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<p class="indent2">And the birds of prey will spend the summer <i>feeding</i> on them, <p class="indent2">And all the beasts of the earth will spend harvest time on them. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>At that time a gift of homage will be brought to Yahweh of hosts <p class="indent2"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>From a people <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>tall and smooth, <p class="indent2">Even from a people feared <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>far and wide, <p class="indent2">A powerful and oppressive nation, <p class="indent2">Whose land the rivers divide— <p class="indent2">To the place of the name of Yahweh of hosts, <i>even</i> Mount Zion.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>Cush</i>, cf. Gen 10:6<br><span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>drawn out</i><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>from it and beyond</i><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>in</i><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>light</i><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>is finished</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> As in DSS and some ancient versions; M.T. implies <i>Consisting of a people</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>drawn out</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>from it and beyond</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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