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class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/isaiah/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/isaiah/18.htm">New International Version</a> This is what the LORD says to me: &#8220I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/isaiah/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> For the LORD has told me this: “I will watch quietly from my dwelling place— as quietly as the heat rises on a summer day, or as the morning dew forms during the harvest.” <a href="/esv/isaiah/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> For thus the LORD said to me: “I will quietly look from my dwelling like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” <a href="/bsb/isaiah/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” <a href="/kjv/isaiah/18.htm">King James Bible</a> For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/18.htm">New King James Version</a> For so the LORD said to me, “I will take My rest, And I will look from My dwelling place Like clear heat in sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look from My dwelling place Like dazzling heat in the sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” <a href="/nasb/isaiah/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> For thus the LORD has told me, &#8220I will look from My dwelling place quietly Like dazzling heat in the sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For thus the LORD has told me, “I will look from My dwelling place quietly Like dazzling heat in the sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” <a href="/lsb/isaiah/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For thus Yahweh has told me, “I will look from My dwelling place quietly Like dazzling heat in the sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” <a href="/amp/isaiah/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For this is what the LORD has said to me, “I will be quiet and I will look on from My dwelling place, Like shimmering heat above the sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” <a href="/csb/isaiah/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD said to me: I will quietly look out from my place, like shimmering heat in sunshine, like a rain cloud in harvest heat. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For, the LORD said to me: I will quietly look out from My place, like shimmering heat in sunshine, like a rain cloud in harvest heat. <a href="/asv/isaiah/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> For thus hath Jehovah said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. <a href="/cev/isaiah/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD said to me, "I will calmly look down from my home above--as calmly as the sun at noon or clouds in the heat of harvest season." <a href="/erv/isaiah/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> For thus hath the LORD said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling place; like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD says to me: I will keep quiet and watch from my dwelling place. My presence will be like scorching heat in the sunshine, like heavy dew in the heat of the harvest. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD said to me, "I will look down from heaven as quietly as the dew forms in the warm nights of harvest time, as serenely as the sun shines in the heat of the day. <a href="/isv/isaiah/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> For this is what the LORD told me: "I will remain quiet and watch in my dwelling place like dazzling heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest." <a href="/msb/isaiah/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For this is what the LORD has told me: ?I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.? <a href="/net/isaiah/18.htm">NET Bible</a> For this is what the LORD has told me: "I will wait and watch from my place, like scorching heat produced by the sunlight, like a cloud of mist in the heat of harvest." <a href="/nheb/isaiah/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the LORD said to me, "I will be still, and I will see from my dwelling place, like the clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest." <a href="/wbt/isaiah/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For so the LORD said to me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling-place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. <a href="/web/isaiah/18.htm">World English Bible</a> For Yahweh said to me, “I will be still, and I will see in my dwelling place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For thus said YHWH to me: “I rest, and I look on My settled place, "" As a clear heat on an herb. As a thick cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For thus said Jehovah unto me, 'I rest, and I look on My settled place, As a clear heat on an herb. As a thick cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. <a href="/slt/isaiah/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thus said Jehovah to me, I will cause rest, and I will behold in my dwelling place as the serene heat upon the light, and as a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For thus saith the Lord to me: I will take my rest, and consider in my place, as the noon light is clear, and as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the Lord says this to me: I will be quiet, and I will consider in my place, as the light at midday is clear, and as a cloud of dew in the day of the harvest. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/18.htm">New American Bible</a> For thus says the LORD to me: I will be quiet, looking on from where I dwell, Like the shimmering heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew at harvest time. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For thus the LORD said to me: I will quietly look from my dwelling like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For thus the LORD said to me: I will rest, and I will look from my dwelling place as midday heat upon the river and as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because thus said LORD JEHOVAH to me: “I shall be still and look at my preparation as heat shimmering upon the river and like a cloud of dew in the day of harvest<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For thus hath the LORD said unto me: I will hold Me still, and I will look on in My dwelling-place, Like clear heat in sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. <a href="/sep/isaiah/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For thus said the Lord to me, There shall be security in my city, as the light of noonday heat, and it shall be as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/18-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3756" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/18.htm">A Message to Cush</a> …3All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it. 4<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">has told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">me:</a> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm" title="8252: ʾɛš·qō·ṭå̄h (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To be quiet or undisturbed. A primitive root; to repose.">“I will quietly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: wə·’ab·bî·ṭāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">look on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4349.htm" title="4349: ḇim·ḵō·w·nî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- From kuwn; properly, a fixture, i.e. A basis; generally a place, especially as an abode.">from My dwelling place,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6703.htm" title="6703: ṣaḥ (Adj-ms) -- Dazzling, glowing, clear. From tsachach; dazzling, i.e. Sunny, bright, evident.">like shimmering</a> <a href="/hebrew/2527.htm" title="2527: kə·ḥōm (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Heat. From chamam; heat.">heat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·wr (N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">the sunshine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5645.htm" title="5645: kə·‘āḇ (Prep-k:: N-csc) -- Dark cloud, cloud mass, thicket. ">like a cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/2919.htm" title="2919: ṭal (N-ms) -- Night mist, dew. From talal; dew.">of dew</a> <a href="/hebrew/2527.htm" title="2527: bə·ḥōm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Heat. From chamam; heat.">in the heat</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">of harvest.”</a> 5For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a> “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.” <a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Habakkuk 2:3</a> For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay. <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a> Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy. <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18</a> Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him. <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Isaiah 42:14</a> “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant. <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Isaiah 26:21</a> For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain. <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4</a> For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights. <a href="/isaiah/33-10.htm">Isaiah 33:10</a> “Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted. <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a> The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies: <a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a> The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. <a href="/mark/13-32.htm">Mark 13:32</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. <a href="/luke/21-19.htm">Luke 21:19</a> By your patient endurance you will gain your souls. <a href="/john/7-6.htm">John 7:6</a> Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For so the LORD said to me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat on herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.I will<a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Isaiah 26:21</a> For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.<a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13,14</a> For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation… <a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a> I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.consider in my dwelling place.<a href="/isaiah/18-7.htm">Isaiah 18:7</a> In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.<a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Isaiah 12:6</a> Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.<a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Isaiah 14:32</a> What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.like a clear<a href="/2_samuel/23-4.htm">2 Samuel 23:4</a> And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.<a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6</a> He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.upon herbs.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-14.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-16.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-18.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Herbs</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/job/38-29.htm">Mist</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-16.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-17.htm">Quietly</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Summer</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Sunshine</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/19-12.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Dew</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-16.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-15.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Herbs</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Mist</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Quietly</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-6.htm">Summer</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">Sunshine</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 18</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/18-1.htm">God, in care of his people, will destroy the Ethiopians</a> 7. <a href="/isaiah/18-7.htm">An accession thereby shall be made to the church</a> </div></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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For this is what the LORD has told me: This phrase introduces a divine revelation given to the prophet Isaiah. It emphasizes the authority and authenticity of the message, as it originates from the LORD. In the context of Isaiah, the prophet often receives direct communication from God, which he then conveys to the people. This underscores the role of prophets as intermediaries between God and humanity, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament.I will quietly look on from My dwelling place: Here, God describes His posture as one of observation rather than immediate intervention. The "dwelling place" refers to heaven, indicating God's sovereign position over the earth. This imagery suggests a period of waiting or patience, where God allows events to unfold according to His divine plan. It reflects the biblical theme of God's omniscience and His ability to see all things, as seen in <a href="/psalms/33-13.htm">Psalm 33:13-14</a>, where God looks down from heaven and observes all mankind.like shimmering heat in the sunshine: This simile conveys the idea of God's presence being constant and pervasive, yet not always immediately perceptible. The "shimmering heat" can symbolize the intensity and power of God's presence, which, like the sun, is life-giving and sustaining. It also suggests a period of waiting, as heat waves are often associated with the stillness of summer. This imagery can be connected to the idea of God's glory, which is often described as radiant and overwhelming, as in <a href="/exodus/24-17.htm">Exodus 24:17</a>.like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest: The "cloud of dew" symbolizes refreshment and sustenance, essential during the harvest season. Dew is a source of moisture that sustains crops, indicating God's provision and care. This imagery can be linked to the concept of God's blessings and His nurturing presence, as seen in <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5</a>, where God promises to be like the dew to Israel. The "heat of harvest" suggests a time of fruition and fulfillment, aligning with the biblical theme of reaping what has been sown, as in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The central figure in this verse, representing God’s sovereign and watchful presence over the events of the world. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet through whom God communicates His message. Isaiah is a major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning both judgment and redemption. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_place.htm">God's Dwelling Place</a> Symbolic of heaven or the divine realm from which God observes and governs the earth. 4. <a href="/topical/s/shimmering_heat_and_cloud_of_dew.htm">Shimmering Heat and Cloud of Dew</a> Metaphors used to describe God's subtle yet powerful presence and influence over the world. 5. <a href="/topical/h/harvest.htm">Harvest</a> A time of reaping what has been sown, often used in scripture as a metaphor for judgment or the fulfillment of God’s plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_patience.htm">God's Sovereignty and Patience</a> God observes the world with a calm and sovereign patience, indicating His control over all events. <a href="/topical/t/the_subtlety_of_divine_action.htm">The Subtlety of Divine Action</a> Like shimmering heat or a cloud of dew, God's actions may not always be immediately visible, but they are effective and purposeful. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_trusting_god's_timing.htm">The Importance of Trusting God's Timing</a> Just as the harvest comes in its due season, believers are encouraged to trust in God's perfect timing for His plans to unfold. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Assurance of God's Presence</a> Even when God seems silent, He is actively watching and working for the good of His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 18</a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_18_4's_imagery_align.htm">Isaiah 18:4: How does the imagery of God quietly observing nations square with other passages where God is depicted as actively intervening? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_'suppressing_truth'.htm">Is the Lord near?</a> <a href="/q/psalm_87_7__how_are_all_'springs'_in_zion.htm">Psalm 87:7 - In what sense are all 'springs' in Zion, given that historically rivers and water sources are not exclusive to Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/does_john_1_1_suggest_multiple_gods.htm">Does John 1:1 imply multiple gods since 'the Word' is both with God and is God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4, 5) I will take my rest . . .--The words that follow paint with marvellous vividness the calmness and deliberation of the workings of Divine judgments. God is at once unhasting and unresting. He dwells in His resting-place (i.e., palace or throne), and watches the ripening of the fruit which He is about to gather. While there is a clear heat in sunshine, while there is a dew-cloud in harvest-heat, through all phenomenal changes, He waits still. Then, before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the fruit becomes the full-ripe grape, He comes as the Lord of the vineyard, and cuts off the branches with His pruning-hooks. (Comp. the striking parallels of 'sch. Suppl. 90-98, and Shakespeare, Henry VIII., 3:2.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - For so; rather, for thus. The word koh is prospective. I will take my rest, and I will consider; or, I will be still and look on. The rest of God is contrasted with the bustle and hurry of the Ethiopians and Assyrians. God "sits in his holy seat," calm and tranquil, knowing what the result is about to be, and when it will be; he waits while the influences of heat and moisture, sunshine and dew - his own agencies - ripen Assyria's schemes, impassive, taking no part. Then, suddenly, he takes the part described in the latter portion of ver. 5, "cuts off the shoots and hews down the branches." Like a clear heat upon herbs, etc.; rather, while there is clear heat in the sunshine, while there is a cloud of dew in the harvest-warmth; i.e. while surrounding influences are such as must favor the growth of Assyria's power and pride. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/18-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction this is what כֹ֨ה (ḵōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has told אָמַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say me: אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “I will quietly אֶשְׁקֳטָ֖ה (’eš·qo·ṭāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8252.htm">Strong's 8252: </a> To be quiet or undisturbed look on וְאַבִּ֣יטָה (wə·’ab·bî·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5027.htm">Strong's 5027: </a> To scan, look intently at, to regard from My dwelling place, בִמְכוֹנִ֑י (ḇim·ḵō·w·nî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4349.htm">Strong's 4349: </a> A fixture, a basis, a place, as an abode like shimmering צַח֙ (ṣaḥ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6703.htm">Strong's 6703: </a> Dazzling, sunny, bright, evident heat כְּחֹ֥ם (kə·ḥōm) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2527.htm">Strong's 2527: </a> Heat in עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the sunshine, א֔וֹר (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_219.htm">Strong's 219: </a> Luminousness, prosperity, a plant like a cloud כְּעָ֥ב (kə·‘āḇ) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5645.htm">Strong's 5645: </a> An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse of dew טַ֖ל (ṭal) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> Night mist, dew in the heat בְּחֹ֥ם (bə·ḥōm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2527.htm">Strong's 2527: </a> Heat of harvest.” קָצִֽיר׃ (qā·ṣîr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 18:4 For Yahweh said to me I will (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/18-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 18:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 18:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 18:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 18:5" /></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="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>