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14 But they will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.
Edom and Moab will be under their power,
    and the Ammonites will be their subjects.

15 The Lord will split the tongue of the Egyptian sea. God will wave a hand over the Euphrates with a powerful[a] wind and break it into seven streams so that it can be crossed in sandals. 16 Then there will be a highway from Assyria for the survivors of God’s people who are left from Assyria, just as there was for Israel on the day they went up from the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:15 Heb uncertain

14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia(A) to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.(B)
They will subdue Edom(C) and Moab,(D)
    and the Ammonites(E) will be subject to them.(F)
15 The Lord will dry up(G)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind(H) he will sweep his hand(I)
    over the Euphrates River.(J)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.(K)
16 There will be a highway(L) for the remnant(M) of his people
    that is left from Assyria,(N)
as there was for Israel
    when they came up from Egypt.(O)

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