Isaiah 18:7 KJV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 18:7

"In that time shall a present be brought to Jehovah of hosts from a people tall and smooth, even from a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Jehovah of hosts, the mount Zion."Despite the fact of there being no pagan records of such a gift ever having been sent from Ethiopia to Jerusalem, it certainly took place. Biblical records need no confirmation from pagan sources; but the opposite... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 18:7

Isaiah 18:7. In that time— The words of this verse are sufficiently plain, exhibiting a notable consequence of the divine judgment, whereby the Egyptians as well as the Ethiopians should receive great benefit: for it should come to pass that they, or some of them, awakened by this tremendous judgment, should come to the knowledge of the God of Israel, and should profess their faith, and unite themselves to the church establishment in mount Zion. chap. Isaiah 19:18-19, &c. Psalms 68:31;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 18:7

7. present . . . people scattered and peeled—For the right rendering, see on :-. The repetition of epithets enhances the honor paid to Jehovah by so mighty a nation. The Ethiopians, wonder-struck at such an interposition of Jehovah in behalf of His people, shall send gifts to Jerusalem in His honor (Isaiah 16:1; Psalms 68:31; Psalms 72:10). Thus translate: "a present . . . from a people." Or translate, as English Version; "the present" will mean "the people" of Ethiopia converted to God... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 18:4-7

This message by the Cushite envoys harmonized with what Yahweh had told Isaiah. Yahweh would look from His heavenly dwelling place quietly, like the shimmering heat in summer or the encroaching mist in autumn. These are figures that connote coming judgment.He would prune the nations as a farmer pruned his grapevines and trees, but He would do it before they reached harvest time. In other words, His judging the nations would be perceived as premature. The nations would be so depopulated by this... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 18:1-7

Ethiopia ReassuredIsaiah here addresses the Ethiopians, who, agitated at the advance of the Assyrians west-ward, were sending ambassadors to other states to organise resistance. He foretells the sudden overthrow of the Assyrians, as in Isaiah 10:28-34; Isaiah 14:24-27; Isaiah 17:12-14 and this prophecy should accordingly be grouped with those, as relating to Sennacherib’s great invasion in the reign of Hezekiah,701 b.c.1-3. The Ethiopians need not be anxious, but are bidden, with all nations,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 18:7

(7) In that time shall the present be brought . . .—Not “of the people,” but a people, as being themselves the present. The prophet foresees, as one result of the defeat of the Assyrian armies, that the nation, which he again describes instead of naming, will offer themselves to the service of Jehovah. So taken the words have an interesting parallel in Psalms 68:31, “Ethiopia stretches out her hands unto God,” or in the mention of Ethiopia in Psalms 87:3, as among the nations whose children are... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 18:1-7

32CHAPTER XVIIISAIAH TO THE FOREIGN NATIONS736-702 B.C.Isaiah 14:24-32; Isaiah 15:1-9; Isaiah 16:1-14; Isaiah 17:1-14; Isaiah 18:1-7; Isaiah 19:1-25; Isaiah 20:1-6; Isaiah 21:1-17; Isaiah 23:1-18THE centre of the Book of Isaiah (chapters 13 to 23) is occupied by a number of long and short prophecies which are a fertile source of perplexity to the conscientious reader of the Bible. With the exhilaration of one who traverses plain roads and beholds vast prospects, he has passed through the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 18:1-7

CHAPTER 18 When Israel Will be Brought Back 1. The land beyond the rivers of Ethiopia (Isaiah 18:1 ) 2. The ambassadors sent (Isaiah 18:2 ) 3. The trumpet blown and Jehovah’s Message (Isaiah 18:3-6 ) 4. Israel restored to Mount Zion (Isaiah 18:7 ) An interesting prophecy concerning a nation of great power, which will be used in the bringing back of God’s ancient people. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 18:7

18:7 In that time shall the {k} present be brought to the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and stripped, and from a people terrible from their beginning to this time; a nation measured by line and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.(k) Meaning that God will pity his Church, and receive that little remnant as an offering to himself. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Isaiah 18:1-7

JUDGMENT ON GENTILE NATIONS This is a long lesson to read, but the study put upon it need not be proportioned to its length. There is a sameness in the chapters, and their contents are not unlike what we reviewed in the preceding lesson. Note the names of the nations and their contiguity to God’s chosen people. They have come in contact with their history again and again, which is why they are singled out for special mention. It will be well here to review what was said about these Gentile... read more