Isaiah 18:7

18:7 At that time

tribute will be brought to the Lord who commands armies,

by a people that are tall and smooth-skinned,

a people that are feared far and wide,

a nation strong and victorious,

whose land rivers divide. ¹ 

The tribute ²  will be brought to the place where the Lord who commands armies has chosen to reside, on Mount Zion. ³ 

Isaiah 29:8

29:8 It will be like a hungry man dreaming that he is eating,

only to awaken and find that his stomach is empty. ⁴ 

It will be like a thirsty man dreaming that he is drinking,

only to awaken and find that he is still weak and his thirst unquenched. ⁵ 

So it will be for the horde from all the nations

that fight against Mount Zion.

[18:7]  ¹ tn On the interpretive difficulties of this verse, see the notes at v. 2, where the same terminology is used.

[18:7]  ² tn The words “the tribute” are repeated here in the translation for clarity.

[18:7]  ³ tn Heb “to the place of the name of the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts], Mount Zion.”

[29:8]  ⁴ tn Or “that he [or “his appetite”] is unsatisfied.”

[29:8]  ⁵ tn Or “that he is faint and that he [or “his appetite”] longs [for water].”