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In that time shall a present be brought to Yahweh of Hosts [from] a people tall and smooth, even from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Yahweh of Hosts, Mount Zion.

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The People are the Present

A key insight from commentators is that the "present" brought to God is not merely an object, but the people themselves. One scholar notes the text implies the nation offers themselves to God after witnessing His power. Another suggests the remnant of Israel is the offering. This aligns with the New Testament call for believers to present their bodies as a living sacrifice, wholly dedicated to God.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 18:7

18th Century

Theologian

In that time - When they will thus be disconcerted, and their armies will be overthrown.

Shall the present be brought... - The…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Isaiah 18:7

19th Century

Bishop

In that time shall the present be brought ... —Not “of the people,” but a people, as they themselves are the present. The…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Isaiah 18:7

16th Century

Theologian

In that time. The Prophet again shows why he threatened the destruction of a heathen nation. For when almost all the nations had leagued t…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 18:7

17th Century

Pastor

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Isaiah 18:1–7

17th Century

Minister

God's care for his people, and the increase of the church.

This chapter is one of the most obscure in Scripture, though more of it was proba…