Isaiah 16:1-3

New Century Version

16 Send the king of the land
    the payment he demands.
Send a lamb from Sela through the desert
    to the mountain of Jerusalem.
² The women of Moab
    try to cross the river Arnon
like little birds
    that have fallen from their nest.

³ They say: “Help us.
    Tell us what to do.
Protect us from our enemies
    as shade protects us from the noon sun.
Hide us, because we are running for safety!
    Don’t give us to our enemies.