Isaiah 18:7

“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.”

Isaiah 18:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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

Places in this verse

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

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

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.

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