Isaiah 18:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 For (A)before the harvest, as soon as the bud [a]blossoms
And the flower becomes a ripening grape,
He will cut off the shoots with pruning knives,
And remove and tear away the spreading branches.
6 They will be left together for mountain birds (B)of prey,
And for the animals of the earth;
And the birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them,
And all the animals of the earth will spend harvest time on them.
7 At that time a gift of tribute will be brought to the Lord of armies
[b]From a (C)people [c]tall and smooth,
From a people feared [d]far and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation,
Whose land the rivers divide—
To the (D)place of the name of the Lord of armies, to Mount Zion.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 18:5 Lit is finished
- Isaiah 18:7 Some ancient versions and DSS; MT implies Consisting of a people
- Isaiah 18:7 Lit drawn out
- Isaiah 18:7 Lit from it and beyond
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