Isaiah 7:18

And it shall come to pass in that yom, that Hashem shall whistle for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the Nile of Mitzrayim, and for the bee that is in Eretz Ashur.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

In Context

17Hashem shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon the Bais of thy father, yamim such as have not come since the yom when Ephrayim departed from Yehudah: + 7:17 2Kgs 15:29; 16:9 even Melech Ashur (Assyria).

19And they shall come, and shall settle all of them on the steep ravines, and in the crevices of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all water holes.

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Cross References

Exodus 8:21And Pharaoh called for Moshe, for Aharon, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to Eloheichem in the land.

Deuteronomy 1:44And HaEmori, which dwelt in that hill country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Se'ir, even unto Chormah.

Joshua 24:12And I sent the tzirah (hornet) before you, which drove them out ahead of you, even the two melachim of the Emori; but not with thy cherev, nor with thy keshet.

Psalms 105:31He spoke, and there came arov (flies), 1 and kinim (lice) in all their territory. 1

Isaiah 5:26And He will lift up a banner to the distant Goyim, 1 and will whistle for him at the ketzeh ha'aretz; hinei, 1 they shall come with speed swiftly; 1

Isaiah 13:5They come from an eretz merchak (a far country), 1 from the end of Shomayim, 1 Hashem, and the weapons of His indignation, 1 to destroy Kol HaAretz. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 7:18-25

Judgments Announced. ( b. c. 740.) 17 The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria. 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all… Read the whole commentary →

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