Isaiah 11:15

“And 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.”

Isaiah 11:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 11:15, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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will devote to destructionהֶחֱרִיםhecherim

devote to destruction

To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.

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the tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon

bay

Something long and narrow like a tongue, such as a bay of the sea reaching into the land.

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of the seaיָםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and he will waveהֵנִיףhenif

wield

To brandish or swing something, like a hand.

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his handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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over the Riverנָּהָרnahar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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with the heatעְיָםeyam

heat

The scorching force of the wind; the sense is doubtful.

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of his windרוּחruch

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

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and strike itהִכָּhika

strike

To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.

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into sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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streamsנְחָלִיםnechalim

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

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and make people crossהִדְרִיךְhidrich

tread

To step on; crush grapes underfoot.

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in sandalsנְּעָלִיםnealim

sandal

Sandal.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

14And 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.

15 · This verse (above)

16And there will be a highway for the remnant of his people that remains from Assyria, as there was for Israel on the day they came up from the land of Egypt.

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