God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 18:7
7At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord of Armies from a tall and smooth-skinned people, a people ⌞who are⌟ feared far and near, a strong and aggressive nation, whose land is divided by rivers. They will be brought to Mount Zion, the place where the name of the Lord of Armies is.
Isaiah 18:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion.
- New International Version (NIV)At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord Almighty from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— the gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the Lord Almighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At that time tribute will be brought to the Lord of hosts from a people tall and smooth, from a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide, to Mount Zion, the place of the name of the Lord of hosts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In that time a present will be brought to the Lord of hosts From a people tall and smooth of skin, And from a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down, Whose land the rivers divide— To the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, To Mount Zion.
Context of Isaiah 18:7
5Before the harvest, when blossoms are gone and grapes are ripening from blossoms, he will cut off the shoots with pruning shears and chop off the spreading branches. 6They will be left for the birds of prey on the mountains and the wild animals. The birds of prey will feed on them in the summer, and all the wild animals on earth will feed on them in the winter. At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord of Armies from a tall and smooth-skinned people, a people ⌞who are⌟ feared far and near, a strong and aggressive nation, whose land is divided by rivers. They will be brought to Mount Zion, the place where the name of the Lord of Armies is.
Read all of Isaiah 18Isaiah 18:7 word by word
בָּעֵת֩ הַהִ֨יא יֽוּבַל־שַׁ֜י לַיהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת עַ֚ם מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ וּמוֹרָ֔ט וּמֵעַ֥ם נוֹרָ֖א מִן־ה֣וּא וָהָ֑לְאָה גּ֣וֹי׀ קַו־קָ֣ו וּמְבוּסָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּזְא֤וּ נְהָרִים֙ אַרְצ֔וֹ אֶל־מְק֛וֹם שֵׁם־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת הַר־צִיּֽוֹן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- shall the presentשַׁיshay · giftH7862
- be broughtיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- of a peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- scatteredמָשַׁךְmâshak · to drawH4900
- and peeledמוֹרָטmôrâţ · make smoothH4178
- terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
- from their beginning hithertoהָֽ֫לְאָהhâle'âh · furtherH1973
- a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- meted outקַוְקָוqav-qav · mightH6978
- and trodden under footמְבוּסָהmebûsâh · subjugationH4001
- whose landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- the riversנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
- have spoiledבָּזָאbâzâ' · to divideH958
- to the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- of the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- the mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
Cross-references for Isaiah 18:7
- Isaiah 16:1Send lambs to the ruler of the land. Send lambs from Sela through the desert to my people at Mount Zion.
- Isaiah 23:17At the end of 70 years the Lord will come to help Tyre. Then she will go back to earning money as a prostitute. She will become a prostitute for all the world’s kingdoms.
- Isaiah 45:14This is what the Lord says: The products from Egypt, the merchandise from Sudan, and the important Sabaeans will come to you. They will belong to you. They will follow you. They will come to you in chains. They will bow to you and pray to you, “Certainly God is with you alone, and there is no other God.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:23Many people still went to Jerusalem to bring gifts to the Lord and expensive presents to King Hezekiah of Judah. From then on, he was considered important by all the nations.
- Psalms 68:29Kings will bring you gifts because of your temple high above Jerusalem.
- Psalms 72:9May the people of the desert kneel in front of him. May his enemies lick the dust.
- Zephaniah 3:10From beyond the rivers of Sudan my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring my offering.
- Malachi 1:11“From the nations where the sun rises to the nations where the sun sets, my name will be great. Incense and pure offerings will be offered everywhere in my name, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Matthew 2:11When they entered the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary. So they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Acts 8:27So Philip went. An Ethiopian man who had come to Jerusalem to worship was on his way home. The man was a eunuch, a high-ranking official in charge of all the treasures of Queen Candace of Ethiopia.
- Isaiah 18:2It sends messengers by sea in boats made of reeds ⌞skimming⌟ over the surface of the water. Go, swift messengers, to a tall and smooth-skinned people, a people ⌞who are⌟ feared far and near, a strong and aggressive nation, whose land is divided by rivers.
- Isaiah 18:4This is what the Lord says to me: I will keep quiet and watch from my dwelling place. My presence will be like scorching heat in the sunshine, like heavy dew in the heat of the harvest.
- Isaiah 60:6“Many camels will cover your ⌞land⌟, young camels from Midian and Ephah. Everyone from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and incense. They will sing the praises of the Lord.
- Micah 4:13Get up and thresh, people of Zion. I will make your horns as hard as iron and your hoofs as hard as bronze. You will smash many nations into small pieces. You will claim their loot for the Lord, their wealth for the Lord of the whole earth.
- Zechariah 14:16Everyone who is left from all the nations that attacked Jerusalem will come every year to worship the king, the Lord of Armies, and to celebrate the Festival of Booths.
Commentaries on Isaiah 18:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The present "A gift" - The Egyptians were in alliance with the kingdom of Judah, and were fellow-sufferers with the Jews under the invasion of their common enemy Sennacherib; and so were very nearly interested in the great and miraculous deliverance of that kingdom, by the destruction of the Assyrian army. Upon which wonderful event it is said, 2 Chronicles 32:23, that "many brought gifts unto Jehovah to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7In that time - When shall thus be disconcerted, and their armies be overthrown. Shall the present be brought - The word present‘ (שׁי shay ) denotes a gift, and is found only in the phrase to bring gifts,‘ or presents‘ Psalm 68:30; Psalm 76:11. It means here evidently a tribute, or an offering to Yahweh as the only true God; and possibly may mean that the people would be converted to him, and embrace the true religion. Of a people - From a people. The…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Conquered or weaker nations often had to pay tribute to a dominant king in the region (see Isiah 16:1; 2 Kings 3:4–5). The Ethiopians brought gifts to honor the Lord for defeating the Assyrians (see also 2 Chronicles 32:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. present ... people scattered and peeled--For the right rendering, see on Is 18:2. The repetition of epithets enhances the honor paid to Jehovah by so mighty a nation. The Ethiopians, wonder-struck at such an interposition of Jehovah in behalf of His people, shall send gifts to Jerusalem in His honor (Is 16:1; Psa 68:31; 72:10). Thus translate: "a present ... from a people." Or translate, as English Version; "the present" will mean "the people" of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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