Isaiah 7:18

New International Reader's Version

At that time the Lord will whistle for the Egyptians. They will come like flies from the Nile River in Egypt. He will also whistle for the Assyrians. They will come from their country like bees.

Cross References

Psalm 105:31

The Lord spoke, and large numbers of flies came. Gnats filled the whole country.

Psalm 118:12

They attacked me like swarms of bees. But they were burned up as quickly as thorns in a fire. By the Lord’s power I destroyed them.

Exodus 8:21

If you do not let my people go, I will send large numbers of flies. I will send them on you and your officials. I will send them on your people and into your homes. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies. Even the ground will be covered with them.

Exodus 8:24

So the Lord did it. Huge numbers of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace. They came into the homes of his officials. All over Egypt the flies destroyed the land.

Isaiah 13:5

They come from lands far away. They come from the farthest places on earth. The Lord and those weapons of his anger are coming to destroy the whole country of Babylon.

Isaiah 31:1

How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help! How terrible for those who depend on horses! They trust in how many chariots they have. They trust in how strong their horsemen are. But they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t ask the Lord for his help.

Isaiah 5:26

He lifts up a banner to gather the nations that are far away. He whistles for them to come from the farthest places on earth. Here they come. They are moving very quickly.

Isaiah 7:17

The Lord will also bring the king of Assyria against you. And he will bring him against your people and the whole royal family. That will be a time of trouble. It will be unlike any since the people of Ephraim broke away from Judah.”

Zechariah 10:8

I will signal for my people to come, and I will gather them in. I will set them free. There will be as many of them as before.

Deuteronomy 1:44

The Amorites who lived in those hills came out and attacked you. Like large numbers of bees they chased you. They beat you down from Seir all the way to Hormah.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away. It will come from the ends of the earth. It will dive down on you like an eagle. You won’t understand that nation’s language.

Deuteronomy 7:20

The Lord your God will also send hornets among those nations. Some of the people left alive will hide from you. But even they will die.

Joshua 24:12

I sent hornets ahead of you. They drove your enemies out to make room for you. That included the two Amorite kings. You did not do that with your own swords and bows.