Isaiah 27:13

“And it will happen on that day that a great horn will be blown, and those who were perishing in the land of Assyria will come, and the dispersed in the land of Egypt, and they will bow down to YHWH on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.”

Isaiah 27:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 27:13, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
that a greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gadol” appears
hornשׁוֹפָרshofar

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

Where else “shofar” appears
will be blownיִתָּקַעyitaka

blow

To blow the trumpet.

Where else “yitaka” appears
and those who were perishingאֹבְדִיםovdim

perish

To die, be ruined.

Where else “ovdim” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Assyriaאַשּׁוּרashur

Assyria, Asshur

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will comeבָאוּvau

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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and the dispersedנִּדָּחִיםnidachim

banish

To push a people far from their land.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and they will bow downהִשְׁתַּחֲווּhishtachavu

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

Where else “hishtachavu” 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
on the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears
mountainהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears
in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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Places in this verse

Mediterranean SeaJerusalemAssyriaEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Assyria

    Today: northern Iraq (with parts of Syria, Turkey, Iran)

    An empire of northern Mesopotamia along the Tigris River, in present-day Iraq.

    Assyria took the northern kingdom of Israel captive (2 Kgs 17:6). God sent Jonah to preach in Nineveh, its capital (Jonah 3:3).

    2 Kings 17:6Isaiah 10:5Hosea 11:52 Chronicles 33:11

  • 2Egypt

    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

  • 3Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

12And it will happen on that day that YHWH will beat out the grain from the flowing stream of the River to the torrent of Egypt, and you will be gathered one by one, sons of Israel.

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