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Isaiah 7:18

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

In that day the Lord shall hiss - see the note at Isa 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 Homer’s…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 7:17-25

After the comfortable promises made to Ahaz as a branch of the house of David, here follow terrible threatenings against him, as a degenerate branch of that house; for though the loving-kindness of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 7:18-25

Further announcements (not addressed to Ahaz, but probably compiled from fragments of several of Isaiah's prophecies) of the Assyrian invasion (18 20) and its consequences (21 25).