26 He will also lift up a (A)flag to the distant [a]nation,
And (B)whistle for it (C)from the ends of the earth;
And behold, it will (D)come with speed swiftly.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:26 Lit nations; prob. Assyria

26 He lifts up a banner(A) for the distant nations,
    he whistles(B) for those at the ends of the earth.(C)
Here they come,
    swiftly and speedily!

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18 On that day the Lord will (A)whistle for the fly that is in the [a](B)remotest part of the canals of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 They will all come and settle on the steep [b]ravines, on the (C)ledges of the cliffs, (D)on all the thorn bushes, and on all the watering places.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:18 Or mouth of the rivers; i.e., the Nile Delta
  2. Isaiah 7:19 Or wadis

Assyria, the Lord’s Instrument

18 In that day(A) the Lord will whistle(B) for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.(C) 19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices(D) in the rocks, on all the thornbushes(E) and at all the water holes.

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