Study it in the app“And they will swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east; Edom and Moab will be the reach of their hand, and the sons of Ammon their subjects.”
And they will swoop downוְעָפוּon the shoulderבְכָתֵףof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםto the west;יָמָּהtogetherיַחְדָּוthey will plunderיָבֹזּוּthe sonsבְּנֵיof the east;קֶדֶםEdomאֱדוֹםand Moabוּמוֹאָבwill be the reachמִשְׁלוֹחof their hand,יָדָםand the sonsוּבְנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןtheir subjects.מִשְׁמַעְתָּם
fly
To move through the air with wings, like birds and seraphim.
Where else “afu” appearsshoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “chatef” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appearswest
Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.
Where else “yama” appearstogether
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appearsplunder
Plunder, take spoil.
Where else “yavozu” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearseast
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedem” appearsEdom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearsundertaking
What one sets one's hand to.
Where else “mishloch” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appearsAmmon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appearsobedience
To be under someone's hand and carry out what he commands.
Where else “mishmata” appears1Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
2Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
3Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
13And the envy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off; Ephraim will not envy Judah, and Judah will not harass Ephraim.
14 · This verse (above)
15And YHWH will devote to destruction the tongue of the sea of Egypt, and he will wave his hand over the River with the heat of his wind, and strike it into seven streams, and make people cross in sandals.
