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Isaiah 18

Isa. 18:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In that time
`eth (Hebrew #6256)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
KJV usage: + after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, + evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when.
Pronounce: ayth
Origin: from 5703
shall the present
shay (Hebrew #7862)
a gift (as available)
KJV usage: present.
Pronounce: shah'-ee
Origin: probably from 7737
f be brought
yabal (Hebrew #2986)
properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp)
KJV usage: bring (forth), carry, lead (forth).
Pronounce: yaw-bal'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
of hosts
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
of a people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
κscattered
mashak (Hebrew #4900)
to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
KJV usage: draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, X give, handle, make (pro-, sound)long, X sow, scatter, stretch out.
Pronounce: maw-shak'
Origin: a primitive root
and peeled
mowrat (Hebrew #4178)
obstinate, i.e. independent
KJV usage: peeled.
Pronounce: mo-rawt'
Origin: from 3399
, and from a people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
terrible
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
from their beginning hitherto
halah (Hebrew #1973)
to the distance, i.e. far away; also (of time) thus far
KJV usage: back, beyond, (hence,-)forward, hitherto, thence,forth, yonder.
Pronounce: haw-leh-aw'
Origin: from the primitive form of the article (hal)
; a nation
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
meted out
qav-qav (Hebrew #6978)
stalwart
KJV usage: X meted out.
Pronounce: kav-kav'
Origin: from 6957 (in the sense of a fastening)
and trodden under foot
mbuwcah (Hebrew #4001)
a trampling
KJV usage: treading (trodden) down (under foot).
Pronounce: meb-oo-saw'
Origin: from 947
, whose land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
the rivers
nahar (Hebrew #5104)
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
KJV usage: flood, river.
Pronounce: naw-hawr'
Origin: from 5102
have spoiled
baza' (Hebrew #958)
probably to cleave
KJV usage: spoil.
Pronounce: baw-zaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, to the place
maqowm (Hebrew #4725)
also (feminine) mqowmah {mek-o-mah'}; or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from 6965; properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
KJV usage: country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X whither(-soever).
Pronounce: maw-kome'
Origin: or maqom {maw-kome'}
of the name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
of hosts
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
, the mount
har (Hebrew #2022)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
KJV usage: hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.
Pronounce: har
Origin: a shortened form of 2042
Zion
Tsiyown (Hebrew #6726)
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
KJV usage: Zion.
Pronounce: tsee-yone'
Origin: the same (regularly) as 6725
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Isa. 16:1• 1Send the lamb of the ruler of the land from the rock to the wilderness,--unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. (Isa. 16:1)
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Psa. 68:31• 31Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God. (Psa. 68:31)
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Psa. 72:10• 10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute: (Psa. 72:10)
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or, outspread and polished,
Isa. 19:2• 2And I will incite the Egyptians against the Egyptians; and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, kingdom against kingdom. (Isa. 19:2)
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More on:

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Lord of Hosts,
Mountain Mount,
Present,
River,
To Spoil,
Zion; Sion; Mount Zion

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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shall the.
Isa. 16:1• 1Send the lamb of the ruler of the land from the rock to the wilderness,--unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. (Isa. 16:1)
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Isa. 23:17‑18• 17And it shall come to pass at the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre; and she will return to her hire, and will commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the earth upon the face of the ground.
 18And her merchandise and her hire shall be holy to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat and be sufficed, and for excellent clothing. (Isa. 23:17‑18)
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Isa. 45:14• 14Thus saith Jehovah: The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall walk after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall bow down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely *God is in thee; and there is none else, no other God. … (Isa. 45:14)
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2 Chron. 32:23• 23And many brought gifts unto Jehovah to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; and he was thenceforth magnified in the sight of all the nations. (2 Chron. 32:23)
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Psa. 68:29‑31• 29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
 30Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: every one submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war.
 31Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God. (Psa. 68:29‑31)
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Psa. 72:9‑15• 9The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
 10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:
 11Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.
 12For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;
 13He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:
 14He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
 15And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed. (Psa. 72:9‑15)
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Zeph. 3:10• 10From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine oblation. (Zeph. 3:10)
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Mal. 1:11• 11For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 1:11)
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Matt. 2:11• 11And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. (Matt. 2:11)
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Acts 8:27‑28• 27And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,
 28was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias. (Acts 8:27‑28)
scattered and peeled.
or, outspread and polished.
Isa. 18:2• 2that sendest ambassadors over the sea, and in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, swift messengers, to a nation scattered and ravaged, to a people terrible from their existence and thenceforth; to a nation of continued waiting and of treading down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! (Isa. 18:2)
to the.
Isa. 18:4• 4For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: I will take my rest, and I will observe from my dwelling-place like clear heat upon herbs, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. (Isa. 18:4)
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Isa. 60:6‑9• 6A multitude of camels shall cover thee, young camels of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall publish the praises of Jehovah.
 7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall serve thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will beautify the house of my magnificence.
 8Who are these that come flying as a cloud, and as doves to their dove-cotes?
 9For the isles shall await me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from afar, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of Jehovah thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee. (Isa. 60:6‑9)
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Mic. 4:13• 13Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples; and I will devote their gain to Jehovah, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth. (Mic. 4:13)
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Zech. 14:16‑17• 16And it shall come to pass, that all that are left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, and to celebrate the feast of tabernacles.
 17And it shall be, that whoso goeth not up of the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, upon them shall be no rain. (Zech. 14:16‑17)
• And yet, in spite of all this, the scattered and ravaged people will be recovered and brought as a present unto the Lord. Verse 7 does not tell us how this is to be accomplished after the failure of the earlier attempt. When we read Matthew 24:31, we find the Lord shedding light on this matter. The people who will be brought thus as a present to the Lord will be “His elect”. (“Isaiah 18” by F.B. Hole)
• “To the place of the name of the Lord of Hosts, the mount Zion.” Alas! Jerusalem as it is at present cannot be designated thus. It is the place where Jews are reassembling, hoping to display the greatness of their own name, while still rejecting their Messiah. (“Isaiah 18” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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In that time shall a present be brought unto Jehovah of hosts of a people scattered and ravaged,—and from a people terribleh from their existence and thenceforth, a nation of continued waitingi and of treading down, whose land the rivers have spoiled, … to the place of the name of Jehovah of hosts, the mount Zion.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "marvellous."
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Or "of measure, measure," i.e. measured by the judgments of God.