Isaiah 19:18

19:18 At that time five cities 1  in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord who commands armies. One will be called the City of the Sun. 2 

Zephaniah 3:9

3:9 Know for sure that I will then enable

the nations to give me acceptable praise. 3 

All of them will invoke the Lord’s name when they pray, 4 

and will worship him in unison. 5 

Acts 2:6

2:6 When this sound 6  occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, 7  because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

1 sn The significance of the number “five” in this context is uncertain. For a discussion of various proposals, see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:376-77.

2 tc The Hebrew text has עִיר הַהֶרֶס (’ir haheres, “City of Destruction”; cf. NASB, NIV) but this does not fit the positive emphasis of vv. 18-22. The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa and some medieval Hebrew mss read עִיר הָחֶרֶס (’ir hakheres, “City of the Sun,” i.e., Heliopolis). This reading also finds support from Symmachus’ Greek version, the Targum, and the Vulgate. See HALOT 257 s.v. חֶרֶס and HALOT 355 s.v. II חֶרֶס.

3 tn Heb “Certainly [or perhaps, “For”] then I will restore to the nations a pure lip.”

4 tn Heb “so that all of them will call on the name of the Lord.”

5 tn Heb “so that [they] will serve him [with] one shoulder.”

6 tn Or “this noise.”

7 tn Or “was bewildered.”