Verse Lens · Context pointer
Isaiah 7:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall 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.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that…” at Isaiah 7:18 as part of “Assyria Turns Relief into Invasion.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 7:17–25
Read Isaiah 7:18 with 7:17–25. By itself, “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Egyptian and Assyrian forces, shaving, reduced livestock, briers, and abandoned cultivation reverse the promised relief into judgment on Judah.
Why It Needs Context
This context pointer tracks one step in Isaiah 7:17–25: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that…” at Isaiah 7:18 as part of “Assyria Turns Relief into Invasion.” Read the thought unit before assigning enduring truth or application.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Isaiah 7:17–25 — Assyria Turns Relief into InvasionSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 7:17–25, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 7:17–25 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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