At that timeבָּעֵת הַהִיאtributeשַׁיwill be broughtיוּבַלto YHWHלַיהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתa peopleעַםtallמְמֻשָּׁךְand smooth-skinned,וּמוֹרָטand from a peopleוּמֵעַםfearedנוֹרָאfrom that timeמִן הוּאand onward,וָהָלְאָהa nationגּוֹיof strength,קַוstrength,קָוand of trampling,וּמְבוּסָהwhoseאֲשֶׁרlandאַרְצוֹthe riversנְהָרִיםdivide,בָּזְאוּto the placeאֶל מְקוֹםof the nameשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתMountהַרZion.צִיּוֹן
Isaiah 18:7
Study it in the app“At that time tribute will be brought to YHWH Tsevaot, a people tall and smooth-skinned, and from a people feared from that time and onward, a nation of strength, strength, and of trampling, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of YHWH Tsevaot, Mount Zion.”
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Isaiah 18:7, word by word
- At that timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- tributeשַׁיshay
gift, tribute
A gift brought as a sign of respect; tribute brought to a king.
Where else “shay” appears- will be broughtיוּבַלyuval
bring, lead
To bring, to lead; sometimes in a procession, with solemnity.
Where else “yuval” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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.
Where else “yhva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- a peopleעַםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- tallמְמֻשָּׁךְmemushach
prolong
To make something last longer.
Where else “memushach” appears- and smooth-skinnedמוֹרָטmorat
polished, smooth (uncertain)
A word of uncertain sense: polished, smooth (of skin), or made bare.
Where else “morat” appears- fearedנוֹרָאnora
be fearsome
To be so great or powerful that one inspires awe and respect.
Where else “nora” appears- and onwardהָלְאָהhala
onward
From a certain moment on into the future.
Where else “hala” appears- a nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- of strengthקַוkav
might? (uncertain)
A word of uncertain sense, probably "might" or "strength"; some take it as a repeated sound, "line upon line" or "measuring line".
Where else “kav” appears- and of tramplingמְבוּסָהmevusa
trampling
Trampling, trampling down.
Where else “mevusa” appears- landאַרְצarts
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arts” appears- the riversנְהָרִיםneharim
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “neharim” appears- divideבָּזְאוּbazu
divide, cut through
To divide, to cut through.
Where else “bazu” appears- to the placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- of the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
6They will be left together for the bird of prey of the mountains and for the beasts of the earth; and the bird of prey will spend the summer on them, and all the beasts of the earth will spend the winter on them.
7 · This verse (above)