Verse 26
Isaiah 5:26
Bible in Basic English
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And he will let a flag be lifted up as a sign to a far-off nation, whistling to them from the ends of the earth: and they will come quickly and suddenly.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/נָֽשָׂא נֵ֤ס לַ/גּוֹיִם֙ מֵ/רָח֔וֹק וְ/שָׁ֥רַק ל֖/וֹ מִ/קְצֵ֣ה הָ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה מְהֵרָ֖ה קַ֥ל יָבֽוֹא
English Translation
And he will lift a banner for the nations from afar, and he will whistle for them from the ends of the earth; and behold, quickly he will come.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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18
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