Isaiah 11:14

But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fly	וְעָפ֨וּ ve.'a.Fu	H5774	to fly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
shoulders	בְכָתֵ֤ף ve.kha.Tef	H3802	the shoulder (proper · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ pe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
west	יָ֔מָּה Ya.mah	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
spoil	יָבֹ֣זּוּ ya.Vo.zu	H962	to plunder · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
them	בְּנֵי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
east	קֶ֑דֶם Ke.dem	H6924	the front · noun, common masculine singular absolute
together	יַחְדָּ֖ו yach.Dav	H3162	properly · adverb
lay	מִשְׁל֣וֹח mish.Loch	H4916	a sending out · noun, common masculine singular construct
hand	יָדָ֔ם ya.Dam	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
Edom	אֱד֤וֹם 'e.Dom	H123	Edom · proper noun, a man's name
Moab	וּמוֹאָב֙ u.mo.'Av	H4124	Moab · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
children	וּבְנֵ֥י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Ammon	עַמּ֖וֹן a.Mon	H5983	Ammon · proper noun, a man's name
obey	מִשְׁמַעְתָּֽם mish.ma'.Tam	H4928	audience · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Joel 3:19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed…
Isaiah 25:10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghi…
Jeremiah 49:28 Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go…
Daniel 11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and M…
Amos 9:12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
Matthew 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of he…
Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel…
Isaiah 16:14 But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11:10–end

We have here a further prophecy of the enlargement and advancement of the kingdom of the Messiah, under the type and figure of the flourishing condition of the kingdom of Judah in the latter end of Hezekiah's reign, after the defeat of Sennacherib. I. This prediction was in part accomplished when the great things God did for Hezekiah and his people proved as an ensign, inviting the neighbouring nations to them to enquire of the wonders done in the land, on which errand the king of Babylon's ambassadors came. To them the Gentiles sought; and Jerusalem, the rest or habitation of the Jews, was then glorious, Isa 11:10. Then many of the Israelites who belonged to the kingdom of the ten tribes, w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 11:14

With united forces they shall subdue their foes (Amo 9:12). fly--as a bird of prey (Hab 1:8). upon the shoulders--This expresses an attack made unexpectedly on one from behind. The image is the more apt, as the Hebrew for "shoulders" in Num 34:11 is used also of a maritime coast ("side of the sea": Hebrew, "shoulder of the sea," Margin). They shall make a sudden victorious descent upon their borders southwest of Judea. them of the east--Hebrew, "children of the East," the Arabs, who, always hostile, are not to be reduced under regular government, but are only to be despoiled (Jer 49:28-29). lay . . . hand upon--take possession of (Dan 11:42). Edom--south of Judah, from the Dead Sea…

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John Gill on Isaiah 11:14

But they shall flee upon the shoulders of the Philistines towards the west,.... That is, Ephraim and Judah, who shall not only agree among themselves, but cheerfully join together against the common enemy: "they shall flee with the shoulder", as some render the words; with joint consent, as the phrase is used in Hosea 6:9, Zephaniah 3:9 and so the Targum, "and they shall be joined together in one shoulder, to smite the Philistines;'' the Septuagint version is, "they shall flee in the ships of strangers"; and so Abarbinel interprets it of the ships of the Philistines, Genoese, and Venetians, that shall bring the Israelites from the west to the east, and carry them in ships by sea. The Phili…

The Church Fathers

He [the Antichrist] shall be proclaimed king by them, and shall be magnified by all, and shall prove himself an abomination of desolation to the world.
— Hippolytus of Rome, FRAGMENTS FROM COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 2:40

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Dictionary and topics

Arabia — Arid, an extensive region in the south-west of Asia. It is bounded on the west by the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the east by the Persian Gulf and the…
Ammonites · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning
Ammonites, The · Predictions respecting: Subjection to the Jews — Predictions respecting: Subjection to the Jews
Edomites, The · Predictions respecting: Their future subjection to the Jews — Predictions respecting: Their future subjection to the Jews
Moabites · Prophesies respecting: Subjugation to Israel — Prophesies respecting: Subjugation to Israel
Philistines · Prophecies respecting: To help in Israel’s restoration — Prophecies respecting: To help in Israel’s restoration

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 11:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 11:14

John Gill on Isaiah 11:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 11:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 11:14

John Gill on Isaiah 11:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Isaiah 11:14

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 11:14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 11:14

Rashi on Isaiah 11:14