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OET-LV And_utterly_destroy YHWH DOM the_tongue of_the_sea of_Miʦrayim and_wave his/its_hand on the_river in/on/at/with_scorching his/its_breath/wind/spirit and_strike_it into_seven wadis and_walk_through in/on/at/with_sandals.
UHB וְהֶחֱרִ֣ים יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֚ת לְשׁ֣וֹן יָם־מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהֵנִ֥יף יָד֛וֹ עַל־הַנָּהָ֖ר בַּעְיָ֣ם רוּח֑וֹ וְהִכָּ֨הוּ֙ לְשִׁבְעָ֣ה נְחָלִ֔ים וְהִדְרִ֖יךְ בַּנְּעָלִֽים׃ ‡
(vəheḩₑrim yhwh ʼēt ləshōn yām-miʦrayim vəhēnif yādō ˊal-hannāhār baˊəyām rūḩō vəhikkāhū ləshiⱱˊāh nəḩālim vəhidrik bannəˊālim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἐρημώσει Κύριος τὴν θάλασσαν Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἐπιβαλεῖ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν πνεύματι βιαίῳ· καὶ πατάξει ἑπτὰ φάραγγας, ὥστε διαπορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν ἐν ὑποδήμασι.
(Kai eraʸmōsei Kurios taʸn thalassan Aiguptou, kai epibalei taʸn ⱪeira autou epi ton potamon pneumati biaiōi; kai pataxei hepta farangas, hōste diaporeuesthai auton en hupodaʸmasi. )
BrTr And the Lord shall make desolate the sea of Egypt; and he shall lay his hand on the river with a strong wind, and he shall [fn]smite the seven channels, so that men shall pass through it dry-shod.
11:15 q. d. form by smiting.
ULT And Yahweh will completely destroy
⇔ the gulf of the Sea of Egypt.
⇔ And he will wave his hand over the river
⇔ with his scorching wind
⇔ and will divide it into seven streams,
⇔ and it may be walked on in sandals.
UST Yahweh will make a dry road through the sea near Egypt.
⇔ It will be as though he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River
⇔ and send a strong wind to cause it to divide into seven streams,
⇔ with the result that people will be able to walk across those streams.
BSB The LORD will devote to destruction [fn]
⇔ the gulf [fn] of the Sea of Egypt;
⇔ with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand
⇔ over the Euphrates.[fn]
⇔ He will split it into seven streams
⇔ for men to cross with dry sandals.
OEB The Lord will also dry up
⇔ the tongue of the sea of Egypt;
⇔ with the fiery glow of his breath
⇔ he will swing his hand over the river,
⇔ and smite it to seven streams
⇔ such that men may go over in sandals.
WEBBE The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will split it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The Lord will divide the gulf of the Egyptian Sea;
⇔ he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River and send a strong wind,
⇔ he will turn it into seven dried-up streams,
⇔ and enable them to walk across in their sandals.
LSV And YHWH has devoted to destruction
The tongue of the Sea of Egypt,
And has waved His hand over the river,
In the terror of His wind,
And has struck it at the seven streams,
And has caused [men] to tread [it] with shoes.
FBV The Lord will divide the Gulf of Suez;[fn] he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River creating a scorching wind. He will split into seven streams that people can cross easily on foot.
11:15 “Gulf of Suez”: modern name. Literally, “the tongue of the sea of Egypt.”
T4T Yahweh will make a dry road through the sea near Egypt.
⇔ And it will be as though he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River
⇔ and send a strong wind to cause it to divide into seven streams,
⇔ with the result that people will be able to walk across those streams.
LEB • [fn] the tongue[fn] of the sea of Egypt,[fn] and he will wave his hand over the river[fn] with his scorching wind; • and he will strike it into seven streams, • and he will[fn]
11:11 Or “utterly destroy”
11:11 Probably the “gulf”
11:11 That is, the Red Sea
11:11 That is, the Euphrates River
11:11 Literally “cause to walk with the sandal”
BBE And the Lord will make the tongue of the Egyptian sea completely dry; and with his burning wind his hand will be stretched out over the River, and it will be parted into seven streams, so that men may go over it with dry feet.
Moff No Moff ISA book available
JPS And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with His scorching wind will He shake His hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dry-shod.
ASV And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod.
DRA And the Lord shall lay waste the tongue of the sea of Egypt, and shall lift up his hand over the river in the strength of his spirit: and he shall strike it in the seven streams, so that men may pass through it in their shoes.
YLT And Jehovah hath devoted to destruction The tongue of the sea of Egypt, And hath waved His hand over the river, In the terror of his wind, And hath smitten it at the seven streams, And hath caused [men] to tread [it] with shoes.
Drby And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind will he shake his hand over the river, and will smite it into seven streams, and make [men] go over dryshod.
RV And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind shall he shake his hand over the River, and shall smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod.
Wbstr And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind will he shake his hand over the river, and will smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dry shod.
KJB-1769 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.[fn]
11.15 dryshod: Heb. in shoes
KJB-1611 [fn]And the LORD shall vtterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea, and with his mighty wind shall hee shake his hand ouer the riuer, and shall smite it in the seuen streames, and make men goe ouer dry-shod.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
11:15 Heb. in shooes.
Bshps The Lord also shal cleaue the tongues of the Egyptians sea, and with his mightie winde shall he lyft vp his hand ouer Nilus, and shall smyte his seuen streames, and make men go ouer drye shod.
(The Lord also shall cleaue the tongues of the Egyptians sea, and with his mighty wind shall he lyft up his hand over Nilus, and shall smite his seven streams, and make men go over drye shod.)
Gnva The Lord also shall vtterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptians sea, and with his mightie winde shall lift vp his hand ouer the riuer, and shall smite him in his seuen streames, and cause men to walke therein with shooes.
(The Lord also shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptians sea, and with his mighty wind shall lift up his hand over the river, and shall smite him in his seven streams, and cause men to walk therein with shoes. )
Cvdl The LORDE also shal cleue the tunges of the Egipcias see, and with a mightie wynde shal he lift vp his honde ouer Nilus, and shal smyte his seue streames and make men go ouer drye shod.
(The LORD also shall cleue the tongues of the Egipcias see, and with a mighty wind shall he lift up his hand over Nilus, and shall smite his seven streams and make men go over drye shod.)
Wycl And the Lord schal make desolat the tunge of the see of Egipt, and he schal reise his hond on the flood in the strengthe of his spirit; and he schal smyte, ethir departe, it in seuene ryueris, so that schood men passe bi it.
(And the Lord shall make desolat the tunge of the sea of Egypt, and he shall raise his hand on the flood in the strengthe of his spirit; and he shall smyte, ethir departe, it in seven riveris, so that schood men pass by it.)
Luth Und der HErr wird verbannen den Strom des Meers in Ägypten und wird seine Hand lassen gehen über das Wasser mit seinem starken Winde und die sieben Ströme schlagen, daß man mit Schuhen da durchgehen mag.
(And the/of_the LORD becomes banishn the Strom the Meers in Egypt and becomes his hand lassen go above the water with his starken Winde and the seven Ströme schlagen, that man with Schuhen there durchgehen mag.)
ClVg Et desolabit Dominus linguam maris Ægypti, et levabit manum suam super flumen in fortitudine spiritus sui; et percutiet eum in septem rivis, ita ut transeant per eum calceati.[fn]
(And desolabit Master linguam maris Ægypti, and levabit hand his_own over flumen in fortitudine spiritus sui; and percutiet him in seven rivis, ita as transeant through him calceati. )
11.15 Linguam maris. ID. Quæ idola laudabat. Mare, id est, populus Ægypti, qui super omnes idola colit, ut Deum laudet et timeat, et idola condemnet et abijciat. Et levabit. Ut Idumæa, et Moab, et filii Ammon tradent manus apostolis, sic et Ægyptii. Et percutiet. Id est, minuet pro uno septem principes ponendo, etc., usque ad ut siccis pedibus transirent. Ut transeant per eum, etc. Sub metaphora, Nilus divisus et in partes cæsus dicitur, etc., usque ad Domino Evangelio viam præparante.
11.15 Linguam maris. ID. Quæ idola laudabat. Mare, id it_is, populus Ægypti, who over everyone idola colit, as God laudet and timeat, and idola condemnet and abiyciat. And levabit. Ut Idumæa, and Moab, and children Ammon tradent hands apostolis, so and Ægyptii. And percutiet. That it_is, minuet for uno seven principes ponendo, etc., until to as siccis feet transirent. Ut transeant through him, etc. Under metaphora, Nilus divisus and in partes cæsus it_is_said, etc., until to Master Evangelio road præparante.
11:1-16 The kingdom of the Messiah, first introduced in 9:1-7, is now considered in more detail. Isaiah challenged the Israelites about why they would trust in any of the nations when God had far better plans in mind.
The Remnant
In the face of foreign invasion and the prospect of exile, the notion of the remnant was a source of hope for God’s people (see Mic 2:12-13; 4:6-8). While the Exile would be the outworking of God’s judgment on his people, God indicated that he would not completely destroy them (see Hos 11:8-11). The fact that a remnant was preserved demonstrated God’s mercy and faithfulness.
The theme of the remnant was integral to Isaiah’s message. In fact, one of his sons was named Shear-jashub, which means “a remnant will return” (Isa 7:3; see 10:21). Isaiah prophesied that when the Lord judged his people with destruction (which occurred at the hands of the Babylonians in 605–586 BC), he would save a small community—the remnant—to be the core of a new beginning. Because the population of Judah would be decimated (as the northern kingdom of Israel had been already), this remnant would be a very small beginning. It is depicted as a “branch” (4:2), a “stump” (6:13), a community of the “poor” and “needy” (25:4), and “handpicked grain” (27:12-13). This remnant was to put their trust in the Lord while waiting for him to establish his rule and come to reward them (see 3:10; 40:10). The Lord promised that this small community would swell into a huge multitude that would come out of both Israel and the Gentile nations (27:6; 60:3).
In fulfillment of prophecy, a remnant of God’s people were allowed to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple during the reign of King Cyrus of Persia (Ezra 1:2-4). Ezra the priest recognized this preservation of a remnant as purely an act of God’s grace, an act that could be jeopardized if the people followed their ancestors in disobedience (Ezra 9:5-15).
The notion of the remnant serves as an encouragement to remain faithful to God in the midst of the unfaithfulness of others. In the case of the people of Israel and Judah, such faithfulness would lead to the restoration of their land and to the blessings God had promised his people.
Passages for Further Study
2 Kgs 19:31; 2 Chr 36:20; Ezra 9:14; Isa 1:8-9; 4:1-3; 6:13; 10:19-22; 11:10-16; 27:12-13; 28:5; 37:31-32; 46:3-4; Jer 6:9; 23:3-4; 31:7-8; Amos 5:15; Mic 2:12; 4:6-7; 5:7-8; 7:18; Zeph 3:11-13
(Occurrence 0) the gulf of the Sea of Egypt
(Some words not found in UHB: and,utterly_destroy YHWH DOM tongue sea Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,wave his/its=hand on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=river in/on/at/with,scorching his/its=breath/wind/spirit and,strike,it into,seven streams and,walk_through in/on/at/with,sandals )
A “gulf” is a large area of water that land partly surrounds.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) With his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River
(Some words not found in UHB: and,utterly_destroy YHWH DOM tongue sea Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,wave his/its=hand on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=river in/on/at/with,scorching his/its=breath/wind/spirit and,strike,it into,seven streams and,walk_through in/on/at/with,sandals )
Waving his hand over something represents his power to change it. Alternate translation: “By his power he will cause a scorching wind to blow on the Euphrates River”
(Occurrence 0) his scorching wind
(Some words not found in UHB: and,utterly_destroy YHWH DOM tongue sea Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,wave his/its=hand on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=river in/on/at/with,scorching his/its=breath/wind/spirit and,strike,it into,seven streams and,walk_through in/on/at/with,sandals )
This is a strong or hot wind that causes some of the water in rivers to dry up.
(Occurrence 0) so it can be crossed over in sandals
(Some words not found in UHB: and,utterly_destroy YHWH DOM tongue sea Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and,wave his/its=hand on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=river in/on/at/with,scorching his/its=breath/wind/spirit and,strike,it into,seven streams and,walk_through in/on/at/with,sandals )
Alternate translation: “so that people can cross over it even while wearing their sandals”