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Holman Bible
and whistles
Look—how quickly and swiftly they come!
New American Standard Bible
And will
And behold, it will
King James Version
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:
International Standard Version
The LORD will signal for nations far away, whistling for them to come from the ends of the earth. Look how quickly and how swiftly they come!
A Conservative Version
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will whistle for them from the end of the earth, and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly.
American Standard Version
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss for them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly.
Amplified
He will lift up a flag to [call] the distant nations [to bring His judgment on Judah],
And will whistle for them from the ends of the earth;
And indeed, they will come with great speed swiftly.
Bible in Basic English
And he will let a flag be lifted up as a sign to a far-off nation, whistling to them from the ends of the earth: and they will come quickly and suddenly.
Darby Translation
And he will lift up a banner to the nations afar off, and will hiss for one from the end of the earth; and behold, it will come rapidly and lightly.
Julia Smith Translation
And he lifted up a signal to the nations from far off, and he hissed to them from the extremity of the earth; and behold, they shall come swift from haste.
King James 2000
And he will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, and will whistle unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed, swiftly:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he will raise a signal for a nation from afar, and he will whistle for it from the end of the earth. And look! It comes quickly, swiftly!
Modern King James verseion
And He will lift up a banner to distant nations, and will hiss to them from the ends of the earth; and behold, they shall come with swift speed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he shall give a token unto a strange people, and call unto them in a far country: and behold, they shall come hastily with speed.
NET Bible
He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation, he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth. Look, they come quickly and swiftly.
New Heart English Bible
He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, and he will whistle for them from the end of the earth. Behold, they will come speedily and swiftly.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore will he lift up an ensign to the nations afar off, And signal for him from the end of the earth, - And lo! with hot haste, will he come:
Webster
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from afar, and will hiss to them from the end of the earth: and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
World English Bible
He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, and he will whistle for them from the end of the earth. Behold, they will come speedily and swiftly.
Youngs Literal Translation
And He lifted up an ensign to nations afar off, And hissed to it from the end of the earth, And lo, with haste, swift it cometh.
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Forced marches
Assyria » Predictions respecting » Invasion of judah by
Assyria » Armies of, described
Chosen Instruments » Of judgment
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Denounces existing corruptions
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Instruments of judgment sent against sinful nation
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 5:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Will Use Another Nation To Punish His People
25
He raised His hand against them and struck them;
the mountains quaked,
and their corpses were like garbage in the streets.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.
and whistles
Look—how quickly and swiftly they come!
no one slumbers or sleeps.
No belt is loose
and no sandal strap broken.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:49
The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you don’t understand,
Isaiah 7:18
the Lord will whistle
that is at the farthest streams of the Nile
and to the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
Zechariah 10:8
because I have redeemed
they will be as numerous as they once were.
Isaiah 18:3
and you who live on the earth,
when a banner is raised on the mountains, look!
When a trumpet sounds, listen!
Isaiah 11:12
and gather the dispersed of Israel;
He will collect the scattered of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.
Psalm 72:8
and from the Euphrates
to the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 13:2
Call out to them.
Wave your hand, and they will go
through the gates of the nobles.
Isaiah 13:5
from the distant horizon—
the Lord and the weapons of His wrath—
to destroy the whole country.
Isaiah 30:16
We will escape on horses”—
therefore you will escape!—
and, “We will ride on fast horses”—
but those who pursue you will be faster.
Isaiah 39:3
Then the prophet Isaiah came to King Hezekiah and asked him, “Where did these men come from and what did they say to you?”
Hezekiah replied, “They came to me from a distant country, from Babylon.”
Jeremiah 4:13
his chariots are like a storm.
His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are ruined!
Jeremiah 5:15
from far away against you,
house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is an established nation,
an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know
and whose speech you do not understand.
Jeremiah 51:27
blow a ram’s horn among the nations;
set apart the nations against her.
Summon kingdoms against her—
Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.
Appoint a marshal against her;
bring up horses like a swarm
Lamentations 4:19
ק Qof
than eagles in the sky;
they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains
and ambushed us in the wilderness.
Joel 2:7
they scale walls as men of war do.
Each goes on his own path,
and they do not change their course.
Habakkuk 1:8
and more fierce
Their horsemen charge ahead;
their horsemen come from distant lands.
They fly like an eagle, swooping to devour.
Malachi 1:11
“For My name will be great among the nations,