New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 18:3-7
31AllH3605 you inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH8398 and dwellersH7931 on earthH776, As soon as a standardH5251 is raisedH5375 on the mountainsH2022, 2you will seeH7200 it, And as soon as the trumpetH7782 is blownH8628, you will hearH8085 it. 4For thusH3541 the LordH3068 has toldH559 me, “I will lookH5027 3from My 4dwellingH4349 placeH4349 quietlyH8252 Like dazzlingH6703 heatH2527 in the 56sunshineH216, Like a cloudH5645 of 7dewH2919 in the heatH2527 of harvestH7105.”5For 8beforeH6440 the harvestH7105, as soon as the budH6525 9blossomsH8552 And the flowerH5328 becomesH1961 a ripeningH1580 grapeH1155, Then He will cutH3772 offH3772 the sprigsH2150 with pruningH4211 knivesH4211 And removeH5493 and cutH8456 awayH8456 the spreadingH5189 branchesH5189.6They will be leftH5800 togetherH3164 for mountainH2022 birdsH5861 10of preyH5861, And for the beastsH929 of the earthH776; And the birdsH5861 of preyH5861 will spendH7019 the summerH7019 feeding on them, And allH3605 the beastsH929 of the earthH776 will spendH2778 harvestH2778 timeH2778 on them.7At that timeH6256 a giftH7862 of homageH7862 will be broughtH2986 to the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 11From a 12peopleH5971 13tallH4900 and smoothH4803, Even from a peopleH5971 fearedH3372 14farH4480H1931 and wideH1973, A powerfulH6978 and oppressiveH4001 nationH1471, WhoseH834 landH776 the riversH5104 divideH958-- To the 15placeH4725 of the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, even MountH2022 ZionH6726.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 18:3 Ps 49:1; Mic 1:2 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 18:3 Is 26:11 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 18:4 Lit in ↩
- 4. Isaiah 18:4 Is 26:21; Hos 5:15 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 18:4 Lit light ↩
- 6. Isaiah 18:4 2 Sam 23:4 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 18:4 Prov 19:12; Is 26:19; Hos 14:5 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 18:5 Is 17:10, 11; Ezek 17:6-10 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 18:5 Lit is finished ↩
- 10. Isaiah 18:6 Is 46:11; 56:9; Jer 7:33; Ezek 32:4-6; 39:17-20 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 18:7 So with some ancient versions and DSS; M.T. implies Consisting of a people ↩
- 12. Isaiah 18:7 Ps 68:31; Is 45:14; Zeph 3:10; Acts 8:27-38 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 18:7 Lit drawn out ↩
- 14. Isaiah 18:7 Lit from it and beyond ↩
- 15. Isaiah 18:7 Zech 14:16, 17 ↩
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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