of a cave. Leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks, ye inhabitants of Moab, and be like the dove, that maketh her nest in the sides of the cave's mouth. O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the holes mouth. O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. You inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that makes her nest over the mouth of the abyss. Forsake cities, and dwell in a rock, Ye inhabitants of Moab, And be as a dove making a nest in the passages of a pit's mouth. 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