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The act of whistling, or the sound produced by it, is often associated with summoning, signaling, or calling attention to something important. In the context of the Bible, it can be seen as a metaphor for divine intervention or the gathering of people.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26</a> :</b> "He lifts a banner for the distant nations; He whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!" In this passage, the whistle is used as a divine signal to summon nations from afar. It illustrates God's sovereign power to call and gather people according to His purpose. The imagery of God whistling to nations underscores His authority and the immediacy of His command.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a> :</b> "On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria." Here, the whistle is a metaphor for God's control over creation, using it to bring about His judgment or fulfill His plans. The flies and bees represent foreign nations or forces that God will summon to execute His will, demonstrating His dominion over all the earth.<br><br><b>Symbolic Meaning:</b><br><br>In these contexts, the whistle serves as a powerful symbol of God's ability to command and orchestrate events on a global scale. It reflects His omnipotence and the ease with which He can mobilize nations and peoples to achieve His divine purposes. The whistle is not merely a sound but a representation of God's voice and authority, calling His creation to respond to His will.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the use of the whistle in Scripture highlights the themes of divine sovereignty and providence. It reassures believers of God's active involvement in the world and His capacity to bring about His plans, regardless of human resistance or circumstances. The whistle signifies that God is not distant or passive but is actively guiding history towards His intended outcome.<br><br><b>Cultural Context:</b><br><br>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, whistling or similar sounds were often used as signals in various contexts, such as herding animals or gathering people. The biblical use of the whistle would have resonated with contemporary audiences, who understood the practical implications of such a sound as a call to attention or action.<br><br>Overall, while the literal act of whistling is not a central theme in the Bible, its metaphorical use in passages like <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26 and 7</a>:18 provides insight into God's nature and His relationship with the world. It serves as a reminder of His ultimate authority and the certainty of His plans coming to fruition.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. i.</I>) To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.<p>2. (<I>v. i.</I>) To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.<p>3. (<I>v. i.</I>) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.<p>4. (<I>v. t.</I>) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.<p>5. (<I>v. t.</I>) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup.<p>8. (<I>n.</I>) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).<p>9. (<I>n.</I>) The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8319.htm"><span class="l">8319. sharaq -- to hiss, <b>whistle</b>, pipe</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8318, 8319. sharaq. 8320 . to hiss, <b>whistle</b>, pipe. Transliteration: sharaq<br> Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-rak') Short Definition: hiss. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8319.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/hession/the_calvary_road/chapter_2_cups_running_over.htm"><span class="l">Cups Running Over</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When the referee blows his <b>whistle</b> at a football match, the game has to stop,<br> a foul has been committed. When we lose our peace, God's <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/hession/the calvary road/chapter 2 cups running over.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macdonald/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind/chapter_9_when_diamond_went.htm"><span class="l">When Diamond Went Home to Breakfast, He Found his Father and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> it must be one of those toys which are wound up and go with clockwork; but no, it<br> was a common penny toy, with the windmill at the end of a <b>whistle</b>, and when <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 9 when diamond went.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kleiser/fifteen_thousand_useful_phrases/section_viii_striking_similes.htm"><span class="l">Striking Similes</span></a> <br><b>...</b> All silent as the sheeted dead. All sounds were lost in the <b>whistle</b> of air humming<br> by like the flight of a million arrows. <b>...</b> As clear as a <b>whistle</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section viii striking similes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/a_book_for_boys_and.htm"><span class="l">A Book for Boys and Girls Or, Temporal Things Spritualized.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> down to the nets and die? Take no heed to the fowler's tempting call; This<br> <b>whistle</b>, he enchanteth birds withal. Or if thou see'st a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/a book for boys and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/finney/lectures_on_revivals_of_religion/lecture_xiv_measures_to_promote.htm"><span class="l">Measures to Promote Revivals.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Away with your <b>whistle</b>," said he. "What! <b>whistle</b> in the house of God!"<br> He thought it a profanation. (5.) Instrumental Music. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../finney/lectures on revivals of religion/lecture xiv measures to promote.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sheldon/in_his_steps/chapter_five.htm"><span class="l">Chapter five</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There were a dozen rude benches and tables in the room, and when the noon <b>whistle</b><br> sounded the men poured upstairs from the machine shops below and, seating <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter five.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_37_1891/three_decisive_steps.htm"><span class="l">Three Decisive Steps</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You try sometimes to talk big blasphemies, and that is because you are afraid; as<br> boys will <b>whistle</b> when they go through the churchyard, and are afraid of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/three decisive steps.htm</font><p><a href="/library/rees/the_heart-cry_of_jesus/chapter_vi_fearlessness.htm"><span class="l">Fearlessness.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> We boys all remember how we used to <b>whistle</b> when we passed a graveyard after dark<br> to show we "weren't afraid"; and how hard it was to keep our mouths puckered <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/rees/the heart-cry of jesus/chapter vi fearlessness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chidley/fifty-two_story_talks_to_boys_and_girls/closed_gates.htm"><span class="l">Closed Gates</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But the train never slackens speed. The engineer keeps on blowing the <b>whistle</b>,<br> and the train thunders along at the usual rate. Then <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/closed gates.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chidley/fifty-two_story_talks_to_boys_and_girls/sun_and_wind.htm"><span class="l">Sun and Wind</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then the sun had its turn. It came out without noise or violence like the northwind.<br> It did not <b>whistle</b> in the treetops nor bluster through the bushes. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/sun and wind.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/w/whistle.htm"><span class="l"><b>Whistle</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (vt) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to <b>whistle</b> a tune<br> or an air. 5. (vt) To send, signal, or call by a <b>whistle</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/whistle.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pipe.htm"><span class="l">Pipe (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (n.) The peeping <b>whistle</b>, call, or note of a bird. <b>...</b> 10. (n.) A boatswain's <b>whistle</b>,<br> used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it. 11. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pipe.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/whistles.htm"><span class="l">Whistles (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/whistles.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/whisperings.htm"><span class="l">Whisperings (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/whisperings.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/winding.htm"><span class="l">Winding (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> & vb. n.) of Wind. 3. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wind. 4. (n.) A call by the boatswain's<br><b>whistle</b>. 5. (a.) Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/winding.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/whistling.htm"><span class="l">Whistling (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of <b>Whistle</b>. 2. (a. & n.) from<br><b>Whistle</b>. Multi-Version Concordance Whistling (4 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/whistling.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flute.htm"><span class="l">Flute (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7. (vi) To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound. 8. (vt) To play,<br><b>whistle</b>, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flute.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/blow.htm"><span class="l">Blow (124 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 25. (n.) The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument;<br> as, to give a hard blow on a <b>whistle</b> or horn; to give the fire a blow with <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/blow.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bee.htm"><span class="l">Bee (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 7:18 It will happen in that day that Yahweh will <b>whistle</b> for the fly that<br> is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bee.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/charm.htm"><span class="l">Charm (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver<br><b>whistle</b>, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/charm.htm - 14k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/heavy-shepherding.html">What is heavy shepherding? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/whistle.htm">Whistle: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Whistle (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26</a></span><br />He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, and he will <span class="boldtext">whistle</span> for them from the end of the earth. Behold, they will come speedily and swiftly.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a></span><br />It will happen in that day that Yahweh will <span class="boldtext">whistle</span> for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Zechariah 10:8</a></span><br />I will signal for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they will increase as they have increased.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/w/whistle.htm">Whistle</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/whistle.htm">Whistle (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/whistling.htm">Whistling (4 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/w/whisperings.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Whisperings"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Whisperings" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/w/whistles.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Whistles"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Whistles" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>