Isaiah 17:12

Oy to the multitude of amim rabbim, 1 which make an uproar like the roaring of the seas; 1 and to the uproar of nations, 1 that make a roar like the roar of mighty waters. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

In Context

11In the day thou shalt set out thy plants to make them grow, 1 and in the boker shalt thou bring thy zera to blossom; 1 but the katzir (harvest) shall be a heap 1 in the day of sickness and of incurable pain. 1

13The nations shall roar like the roaring of mayim rabbim; 1 but He shall rebuke them, 1 and they shall flee far off, 1 and shall be chased as the motz (chaff) of the harim before the ruach, 1 and like whirling dust before the storm. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 18:4I will call upon Hashem, Who is worthy to be praised; 1 so shall I be saved from mine oyevim. 1

Psalms 46:1(For the one directing. Of the Bnei Korach. Al-alamot. + 46:1 after the manner of virgins, i.e., in the treble Shir) 1

Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, Hashem, 1 the floods have lifted up their voice; 1 the floods lift up their waves. 1

Isaiah 5:30And in Yom Hahu they shall roar against them 1 like the roaring of the sea; 1 and if one look unto ha'aretz, 1 hinei, choshech and tzar (distress), 1 and the ohr groweth dark with clouds.

Isaiah 9:5For unto us a yeled is born, 1 unto us ben is given; 1 and the misrah (dominion) shall be upon his shoulder; 1 and Shmo shall be called 1 Peleh (Wonderful), Yoetz (Counsellor), El Gibbor (Mighty G-d), 1 Avi Ad (Possessor of Eternity), Sar Shalom (Prince of Peace). 1

Jeremiah 6:23They shall lay hold of keshet (bow) and kidon (spear); 1 they are cruel, and have no mercy; 1 their kol (voice) roareth like the yam; 1 and they ride upon susim, 1 set in array as ish for milchamah 1 against thee, O Bat Tziyon. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 17:10-12

The Doom of Syria and Israel. ( b. c. 712.) 9 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. 10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: 11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the… Read the whole commentary →

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