Isaiah 7:18

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It will happen in that day that Yahweh will whistle 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.

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Egypt, associated with the Nile, lay southwest of Judah, while Assyria, centered beyond the Euphrates, lay northeast; both were great powers able to invade the land. Damascus in Syria and Samaria had threatened Jerusalem near the Upper Pool, but Isaiah 7:18 warns that

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Isaiah 7:18 mentions Assyria, Damascus, Egypt, Euphrates, Jerusalem, Nile, Samaria, Syria and Upper Pool.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato