Isaiah 7:18-19

Isaiah 7:18-19

[18] And 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.  [19] And they shall come,  and shall rest  all of them in the desolate  valleys,  and in the holes  of the rocks,  and upon all thorns,  and upon all bushes. 

What does Isaiah 7:18-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Yahweh would summon the armies of Assyria and Egypt to do His bidding as one whistles (or hisses) at insects (cf. Isaiah 5:26). The ancients could evidently control flies and bees by hissing at them. [1] Egypt was a land filled with flies, and the ancients spoke of Assyria as a country of beekeeping. [2] Enemy soldiers would swarm everywhere in Judah (cf. Judges 6:1-6).