Isaiah 18:3

All 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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֥י yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
world	תֵבֵ֖ל te.Vel	H8398	the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
dwellers	וְשֹׁ֣כְנֵי ve.Sho.khe.nei	H7931	to reside or permanently stay (literally or figurativel… · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
earth	אָ֑רֶץ 'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute
see	תִּרְא֔וּ tir.'U	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
up	כִּנְשֹׂא kin.so'-	H5375	to lift · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
ensign	נֵ֤ס nes	H5251	a flag · noun, common masculine singular absolute
mountains	הָרִים֙ ha.Rim	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · noun, common masculine plural absolute
bloweth	וְכִתְקֹ֥עַ ve.khit.Ko.a'	H8628	to clatter · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
trumpet	שׁוֹפָ֖ר sho.Far	H7782	a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn · noun, common masculine singular absolute
hear	תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ tish.Ma.'u	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 5:26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with…
Isaiah 26:11 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine…
Matthew 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Psalms 49:1-2 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Psalms 50:1 The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
Isaiah 1:2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against m…
Isaiah 7:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for th…
Isaiah 13:2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 18:1–end

Interpreters are very much at a loss where to find this land that lies beyond the rivers of Cush. Some take it to be Egypt, a maritime country, and full of rivers, and which courted Israel to depend upon them, but proved broken reeds; but against this it is strongly objected that the next chapter is distinguished from this by the title of the burden of Egypt. Others take it to be Ethiopia, and read it, which lies near, or about, the rivers of Ethiopia, not that in Africa, which lay south of Egypt, but that which we call Arabia, which lay east of Canaan, which Tirhakah was now king of. He thought to protect the Jews, as it were, under the shadow of his wings, by giving a powerful diversion to…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 18:3

see ye . . . hear ye--rather, "ye shall see . . . shall hear." Call to the whole earth to be witnesses of what Jehovah ("He") is about to do. He will "lift up an ensign," calling the Assyrian motley hosts together (Isa 5:26) on "the mountains" round Jerusalem, to their own destruction. This (the eighteenth chapter) declares the coming overthrow of those armies whose presence is announced in Isa 17:12-13. The same motive, which led Hezekiah to seek aid from Egypt, led him to accept gladly the Ethiopian Tirhakah's aid (Isa 36:6; Isa 37:9). Ethiopia, Egypt, and Judea were probably leagued together against the common enemy, 713 B.C. See notes on the twenty-second chapter, where a difference of t…

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John Gill on Isaiah 18:3

All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth,.... All the men of the world are here called upon, either by the Lord, or rather by the prophet, to be eye and ear witnesses of the judgment that should be inflicted upon the above nation, and of the salvation of his own people; which should be so manifest, that all should see it as easily as an ensign set up on a mountain; and the news of it should ring through the earth, and be as plainly heard as when a trumpet is blown: unless it should be thought that these are the words of the messengers sent to the above nation, addressing them in such terms, assuring them, that, however stupid and secure they were now, they should quickly se…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 3) Therefore, all who dwell and live in the world, lift up their eyes to the sign of the heretics, which is raised as if on mountains, and they hear the sound of the trumpet, that is, their teaching.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

(Verse 3) Truly a people without hope, and oppressed, whose rivers throughout the whole earth imitate the dwelling of the Church, so that they may find for themselves a home and a region, in which they may raise the sign of their teaching, in which they may sound the trumpet of the Scriptures.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

(Verse 3.) All the inhabitants of the world who dwell on the earth, when the signal is raised on the mountains, you will see and hear the sound of the trumpet. All the nations, he says, around, when you hear my command, like a signal raised on the mountains, and my authority, like the sound of a triumphantly resounding trumpet, then you will see what I have ordered.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Banner — (1.) The flag or banner of the larger kind, serving for three tribes marching together. These standards, of which there were four, were worked with embroidery and beautifully ornamented (Num. 1:52;…
Ensign — (1.) Heb. ‘oth, a military standard, especially of a single tribe (Num. 2:2). Each separate tribe had its own “sign” or “ensign.” (2.) Heb. nes, a lofty signal, as a column or high pole (Num. 21:8,…
Ensign · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Ethiopia · General references — General references
Mountain · Signals from — Signals from
Signal · Used in war — Used in war

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 18:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 18:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 18:3

John Gill on Isaiah 18:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 18:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 18:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 18:3

John Gill on Isaiah 18:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Isaiah 18:3

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 18:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 18:3

Rashi on Isaiah 18:3