They will be left together for mountain birds (A)of prey,
And for the animals of the earth;
And the birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them,
And all the animals of the earth will spend harvest time on them.
At that time a gift of tribute will be brought to the Lord of armies
[a]From a (B)people [b]tall and smooth,
From a people feared [c]far and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation,
Whose land the rivers divide—
To the (C)place of the name of the Lord of armies, to Mount Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 18:7 Some ancient versions and DSS; MT implies Consisting of a people
  2. Isaiah 18:7 Lit drawn out
  3. Isaiah 18:7 Lit from it and beyond

They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey(A)
    and to the wild animals;(B)
the birds will feed on them all summer,
    the wild animals all winter.

At that time gifts(C) will be brought to the Lord Almighty

from a people tall and smooth-skinned,(D)
    from a people feared(E) far and wide,
an aggressive nation of strange speech,
    whose land is divided by rivers(F)

the gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the Lord Almighty.(G)

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