Isaiah 5:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss for them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָֽשָׂא־נֵ֤ס לַגּוֹיִם֙ מֵרָח֔וֹק וְשָׁ֥רַק ל֖וֹ מִקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִנֵּ֥ה מְהֵרָ֖ה קַ֥ל יָבֽוֹא׃

Transliteration

And he will wənāśāʾ-nēs to the laggôyim from mērāḥôq, and he will wəšāraq to it from the miqqṣēh the hāʾāreṣ; and wəhinnēh məhērâ qal it will yābôʾ.

Grammar Details

*wənāśāʾ*: conjunction with qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he will lift up
*nēs*: masculine singular noun - banner/standard
*laggôyim*: preposition with definite article with masculine plural noun - to the nations
*mērāḥôq*: preposition with masculine singular noun - from afar
*wəšāraq*: conjunction with qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he will whistle/signal
*lô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to it
*miqqṣēh*: preposition with masculine singular construct - from the end of
*hāʾāreṣ*: definite article with feminine singular noun - the earth
*wəhinnēh*: conjunction with demonstrative particle - and behold
*məhērâ*: feminine singular noun - quickness/speed
*qal*: masculine singular adjective - swift
*yābôʾ*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will come

Word Meanings

*nēs*: banner/standard/signal
*šāraq*: whistle/signal/call
*qṣēh*: end/extremity/edge

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Referenced Verses

Zech 10:8 : 8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they shall increase as they have increased.
Deut 28:49 : 49 Jehovah will bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
Isa 7:18 : 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah will hiss 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.
Isa 18:3 : 3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and ye dwellers on the earth, when an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; and when the trumpet is blown, hear ye.
Isa 11:12 : 12 And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Isa 13:2 : 2 Set ye up an ensign upon the bare mountain, lift up the voice unto them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
Isa 13:5 : 5 They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
Ps 72:8 : 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.
Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Isa 30:16 : 16 but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
Isa 39:3 : 3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
Jer 4:13 : 13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots [shall be] as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are ruined.
Jer 5:15 : 15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Jer 51:27 : 27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz: appoint a marshal against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker-worm.
Lam 4:19 : 19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Joel 2:7 : 7 They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.
Hab 1:8 : 8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.

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