Isaiah 7:18 “On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams…”

Isaiah 7:18

On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

It will happen in that day that the LORD will whistle 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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in that day shall the Lord hisse for the flie that is at the vttermost part of the floods of Egypt, and for the bee which is in the lande of Asshur,

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah will hiss for the fly which is at the extremity of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee which is in the land of Assyria;

Young's Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, in that day, Jehovah doth hiss for a fly that [is] in the extremity of the brooks of Egypt, And for a bee that [is] in the land of Asshur.

Bible in Basic English

And it will be in that day that the Lord will make a piping sound for the fly which is in the end of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee which is in the land of Assyria.

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Cross references

“hiss”

Isaiah 5:26

Isaiah 5:26 · BSB

He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!

“fly”

Isaiah 31:1 Deuteronomy 1:44 Deuteronomy 7:20 Joshua 24:12 Exodus 8:21 Exodus 8:24

Isaiah 31:1 · BSB

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.

Deuteronomy 1:44 · BSB

Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.

Deuteronomy 7:20 · BSB

Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.

Joshua 24:12 · BSB

I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.

Exodus 8:21 · BSB

But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.

Exodus 8:24 · BSB

And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.

“bee”

Isaiah 7:17 2 Kings 23:33 2 Kings 23:34

Isaiah 7:17 · BSB

The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”

2 Kings 23:33 · BSB

And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

2 Kings 23:34 · BSB

Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.

Also

Isaiah 13:5

Isaiah 13:5 · BSB

They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the LORD and the weapons of His wrath— to destroy the whole country.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”

19And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes.

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