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Isaiah 7:18

the Lord shall hiss See ch. Isaiah 5:26. The comparison of the Egyptians to flies and the Assyrians to bees is thoroughly appropriate, Egypt being infested with swarms of flies (Isaiah 18:1), while Assyria was pre-eminently a land of bees. Dangerous enemies are compared to bees in Deuteronomy 1:44; Psalms 118:12. the uttermost part (or "end") naturally suggests the Ethiopians, who however did not become masters of Egypt till b.c. 728. the rivers(strictly "Nile-arms") of Egypt The word used is an Egyptian name for the Nile.

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See also Isaiah 7:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 7:18. _HISS FOR THE FLY_ - "Hist the fly"] Isaiah 5:26. _EGYPT, AND - ASSYRIA._] Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, Pharaoh-necho, and Nebuchadnezzar, who one after another desolated Judea....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    IN THAT DAY THE LORD SHALL HISS - see the note at Isaiah 5:26. FOR THE FLY - That is, for the army, or the multitude of people. The comparison of a numerous army with “flies” is not uncommon; see Hom...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 7 The Prophet before King Ahaz 1. _The king in trouble (Isaiah 7:1)_ 2. _Isaiah sent and his message (Isaiah 7:3)_ 3. _A sign offered and refused (Isaiah 7:10)_ 4. The sign: The virgin birth...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DEVASTATION OF JUDAH. Probably an independent prophecy rather than a continuation of Isaiah 7:2; it strikes a very different note. It may belong to the same date, but may quite well be later. Disa...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    RIVERS OF EGYPT. Reference to Pentateuch. Hebrew. _ye'or_. Twenty-nine times in. Genesis and Exodus (only twice in plural. Exodus 7:19; Exodus 8:5)....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE LORD SHALL HISS FOR THE FLY, &C.— See the note on chap. Isaiah 5:26. It is not very strange, that languages should abound with figures and metaphors, or that prophesies should contain parables and...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CALAMITY TEXT: Isaiah 7:17-25 17 Jehovah will 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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. THE LORD SHALL HIS...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-16. Isaiah assures Ahaz by a sign that Judah will be delivered from Syria and Israel....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    HISS] see Isaiah 5:28....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 7 From now on in the Book of Isaiah, the names Israel and Eph...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE LORD SHALL HISS FOR THE FLY... — See for the phrase the Note on Isaiah 5:26. The legions of Egypt are represented by the flies that swarmed on the banks of the Nile (Exodus 8:24, and possibly Isai...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ הָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֗וּא...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER V THE WORLD IN ISAIAH'S DAY AND ISRAEL'S GOD 735-730 B.C. UP to this point we have been acquainted with Isaiah as a prophet of general principles, preaching to his countrymen the elements of...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A FOREIGN FOE-GOD'S INSTRUMENT Isaiah 7:18-25; Isaiah 8:1-4 Ahaz, as we have seen, summoned the king of Assyria to his aid. This policy, dictated by human prudence, was fraught with vast peril. He an...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Immediately following this new call of the prophet, we have the account of his encounter with Ahaz. Rezin of Syria and Pekah of Israel had entered into a confederacy against Judah, and a great fear po...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Of Egypt. The Idumeans, &c., dwell on the borders, chap. v. 26. Yet many explain this of the victories of Nabuchodonosor and Nechas._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    After the Lord had given the unspeakably blessed promise, concerning the coming of Christ, that his people in those degenerate times might have comfort, he proceeds to his solemn threatenings: and mos...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    18._And it shall be in that day. _The Jews thought that the Assyrians were bound by their league with them; but the Prophet ridicules this folly, and declares that they will be ready at God’s bidding...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, AND 9:1-7. But this requires further development; and it is given in a remarkable manner in the next prophecy, comprised in Chapter s 7, 8, 9 to the end...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY,.... the time when those evil days before spoken of should take place: [THAT] THE LORD SHALL HISS FOR THE FLY THAT [IS] IN THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE RIVERS OF EG...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 18. _The L...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _In that day_ Known to God, and appointed by him for the execution of these judgments; _the Lord shall hiss for the fly_ The _flies_, rather. Thus he calls these enemies, to signify either their great...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE SON OF THE VIRGIN PROMISED...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And it shall come to pass in that day, at the time when He would send His judgment upon Judah, t HAT THE LORD SHALL HISS FOR THE FLY THAT IS IN THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE RIVERS OF EGYPT, the various c...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    17-25 Let those who will not believe the promises of God, expect to hear the alarms of his threatenings; for who can resist or escape his judgments? The Lord shall sweep all away; and whomsoever he e...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IN THAT DAY; known to God, and appointed by him for the execution of these judgments. SHALL HISS: SEE POOLE ON "ISAIAH 5:26". THE FLY; the flies. So he calls these enemies, to imply either their great...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 7:18 day H3117 LORD H3068 whistle H8319 (H8799) fly H2070 part H7097 rivers H2975 Egypt H4714 bee...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Evil confederacy of Rezin and Jekah. The sign of the Virgin's Son. Prediction of impending invasion of Judah. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Ahaz, Rezin, Pekah, Isaiah, Shear-jashub. CONCLUSION:...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 7:1. _In the days of Ahaz,_ the second or the third year of his reign. Chapter s 5. and 6. are therefore out of place. Isaiah 7:6. _Let us go up against Judah and set a king in the midst of it,...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Lord shall bring upon thee. .. even the king of Assyria_ THE PROPHECY FULFILLED The calling in of Assur laid the foundation for the overthrow of the kingdom of Judah not less than for that of th...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    A SENTENCE OF DOOM Isaiah 7:17. _The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, &c._ I. GOD IS SOVEREIGN IN THE WHOLE EARTH. He is the great controller of all nations. All governments are but i...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    ISAIAH’S INTERVIEW WITH AHAZ Isaiah 7:3. _Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, &c._ In this interview of Isaiah with Ahaz we have an instance— I. OF GOD’S EFFORTS TO TURN MEN FROM RUINOUS COURSES. God is...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    SECTION IV. PROPHECIES CONNECTED WITH THE SYRO-ISRAELITE WAR (Isaiah 7-10:4). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 7:1 THE PROPHECY GIVEN TO AHAZ

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Uzziah is dead and his grandson Ahaz is reigning. It came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, the king of Judah, that Rezin was the king of Syria, and Pekah was the...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 23:33; 2 Kings 23:34; Deuteronomy 1:44; Deuteronomy 7:20;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The fly — The flies. So he calls these enemies, to imply their great numbers. In — In their extremity, where they go out into the sea. Rivers — Of the river Nile, which may be called rivers, either fo...

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