📖 Isaiah — Chapter 18 (KJV)
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Isaiah 18:1 Woe to Rthe land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
Isaiah 18:2 That Rsendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation Tscattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation Tmeted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers Thave spoiled!
Isaiah 18:3 RAll ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
Isaiah 18:4 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will RTconsider in my dwelling place like a clear heat Tupon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Isaiah 18:5 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
Isaiah 18:6 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
Isaiah 18:7 In that time Rshall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people Tscattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 18:1–3 — Messengers and a worldwide summons
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The oracle addresses a land beyond Ethiopia’s rivers and its swift messengers. All earth’s inhabitants are called to watch and hear the signal.
Key Truth: Pay attention to God’s word beyond local concerns.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Woe to the ____ shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:” (Isaiah 18:1)
Find it in Isaiah 18:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “That ____ ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon …” (Isaiah 18:2)
Find it in Isaiah 18:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “All ye ____ of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, …” (Isaiah 18:3)
Find it in Isaiah 18:3 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 18:4–5 — Quiet observation and decisive pruning
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord’s quiet watching contrasts with sudden cutting before harvest. The image emphasizes divine timing rather than frantic human action.
Key Truth: Do not mistake waiting for absence.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “For so the ____ said unto me, I will take my rest, and I …” (Isaiah 18:4)
Find it in Isaiah 18:4 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For ____ the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour …” (Isaiah 18:5)
Find it in Isaiah 18:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… and like a cloud of dew in the heat of ____ .” (Isaiah 18:4)
Find it in Isaiah 18:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 18:6–7 — Judgment and a gift brought to Zion
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The severed growth is left to birds and beasts, yet the ending anticipates a present brought to the Lord at Zion. The vision reaches beyond judgment toward acknowledgment.
Key Truth: Look for acknowledgment of God beyond familiar boundaries.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “They shall be ____ together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the …” (Isaiah 18:6)
Find it in Isaiah 18:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “In that ____ shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts …” (Isaiah 18:7)
Find it in Isaiah 18:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “In that time shall the ____ be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people …” (Isaiah 18:7)
Find it in Isaiah 18:7 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 68:31 — Ethiopia is pictured reaching toward God.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where can patient attention replace anxious interpretation?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What means carries the ambassadors over the waters?
2. Who is summoned to observe the ensign and trumpet?
3. How is the LORD’s watchful stance portrayed?
4. When does the cutting imagery occur?
5. Where is the present brought in the concluding scene?
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