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Isaiah 7:18

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.

KJV

Et erit in die illa : sibilabit Dominus muscæ quæ est in extremo fluminum Ægypti, et api quæ est in terra Assur ;

Vulgate

Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ συριεῖ Κύριος μυίαις, ὃ κυριεύσει μέρος ποταμοῦ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ τῇ μελίσσῃ ἥ ἐστιν ἐν χώρᾳ Ἀσσυρίων·

LXX

And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah will 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.

ASV

וְ/הָיָ֣ה בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֗וּא יִשְׁרֹ֤ק יְהוָה֙ לַ/זְּב֔וּב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּ/קְצֵ֖ה יְאֹרֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ/לַ֨/דְּבוֹרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ אַשּֽׁוּר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אַשּׁ֔וּר
'shvr
noun · 151×
דְּבֹרִ֑ים
dbrym
noun · 4×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
זְב֣וּבֵי
zbvby
noun · 2×
יְאֹ֔ר
y'r
noun · 64×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׁרֹ֖ק
yshrq
verb · 12×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
קְצֵ֣ה
qtsh
noun · 97×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 1:44 — And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
  • Deut 1:44 — And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
  • Deut 7:20 — Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.
  • Isa 5:26 — And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
  • Isa 5:26 — And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
  • Isa 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Isra
  • Josh 24:12 — And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
  • Ps 105:31 — He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
  • Zech 10:8 — I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.