Isaiah 7:18

Easy To Read Version

“At that time, the Lord will call for the ‘Fly.’ (The ‘Fly’ is now near the streams of Egypt.) And the Lord will call for the ‘Bee.’ (The ‘Bee’ is now in the country of Assyria. {\cf2\super [90]})These enemies will come to your country.

Cross References

Psalm 105:31

God gave the command,\par and the flies and gnats came.\par They were everywhere!\par

Psalm 118:12

Enemies surrounded me\par like a swarm of bees.\par But, they were quickly finished\par like a fast burning bush.\par I defeated them with the Lord’s power.\par

Exodus 8:21

If you don’t let my people go, then flies will come into your houses. The flies will be on you and your officials. The houses of Egypt will be full of flies. The flies will be all over the ground too!

Exodus 8:24

So the Lord did just what he said. Many, many flies came into Egypt. The flies were in Pharaoh’s house, and they were in all his officials’ houses. The flies were all over Egypt. The flies were ruining the country.

Isaiah 13:5

The Lord and this army\par are coming from a faraway land.\par They are coming from beyond the horizon.\par The Lord will use this army like a weapon\par to show his anger.\par This army will destroy the whole country.”\par

Isaiah 31:1

Look at the people going down to Egypt for help. The people ask for horses. They think horses will save them. The people hope the chariots {\cf2\super [289]} and horse soldiers from Egypt will protect them. The people think they are safe because that army is very big. The people don’t trust the Holy One of Israel (God). The people don’t ask the Lord for help.

Isaiah 5:26

\{Look!\} God is giving a sign to the nations in a faraway land. God is raising a flag, and he is whistling to call those people. The enemy is coming from a faraway land. The enemy will soon enter the country. They are moving very quickly.

Isaiah 7:17

But \{you should be afraid of the Lord. Why? Because\} the Lord will bring some troubled times to you. Those troubles will come to your people and to the people of your father’s family. \{What will God do?\} God will bring the king of Assyria {\cf2\super [89]} to fight against you.

Zechariah 10:8

“I will whistle for them and call them all together. I really will save them. There will be many, many people.

Deuteronomy 1:44

But the Amorite people living there came out to fight against you. They were like a swarm of bees chasing you. They chased you all the way from Seir to Hormah.

Deuteronomy 28:49

“The Lord will bring a nation from far away to fight you. You will not understand their language. They will come quickly, like an eagle coming down from the sky.

Deuteronomy 7:20

“The Lord your God will even send the hornet [47] to find all the people that escape from you and hide themselves. He will destroy all those people.

Joshua 24:12

While your army traveled forward, I sent the Hornet [75] ahead of them. The hornet made the people leave. So you took the land [76] without using your swords and bows.